Memphis Grizzlies big man Santi Aldama is headed to Dallas in a trade.
The Memphis Grizzlies traded Santi Aldama to the Dallas Mavericks for AJ Johnson, a protected 2030 Warriors first-round pick and two future second-round picks. The trade is part of a larger six-team deal that also includes the Wizards, Bucks, Pistons and Clippers.
Mavericks receive:
- Santi Aldama (via Memphis)
- Marcus Sasser (via Detroit)
- Rights to Tarik Biberovic (via Memphis, 56th pick in 2023 Draft)
Grizzlies receive:
- AJ Johnson (via Dallas)
- D’Angelo Russell (via Washington)
- Isaiah Stewart (via Detroit)
- 2029 second-round pick (via Dallas)
- 2029 second-round pick (via Washington)
- 2030 top-20 protected first-round pick (via Dallas)
- 2032 second-round pick swap (via Washington)
- 2033 second-round pick (via Washington)
Wizards receive:
- Khris Middleton (via Dallas)
- 2033 second-round pick (via Dallas)
Bucks receive:
- Caris LeVert (via Detroit)
- Two future second-round picks (via Detroit)
Pistons receive:
- John Collins (via LA Clippers)
- Gary Harris (via Milwaukee)
- Taurean Prince (via Milwaukee)
- 2029 second-round pick (second-best of DET/NYK/MIL, via Memphis)
- 2031 second-round pick (via Memphis)
- 2032 second-round pick (via Memphis)
Clippers receive:
- Protected 2028 second-round pick (via Detroit)
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Santi Aldama to the Dallas Mavericks for AJ Johnson, a protected 2030 Warriors first-round pick and two future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/ctrDPu0tcC
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2026
Aldama averaged 14 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 43 games for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2025-26. The 30th overall pick out of Spain in the 2021 NBA Draft had spent his first five seasons with the Grizzlies.
Johnson was the No. 23 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 21-year-old averaged 3.3 points across 48 total games with the Mavericks and Wizards last season.
