The Mavericks signed forward Johnathan Motley to a two-way contract on Monday, the team announced in a press release. The news was relayed by Mavs.com beat writer Earl K. Sneed.
The 6’10” Motley went undrafted last month after the Baylor big man declared for the draft after his junior season. He averaged 17.3 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 2.3 APG and 1.1 BPG in his final college season. He’s played two games in the Orlando Summer League with the Mavs, averaging 3.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG and 1.0 BPG.
The agreement was reached last month but the signing is now official. Motley was projected as a second-round pick but teams were reluctant to take him because of a knee issue.
Teams are allowed to sign two players under two-way contracts. Those players will spend most of next season in the NBA G League and not more than 45 days with their NBA team. Two-way players are paid a corresponding daily amount based on the number of days they play in each league.
2 years in a row they got a guy that should have been drafted, after the draft. Good job by them. I liked Motley. Wasn’t aware of his knee issue
G league….such a stupid name