BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forward Ziaire Williams and the Dallas Mavericks’ 2030 second round draft pick from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic.

Williams (6’9”, 185) appeared in 150 games (50 starts) across three seasons (2021-24) with the Grizzlies, registering averages of 7.5 points on 42.6 percent shooting from the field and 80.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.6 minutes per game. He also logged action in two playoff runs (2022 and 2023), notching averages of 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game across 14 postseason games. This past season, the 22-year-old saw action in 51 games (15 starts), averaging 8.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists (all career bests) in 20.3 minutes per contest. Williams also played in and started in seven games for the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle, during the 2022-23 campaign, recording averages of 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.3 minutes per game. After spending one collegiate season at Stanford University (2020-21), the Lancaster, Calif., native was selected with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans before his draft rights were traded to Memphis. Prior to beginning his collegiate career, Williams was one of the most decorated high school prospects in the class of 2020 as a consensus five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American honoree.

Brooklyn acquired Diakite in a trade with the New York Knicks on July 6.