Santi Aldama Rumors

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed forward Tarik Biberovic (TAH-rick bee-BEHR-oh-vitch). Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dallas acquired the rights to Biberović along with forward Santi Aldama from Memphis as part of a six-team trade that was announced on Wednesday. The Mavericks sent guard AJ Johnson, a top-20 protected 2030 first-round pick (via Golden State) and a 2029 second-round pick (via Houston) to the Grizzlies as part of the deal.

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The Dallas Mavericks announced today their participation in a six-team trade involving the Detroit Pistons, L.A. Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards. Dallas acquired forward Santi Aldama and the rights to forward Tarik Biberović from Memphis along with guard Marcus Sasser from Detroit. Dallas traded guard AJ Johnson, a top-20 protected 2030 first-round pick (via Golden State) and a 2029 second-round pick (via Houston) to Memphis. The Mavericks also sent forward Khris Middleton and a 2033 second-round pick to Washington as part of a sign-and-trade deal.

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Marc Stein: By helping Khris Middleton get to Washington via sign-and-trade, Dallas can acquire Santi Aldama and Marcus Sasser without touching its $20.3M TPE from the Anthony Davis trade or its $15M MLE. The Mavs can then formally sign Tarik Biberović after the six-team trade is official.

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Memphis also gets to keep its massive $28.9 million traded player exception. The TPE was gained from the Feb. 3 trade that resulted in Jaren Jackson Jr. going to the Utah Jazz. Memphis can take on Stewart's $15 million salary in the bigger deal and part ways with Aldama's $17 million without touching the TPE.

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Bobby Marks: A nice job by the Mavericks front office on this deal. Because of the Khris Middleton sign-and-trade, Dallas will preserve the big $20.8M Anthony Davis trade exception. To break it down on a smaller scale: Middleton/AJ Johnson for Santi Aldama

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Shams Charania: Dallas is sending Middleton to the Wizards via sign-and-trade as part of a larger six-team deal that includes, in total, the Mavericks, Wizards, Clippers, Pistons, Bucks and Grizzlies. It involves previously agreed upon deals such as John Collins, Gary Harris and Taurean Prince (Detroit), Isaiah Stewart (Memphis), Santi Aldama (Mavericks), Caris LeVert (Bucks), etc.

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Biberović signed a new three-year contract with Fenerbahçe on July 10, 2025, turning down interest from Memphis to stay in Istanbul. That deal carried a $2M buyout clause allowing him to leave for the NBA, and under league rules, Dallas could only contribute up to $900K toward it, leaving Biberović responsible for the rest. Dallas Hoops Journal has learned the two sides have worked through that gap, with Fenerbahçe likely to receive the full buyout amount to complete the move. That process still runs through the Aldama trade, though. Until Dallas and Memphis formally close that deal, the Mavericks do not officially hold Biberović’s draft rights, and any buyout agreement cannot become final on Dallas’ end. Separately, other outlets had reported his contract also included a distinct NBA out clause tied to a July 7 deadline, adding urgency to the timeline.

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Yossi Gozlan: This contract for Quentin Post will go into the Grizzlies mid-level exception. If matched, it’ll be replenished for different moves. If unmatched, they’ll need to acquire Isaiah Stewart with the big $29 million trade exception or by expanding the Santi Aldama trade.

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Todd Whitehead: With Santi Aldama heading to Dallas, it's increasingly unlikely Dwight Powell will return to the Mavs for a 13th season. Powell's departure (and the Giannis trade) will leave just 2 players from the 2014-15 season who have stayed on the same team since then.

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The Memphis Grizzlies will be able to take Isaiah Stewart into the trade exception created by Santi Aldama being dealt to Dallas, which will allow a the Grizzlies to maintain their bigger $28 million trade exception from February's Jaren Jackson, Jr. trade. The Grizzlies could not take Stewart into their nontaxpayer midlevel exception even though his base salary of $15 million fits. That's because he also has $1 million in unlikely incentives that count toward that exception.

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Yossi Gozlan: I could see the Isaiah Stewart, Isaiah Joe, John Collins, & Santi Aldama trades expand into a five-team trade between the Pistons, Grizzlies, Clippers, Mavericks, & Thunder. Pistons need to send out $20M to match for Collins & Joe. Stewart ($15M) & Marcus Sasser ($5.2M) work.

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Mike Curtis: The Dallas Mavericks are trading AJ Johnson, a protected 2030 first-round pick (via Warriors) & two future second-round picks to the #Grizzlies in exchange for Santi Aldama & the draft rights to Tarik Biberovic, a person familiar with the deal confirms.

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Shams Charania: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Santi Aldama to the Dallas Mavericks for AJ Johnson, a protected 2030 Warriors first-round pick and two future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

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Shams Charania: Dallas acquires a versatile forward as Memphis continues to stack draft capital. The deal also allows the Grizzlies to preserve its full $29 million trade exception from the Jaren Jackson Jr. trade, which otherwise would have been reduced by their earlier offseason dealings.

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