Ahead of the extended Labor Day weekend, the NBA saw a surprising former first-round pick hit the open market as one of the league’s more surprising cuts of this offseason. According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, the Dallas Mavericks decided to waive-and-stretch 2023 first-round pick, Olivier Maxence-Prosper, after spending just two years with the team. The 24th pick in 2023 out of Marquette, Maxence-Prosper was primarily a rotational frontcourt piece for the Mavericks.