Nico Harrison's second-worst blunder is somehow helping the Mavericks now

Philadelphia 76ers, Quentin Grimes | Mitchell Leff/GettyImagesTo open the summer of 2024, Nico Harrison and the Dallas Mavericks' front office finally decided to trade Tim Hardaway Jr. for Quentin Grimes in essentially a straight-up swap for the defensive-minded shooting guard. While there were some second-round picks thrown in to entice the Detroit Pistons to swap a younger guard for an older player coming off one of his worst playoff performances, the Mavericks would eventually find their two-way guard of the future.

From the jump, it was clear that Grimes was a different caliber of player that the Mavericks hadn't seen before, aside from just letting go of Josh Green in a similar deal.…