AUGUST 3: The signing is official, according to a team press release.
AUGUST 2: Former Mississippi center Jamarion Sharp has agreed to a one-year contract with the Mavericks, agent Scott Nichols of Rize Management tells Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report (Twitter link).
Sharp, the tallest player in college basketball at 7’5″, was a part-time starter with the Rebels last season, averaging 3.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 31 games while playing 15.8 minutes per night. He spent the previous two seasons at Western Kentucky, where he blocked 4.4 shots per game and was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in both 2022 and 2023.
Sharp, 22, played for Dallas in the Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 2.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in five games.
The Mavericks already have 13 fully guaranteed contracts, along with A.J. Lawson on a non-guaranteed deal and the expected signing of Spencer Dinwiddie, so Sharp will be a long shot to make the roster in training camp. Assuming his contract contains Exhibit 10 language, he will have the opportunity to earn a bonus worth up to $77.5K by staying with Dallas’s G League affiliate for at least 60 days.
Hell yeah. I was rooting for him. I’m glad someone gave him a chance. I would want him as a back up C.
He looked SHARP in the Summer League !!