Dallas Mavericks Officially Sign Tarik Biberović After Six-Team Trade

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks officially signed free agent forward Tarik Biberović on Friday, closing out a process that began three years ago when Memphis made him a second-round pick and only became realistic once Dallas acquired his rights this month.

Dallas Hoops Journal has learned the contract runs two seasons and is worth $6,000,000 in total. Biberović is set to earn $2,926,829 in 2026-27, a figure that represents roughly 1.8% of the salary cap, before a team option worth $3,073,171 in 2027-28 at the same cap percentage. If Dallas exercises that option, Biberović becomes a restricted free agent in 2028-29, carrying a cap hold of approximately $4.0 million.

How the Dallas Mavericks Acquired Tarik Biberović’s Rights

Dallas landed Biberović’s rights along with Aldama from Memphis as part of a six-team trade finalized earlier this month. The Mavericks sent guard AJ Johnson, a top-20 protected 2030 first-round pick acquired from Golden State, and a 2029 second-round pick acquired from Houston to the Grizzlies to complete their end of the deal.

Memphis had held Biberović’s rights since selecting him 56th overall in the 2023 draft, leaving him overseas to develop as a draft-and-stash prospect rather than bringing him to the NBA.

A Buyout Years in the Making

Getting Biberović to Dallas required clearing a financial hurdle tied to his Fenerbahçe contract. He signed a three-year extension with the Turkish club last July that carried a $2 million buyout clause, and NBA rules cap a team’s contribution toward an overseas buyout at $900,000, leaving Biberović responsible for the remaining balance himself.

He had previously turned down a contract offer from Memphis last summer to stay in Istanbul before agreeing to the move to Dallas this month.

Career Averages and Trophy Case

Biberović, 25, spent the last eight seasons with Fenerbahçe after joining the club in 2018, shooting 42.3% (419-of-991) from three-point range across his professional career in Turkey and the EuroLeague. He finished 2025-26 averaging 11.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 41.9% from deep in 41 EuroLeague games, then posted 12.3 points a game on 48.9% three-point shooting in 25 Turkish Super League appearances.

Biberović won four Turkish Super League championships (2022, 2024-26) and five Turkish Cups (2019, 2020, 2024-26) with Fenerbahçe, plus a EuroLeague title in 2025, and he capped his final season in Istanbul by earning 2026 Turkish Cup Final MVP honors, going 10-of-13 from the field for 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in the championship game.

Filling a Need in Dallas

Dallas finished 29th in the NBA in three-pointers made per game and 26th in three-point percentage during the 2025-26 season, and Biberović slots into a wing rotation that includes Cooper Flagg and returning point guard Kyrie Irving.

He joins a frontcourt that already added Santi Aldama in the same trade and a backcourt that brought in Marcus Sasser from Detroit, part of a broader offseason effort under new president Masai Ujiri and general manager Mike Schmitz to surround Flagg with more perimeter shooting.