Status: Currently rostered by the Pelicans after he was traded by the Raptors. He is not able to sign with any team currently a team in the luxury tax apron. He is not currently considered a buyout candidate, per Jake Fischer.

Both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are among the teams in either the first or second apron following Thursday's NBA trade deadline, according

Simply put, the Mavericks are here because they traded away star Luka Doncic. They may have gotten All-Star Anthony Davis in return but losing Doncic makes them a worse team.