DRAFT

Vsevolod Ishchenko

Dallas Mavericks

SF6'8"218 lbage 21rookieRostov-on-Don, Russia

ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING

A toolsy shooting two-way wing

DAL

Dallas Mavericks

Western · Southwest · proj. 40-42 (▲+3.4)

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A toolsy international wing who is a developmental swing on size and shooting.

Proj. pick #69Range second round / UDFAComp Deni Avdija (lite)

Strengths

Size and shooting upside on the wing
Two-way positional versatility

Top concern

Raw and unproven against top competition

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27

$2,000,000Rookie scale

1% of the club’s payroll · 14th of 14 priced deals

Runs through4 seasons

Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr

Surplus−$500,000

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jun 24
TRADEDALOFFICIAL
Traded to Dallas Mavericks
NBA.COM OFFICIAL on the wire →
Jun 25
SIGNINGDALAGREED
Signed with the Mavericks
via @ShamsCharaniaon the wire →

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.