Fort Worth, Texas — Two roster additions became official for the Dallas Mavericks on July 6 as the NBA free agency moratorium expired. The team acquired 7-foot forward Santi Aldama from the Memphis Grizzlies and guard Marcus Sasser from the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN and NBA insider Marc Stein.
Aldama arrives after posting career bests of 14 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game in Memphis last season. The 25-year-old knocked down threes at a 35 percent clip and had raised his scoring average in each of his five NBA campaigns. Dallas sent AJ Johnson, a protected 2030 first-round selection originating from Golden State, and a pair of future second-rounders to the Grizzlies, plus the deal included the draft rights to Tarik Biberovic, who plays in EuroLeague and the Turkish Basketball Super League.
Sasser comes over from Detroit where he notched 5.2 points and 2.0 assists across 38 appearances last year. The Pistons selected him 25th overall in the 2023 draft. Stein reported that Dallas structured both transactions around the same Warriors 2030 first-round choice, which Dallas acquired in the Anthony Davis trade.
