NBA: Mavs sign Euro prospect to finish massive 6-team trade

sports / Array Basketball NBA: Mavs sign Euro prospect to finish massive 6-team trade Associated Press / 01:01 PM July 11, 2026 Share: Fenerbahce’s Bosnian guard #13 Tarik Biberovic drives against Barcelona’s Georgian guard #23 Tornike Shengelia during the Euroleague basketball match between FC Barcelona and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul at Palau Blaugrana arena in Barcelona on February 3, 2026. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP) DALLAS — The Mavericks have signed Tarik Biberovic, a move that finishes off a six-team trade that is also bringing Santi Aldama and Marcus Sasser to Dallas. The move announced Friday means Biberovic is finally coming to the NBA after spending the past eight years playing professionally in Turkey.

The 25-year-old native of Bosnia and Herzegovina was a late second-round draft pick by Memphis in 2023. Article continues after this advertisement Aldama also was acquired from the Grizzlies in the massive trade that included Detroit, Milwaukee, Washington and the Los Angeles Clippers. Aldama plays for Spain alongside Sergio De Larrea, who was acquired by the Mavericks after he was drafted 25th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers last month.

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The 7-foot-1 Aldama averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 23 minutes per game over five years with Memphis.

The 25-year-old played two seasons at Loyola of Maryland before going to the NBA. Article continues after this advertisement Sasser, a Dallas native, joins the Mavericks from Detroit, where he averaged 7.0 points and 2.

7 assists in 166 games over three seasons. The nephew of former Texas Tech standout Jason Sasser played four years in college at Houston. Dallas traded guard AJ Johnson, a top-20 protected 2030 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to Memphis to get Aldama and the rights to Biberovic.

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