The Dallas Mavericks found a way into a three-team deal on Sunday and walked out with the most intriguing name in the group: former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Dallas is sending point guard Ryan Nembhard to the Atlanta Hawks as part of the trade. Risacher is headed to the Mavericks, while Atlanta also lands Lu Dort from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Oklahoma City, meanwhile, gets three second-round picks back from Atlanta as it continues trimming salary. As Charania wrote on X, "Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins,"
For Atlanta, the move adds another tough defender to a wing group that already includes Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. For Oklahoma City, it’s another step in a summer focused on draft capital and financial relief.
But the Mavericks are the team that landed the most eye-catching piece.
Risacher, the 6-foot-8 wing from France, was drafted No. 1 overall in the year between Victor Wembanyama and Cooper Flagg. That distinction came with plenty of attention, and now he joins Flagg in Dallas after two NBA seasons in Atlanta.
Through 142 career games, Risacher has averaged 11.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 36.0% from 3-point range. His role shrank late in the 2025-26 season, which made him available.
What makes him appealing in Dallas is the fit. Risacher doesn’t need the ball to make an impact. He cuts well, moves with purpose, and usually seems to know where he should be on the floor.
That matters on a roster that already has other players who can initiate offense. With his length and activity on both ends, Risacher gives the Mavericks a different kind of weapon.
The Hawks and Thunder could have completed much of this deal without Dallas, but the Mavericks inserted themselves and ended up with a former No. 1 pick.
Dort should matter in Atlanta. Oklahoma City keeps adding picks. Still, the part of this trade that will draw the most attention down the line is simple: how Risacher looks next to Flagg in Dallas.
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