The Mavs traded up in the second round to select a family member of someone on the 2011 Championship roster
The Dallas Mavericks traded up to the 51st overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft to select Melvin Ajinça, a potential 3&D wing from France. Dallas traded the 58th overall pick and cash to the Knicks to get the deal done. Ajinça is the nephew of Alexis Ajinça, a member of the 2011 Mavericks that won the NBA Finals.
"Melvin Ajinça has the makings of a quality, athletic three-and-D wing. There aren't a lot of avenues for him to grow out of that role, but that's fine at the 51st pick, especially when that archetype is exactly what Dallas wants to put around Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić. "The Mavericks realized that the recipe to build around Luka Doncic is athletic wings who can shoot. Ajinca is exactly that as a 19-year-old, 6-7 lefty wing with 3-and-D potential."
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