{"id":582910,"date":"2026-02-04T23:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/582910\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T23:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:40:19","slug":"former-texas-am-aggie-star-to-mavericks-in-multi-team-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/582910\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Texas A&#038;M Aggie star to Mavericks in multi\u2011team blockbuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/texas-m-now-face-actual-203224074.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> trades of the past year came when the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/dallas-mavericks\/6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dallas Mavericks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> moved on from franchise cornerstone Luka Don\u010di\u0107, sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster deal centered around Anthony Davis and a first\u2011round pick. Davis never found consistent health in Dallas, and with the Mavericks selecting phenom Cooper Flagg in the 2025 draft, the franchise has clearly shifted into a new era.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, that reset continued.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports confirmed that Dallas is sending Davis and three additional players to the Washington Wizards in exchange for five draft picks and four players. The headline for <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> fans: three\u2011time NBA All\u2011Star and NBA Champion Khris Middleton is part of the return package heading to Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>NBA trades can get complicated quickly, and this one is clearly about asset stacking, salary maneuvering, and building a long\u2011term core around Flagg. The full implications won\u2019t be clear until the league finalizes the deal, and the Mavericks reshape the roster around their rookie star.<\/p>\n<p>But if Middleton finishes the season in Dallas, the Mavericks are adding a veteran scorer who still provides reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6609\/khris-middleton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:double\u2011digit production;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">double\u2011digit production<\/a> and a steady three\u2011point shot. His experience, championship pedigree, and ability to play off the ball could be valuable for a young roster learning to play through Flagg.<\/p>\n<p>Middleton is firmly on the back half of his career, and no one knows how many seasons he has left. What\u2019s certain is that he\u2019s carved out a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/isnt-goodbye-texas-m-alumnus-180406075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:strong 12\u2011year run;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strong 12\u2011year run<\/a>, earned the respect of the league, and will always be remembered as an NBA Champion \u2014 now with a chance to close his career back in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aggieswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AggiesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&amp;M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhosNextSports1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@whosnextsports1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@whosnextsports1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/mens-basketball\/2026\/02\/04\/texas-aggies-khris-middleton-traded-to-dallas-mavericks\/88513629007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Aggie Khris Middleton heading to Dallas in major deal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former Aggie Khris Middleton heading to Dallas in major deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the biggest NBA trades of the past year came when the Dallas Mavericks moved on from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3793],"tags":[4008,495,7,920,225,686,149,4057,7138,2039,150,368,6968,1022,166,6,490,255,468],"class_list":["post-582910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-mavericks","tag-aj-johnson","tag-anthony-davis","tag-basketball","tag-bulls","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-dallasmavericks","tag-jaden-hardy","tag-khris-middleton","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-malaki-branham","tag-marvin-bagley","tag-mavericks","tag-nba","tag-the-mavericks","tag-warriors","tag-washington-wizards"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116015007381971599","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}