P.J. Washington

Acquired by the Dallas Mavericks during the final, concluding hours of the 2024 NBA trade deadline, P.J. Washington found time to show his new team that he, too, knows a thing or two about buzzer-beating brilliance. Focused on punctuating the best game of his career to date in the blue-and-white threads with a victory, Washington times up a picture-perfect cut right into the teeth of the Golden State Warriors’ defense, corralling a pass before quickly banking it off the glass for the game-deciding score. Admittedly motivated to avenge a narrow loss to the Warriors just three days prior, the fifth-year forward proved unguardable across the floor in the win on April 5, 2024. Helping the Mavericks overcome the absence of their do-it-all five-time All-Star, Washington fulfilled the role brilliantly, tallying up 32 points, five rebounds, three assists, a career-high five steals, two blocks, and five 3-pointers.