Outside of trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks made more moves on their team by acquiring Caleb Martin from the Philadelphia 76ers. That trade took some time to go through because of Martin's current injury, and they opted against voiding the trade due to his timetable on returning, according to Marc Stein.

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks hooked up on Tuesday to come up with a deal to send Caleb Martin to the Mavs in exchange for Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second-round pick. The Sixers are acquiring a sharpshooter in Grimes who is shooting 39.

The Athletic reported earlier in the week that the Mavericks had a dream of pairing Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant with their current core of Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving. SNY's Ian Begley is taking that one step further, saying the Mavs were actively engaged in talks on Wednesday, trying to make it happen.

Now that the dust has settled, it’s clear that this was one of the most chaotic trade deadlines in league history. In fact, the Dallas Mavericks were at the center of the fiasco, as they were part of possibly the most lopsided trade in the record books.

One team wasn’t as eager as the Lakers to acquire Luka Doncic. As concern within the Mavericks front office grew over Doncic’s durability and commitment to conditioning, they approached at least one other team two weeks ago about possibly swapping Doncic for another star,

The Celtics are 9-1 against the Mavericks in their past 10 games, the only loss coming in Game 4 of the NBA Finals last season.

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