Deals have been coming fast and furious during the 2026 NBA Draft – Round 2 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
As the Mavericks begin to rebuild their roster under Masai Ujiri’s leadership, they made a swap in the Second Round of the 2026 NBA Draft, acquiring Russian guard Vsevolod Ishchenko in a deal with the Lakers, who had earlier scored a pick via Chicago.
Mavericks receive:
- No. 56 overall (Vsevolod Ishchenko) via LAL and CHI
Lakers receive:
- Cash considerations
Bulls receive:
- Cash considerations
Welcome to Dallas, Vsevolod!#MavsDraft26 pic.twitter.com/LpuFucAEWo
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 25, 2026
Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring No. 56 from the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA draft tonight at 8 pm ET on ESPN. Lakers sent cash to the Bulls to get a pick tonight.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 24, 2026
Second time in two days that the Lakers and Mavericks have combined on a trade:
They were both in the four-team deal agreed to last night involving Cam Carr, Sergio De Larrea and Koa Peat and now Dallas has acquired the draft rights to No. 56 Vsevolod Ischenko from the Lakers. https://t.co/lp2Sbcie2p
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 25, 2026
NBA.com will have more on this developing story.
