Zaza Pachulia has been traded to the Mavericks in exchange for a future second round pick, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo reports.

Pachulia has been traded to the Mavericks in exchange for a future second round pick, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo reports.

Analysis:

Pachulia is the consolation prize for the Mavericks after missing out on DeAndre Jordan previously this week. He's no where near the talent of Jordan, but he's about the best the Mavericks could get at this point. Pachulia started 45 of 73 games for the Bucks last season, finishing with averages 8.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals over 24 minutes per game. He'll slide into a starting role and should see the majority of the center minutes in the Mavericks' rotation. He has one more year left on his contract, so he'll be an unrestricted free agent following the 2015-16 season.