Dallas Mavericks Kristaps Porzingis Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
The Dallas Mavericks traded for Kristaps Porzingis in 2019 because they viewed him as the perfect complement to Luka Doncic. The Unicorn was a floor-spacing big man that could score 20 points per game and protect the rim. The 2018 All-Star was recovering from a torn ACL, but acquiring the 23-year-old had Dallas dreaming of the dynamic duo that took the NBA by storm for the next decade.
Things have not gone as planned so far. KP has struggled with injuries and to adapt his game to playing off Luka.