The 2024-25 season saw the Dallas Mavericks make two questionable trades. Of course, the decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers shocked the entire sports world. However, the Mavs also acquired Caleb Martin in a deal that saw them send Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Doncic trade saw no shortage of backlash, but the Martin deal was also quite unpopular among fans.
Grimes is younger and Martin was dealing with injury trouble. The 29-year-old appeared in only 14 games with Dallas following the trade. He struggled for the most part while on the floor, something that only added even more frustration to the fanbase.
With all of that being said, it is too soon to call the Martin trade a disaster.
Grimes was seeking a big contract — one that may not have mad