Overview
- Teams agreed to a three‑team trade reported Sunday, July 19, 2026 that sends Luguentz Dort and Ryan Nembhard to the Atlanta Hawks, Zaccharie Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks, and three future second‑round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Oklahoma City exercised Dort’s $17.7 million team option then flipped him for three heavily protected second‑round picks and created a roughly $17 million trade exception to get below the NBA’s second luxury‑tax apron.
- Atlanta adds Dort’s on‑ball perimeter defense and the low‑cost guard Ryan Nembhard while retaining projected cap space in excess of $40 million for next summer to pursue upgrades.
- Dallas acquires former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher as a reclamation project to pair with Cooper Flagg and will decide on Risacher’s team option under its new development plan.
- The trade is reported as complete but subject to NBA approval and it immediately shifts follow‑on decisions such as a likely larger role or extension for OKC’s Cason Wallace and how the three teams deploy the new financial flexibility.