Middleton agreed to a three-year, $17.6 million contract with the Wizards on Tuesday via a sign-and-trade with the Mavericks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Dallas is sending Middleton to the Wizards as part of a six-team deal, per Charania. The veteran forward was traded from Milwaukee to Washington in February 2025 before being sent to the Mavericks last February. Now, he'll return to Washington, where he figures to serve as a veteran presence while providing frontcourt depth behind AJ Dybantsa and Anthony Davis (finger). Over 63 regular-season outings (50 starts) between the Mavericks and Wizards last season, Middleton averaged 10.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.7 steals in 22.8 minutes per contest.
Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Limited to six minutes
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Middleton closed Sunday's 149-128 victory over the Bulls with eight points (2-3 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), one rebound and one assist across six minutes.
Middleton logged just six minutes with the Mavericks, pulling most of their starters early. Since his trade from Washington, Middleton made 29 appearances for the Mavericks with averages of 10.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 three-pointers in 21.1 minutes per contest. The veteran will now hit the open market as a free agent.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Starting Tuesday
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Middleton will start Tuesday against the Clippers, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Middleton will get the spot start with P.J. Washington (elbow) out, and the former will be joined in the first unit by Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, Naji Marshall and Dwight Powell. As a starter this season, Middleton owns averages of 10.6 points, 3.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Won't start vs. Orlando
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Middleton won't start Friday's game against the Magic.
Naji Marshall will return to the starting lineup following a two-game absence due to an illness, resulting in Middleton retreating to the second unit. The veteran forward has averaged 6.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals across 16.2 minutes per game over his last five appearances off the bench.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Starting Monday
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Middleton will start Monday's game against Minnesota.
With P.J. Washington (illness) unavailable, Middleton will step into the starting five following a one-game absence due to an illness. As a starter for Dallas this season (10 games), the veteran forward has averaged 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 25.3 minutes per game.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Not listed on injury report
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Middleton (illness) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Monday's meeting with Minnesota.
Middleton will be back in action Monday following a one-game stint on the sidelines, which could result in fewer minutes for Klay Thompson. As a member of the Mavericks, Middleton has contributed averages of 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 triples per contest.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Ruled out Friday
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Middleton (illness) won't play in Friday's game against Portland.
Middleton wasn't listed on the injury report throughout the day. However, he popped up due to an illness, subsequently ruling him out. His next chance to play will be Monday against the Timberwolves. While Middleton is out, Klay Thompson should receive all the minutes he can handle off the bench.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Limited workload in loss
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Middleton had two points (1-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt), two rebounds and three assists over 12 minutes during Monday's 137-131 overtime loss to Golden State.
Middleton was playing a sizable role for the Mavericks when he first joined the team, but he's now trending in the wrong direction. Over his last eight games, he's averaging 10.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals across 19.2 minutes per game.
Middleton supplied six points (2-9 FG, 2-7 3Pt), four rebounds, one assist and two steals over 18 minutes during Monday's 129-111 loss to New Orleans.
Middleton scored no more than six points for the third straight game, prior to which he erupted for a season-high 35 points. While the talent is still there. Middleton simply can't sustain meaningful production at this point. Even with his 35-point effort, Middleton sits outside the top-150 players in five games over the past week, averaging 13.2 points, 1.0 steals and 2.6 three-pointers.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Catches fire from three
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Middleton finished with 35 points (10-17 FG, 8-10 3Pt, 7-7 FT), two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 25 minutes during Thursday's 120-112 victory over Memphis.
Middleton was getting nearly everything to fall, especially from beyond the arc, where he buried a season-high eight triples. He paced the Mavs in scoring despite being deployed off the bench and even found a way to add production on the defensive end. It's unfair to expect this kind of scoring production from the 34-year-old regularly, but he still shows flashes of elite scoring from time to time.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Not starting Tuesday
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Middleton won't start Tuesday's game against the Hawks.
After 10 straight starts, Middleton is moving to the bench in favor of Naji Marshall. Even as a starter, Middleton averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in only 21.5 minutes over his past two appearances.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Enjoys solid scoring night
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Middleton ended with 19 points (7-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-5 FT), two rebounds and seven assists across 32 minutes during Thursday's 115-114 loss to Orlando.
Middleton put together his best scoring performance since Feb. 22, and he rewarded the Mavs for keeping him in the starting lineup even after the return of Naji Marshall from a bruised finger. However, Middleton has been held to single figures in three of his last six games, so the consistency simply hasn't been there lately from the veteran forward. Production on the offensive end will only become more difficult once Cooper Flagg builds back up to a full workload.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Good to go Thursday
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Middleton (shoulder) will play Thursday against Sacramento, Ron Harrod Jr. of DLLS Sports reports.
Middleton was upgraded to probable leading up to tipoff, and he's now been given the green light to play Thursday night. He's averaging 14.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists over his last five games.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Upgraded to probable
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Middleton (shoulder) is probable for Thursday's game against the Kings.
Middleton was initially considered questionable for this contest. Thursday's game is the front end of a back-to-back set, so a maintenance day could be on the table for Friday.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Listed as questionable
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Middleton (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Kings.
Middleton sustained a right shoulder stinger in Tuesday's game and did not return. Now, the issue puts his availability at risk for Thursday's contest -- the first of a back-to-back set. Middleton has started in each of his last three appearances.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Exits early Tuesday
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Middleton won't return to Tuesday's game against the Nets due to a right shoulder stinger. He finished with six points (2-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal across 12 minutes.
Middleton was able to finish out the first half but didn't open the third quarter with the rest of the Dallas starters and will sit out the rest of the contest. The Mavericks will likely turn to Klay Thompson and Caleb Martin to pick up the slack in Middleton's absence. Middleton's status will now warrant monitoring heading into Thursday's game against the Kings.
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Mavericks' Khris Middleton: Vintage showing in win
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Middleton produced 25 points (11-15 FG, 3-5 3Pt), seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal across 30 minutes during Sunday's 134-130 win over the Pacers.
It was certainly Middleton's best effort since joining the Mavericks and perhaps his finest of the year altogether. The 25 points were a season high for the 34-year-old forward, whose seven dimes were also his most since Nov. 25 with the Wizards. Over his first four outings for Dallas, Middleton has averaged 16.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 three-pointers in 25.5 minutes per game.
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