WASHINGTON — Seven weeks and one day after the NBA’s Feb. 10 trade deadline, the Mavericks will reunite with Kristaps Porzingis — and face the most distinct opportunity to reflect on their successes since.
The Mavericks are 16-6 since they dealt Porzingis — and his max contract and history of durability concerns — to the Wizards minutes before the deadline.
Porzingis has since recovered from a right knee bone bruise to average 21.8 points in 13 games with Washington and likely will share a warm reunion with his former teammates and coaches Friday in Capital One Arena. But Dallas, which has managed smaller lineups to post the NBA’s best clutch record (10-2) since the trade, hasn’t missed Porzingis’ production as frequently as many expected.
