FEBRUARY 7, 11:46am: The Mavs have officially signed Ferrell to a new two-year deal, the team announced today in a press release.
FEBRUARY 4, 9:28am: Bobby Marks of The Vertical sheds further light on Ferrell’s two-year deal, noting Ferrell would earn the prorated minimum of $208K this season, followed by $1.3MM in 2017/18. The Mavericks have already used their room exception and are now over the cap, limiting the team to minimum salary deals.
9:12am: Yogi Ferrell and the Mavericks will bypass a second 10-day contract, instead opting for a two-year deal, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports. Ferrell’s deal comes on the heels of a breakout 32-point performance against Portland on Friday. The deal is expected to be finalized Tuesday, when Ferrell’s 10-day contract expires.
Ferrell, who went undrafted in 2016, received his first NBA experience in Brooklyn this season, scoring 54 points over 10 games. Jeremy Lin was due to return from injury (or so the Nets thought), however, making Ferrell expendable — he was waived by the Nets in early December.
After scoring 18.7 PPG in the D-League, Ferrell signed a 10-day contract with Dallas and has run with the opportunity. Averaging 37.8 MPG through four games with the Mavs, it now appears Ferrell will be a mainstay in Rick Carlisle‘s rotation. The 23-year-old had the best game of his young career on Friday, racking up 32 points and nine three-pointers in a win over the Blazers.
The Mavs’ roster will feature 15 players on guaranteed contracts once Ferrell’s new deal is finalized.
With the way he is playing, that is going to be a bargain next season. Small sample size, yes, but Yogi is starting to look like a true NBA player in Dallas. Great for him!
Yeah, good for him. He’s on a hot streak right now, just hope he doesn’t hit “The Wall” that all rookies do eventually. I guess the Nets are really bad, if he couldn’t stick on that roster.
Or….the Nets are really bad because they make decisions like cutting Yogi Ferrell.
One good game and everyone is trashing the nets lmao
I think they’re trashing the Nets because they’ve had one good game, not Yogi.
Hahahaha yes