After initially planning to accept an invitation to work out for the Warriors, forward Davis Bertans will no longer audition for Golden State, according to NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter link), who confirms the veteran free agent has received a contract offer from Dubai BC. While Stein’s tweet doesn’t indicate Bertans has already signed this offer, all signs seem to point toward him doing so.
Some details about Bertans’ contract offer are already in and an earlier report from Sport24.gr (relayed by Sportando) indicating Bertans would sign with Dubai BC signals the deal is on track to being finalized. According to Stein, the offer is for a multiyear contract with “out” conditions that would allow him to make an NBA return down the line.
Bertans, 31, is an eight-year NBA veteran who has played professionally since he was 19. The Latvian forward debuted in the NBA in 2016/17 and has made stops with the Spurs, Wizards, Mavericks, Thunder and Hornets. In 475 career games (41 starts), he has averaged 7.7 points while making 39.6% of his 2,234 career three-point attempts.
After beginning his NBA career with the Spurs, Bertans showed promise before being traded to the Wizards. With Washington, Bertans had the most prolific year of his career, averaging 15.4 PPG and 4.5 RPG while making 42.4% of his 8.7 three-point attempts per game, developing into one of the premier outside threats in the league.
Bertans was rewarded with a lucrative contract extension, but after a year in which he finished in 11th for the Most Improved Player award and eighth in Sixth Man of the Year voting, his production gradually declined. He bounced between the Wizards, Mavs and Thunder as a fringe rotation piece before landing with the Hornets this past season.
Bertans rebuilt his value in 28 games with the Hornets, averaging 9.3 points on a 36.7% clip from deep in his last 24 appearances of the season. While that led to some reported NBA interest from the Warriors, Bertans is ultimately heading overseas for the first time since 2015/16.
“Received overseas offer.” Okay BATMAN you’re not fooling me with that mask.
Good for GSW, as Bertans does not play NBA level defense. He’s a fine shooter, but like I said in the other thread, you have to play 4 plus-defenders with him to neutralize his terrible D.
I just wish GSW would sign Post to a 2w deal already and get rid of Pat Spencer.
That is Beltrans downfall he is just a offense ONLY player. Warriors already have a player like that. Post should be signed but wondering if it is for a regular contract if Lindsay or Santos has a bad training camp and one of them is traded or released?
Remember that the Warriors are still working to improve their roster Davey. Spencer could be a trade inclusion.
You don’t want to trade away Post do you?
They still have his rights and it’s not necessary to have him on the roster YET.
Patience my friend. They’re still working.