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The Dallas Mavericks “emerged as the leading suitor” to trade for the services of Detroit Pistons backup guard Marcus Sasser on Tuesday, according to a report.
A day later, reports are that the deal to acquire Sasser is all but done and will be completed on Wednesday as soon as the offseason trade moratorium is lifted.
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NBA insider Jake Fischer was the first to report the development, which only really bubbles to the surface of the conversation surrounding the team since the Mavericks desperately need help at guard as free agency kicks into gear. Marc Stein confirmed the deal with additional details on Wednesday.
Sasser grew up in the Dallas area and attended Red Oak High School, just south of Dallas, from 2015-2019. He starred at the University of Houston under defensive-minded head coach Kelvin Sampson after that. His homecoming will also give Sasser more of an opportunity to see consistent minutes than he got in his first three years in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons.
It wasn’t immediately made clear what the Pistons would get from the Mavericks for Sasser, but with Detroit reportedly in the market for Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe, both the Sasser and the previously reported Santi Aldama trades could end up lumped into a multi-team deal to help the Pistons get there.
Sasser was limited to just 38 games during the 2025-26 season and played just 12 minutes per game, after playing more than 19 minutes per game during his rookie year in 2023-24. He has shot right at 40% from 3-point range the last two seasons, though.
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He hustles and he defends, like all good Kelvin Sampson products do. His right hip started bothering him during training camp before the start of last year and kept him out about a third of the year, before the hip issue resurfaced in March.
Still, listening to Pistons fans talk about him, you get the sense that this guy is worth at least an extended look. There’s at least something there. He was, after all, drafted with the 25th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He was initially thought of as a guy who would do a little more than average five points and…
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