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Mavericks Sign Ryan Broekhoff

August 6th, 2018 at 12:25pm CST by Austin Kent

AUGUST 6: The signing is official, tweets Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News.

JULY 5: The Mavericks have agreed to a two-year deal with swingman Ryan Broekhoff, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports tweets. The first year of the deal is guaranteed.

According to Michael Scotto of The Athletic, the two-year pact will be worth $2.4MM.

While Broekhoff played four seasons at Valparaiso, he’s spent the past five campaigns plying his trade abroad. The 27-year-old Austrailian most recently played 16 EuroCup games with Lokomotiv Kuban of Russia’s VTB United League, averaging 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in the process.

The 50.6% three-point shooter will give the Mavs extra depth on the perimeter as they gear up for a season of competitive basketball after bolstering their lineup this offseason. Team owner Mark Cuban calls him “the best shooter in Europe” (Twitter link via Dwain Price of Mavs.com).

Mavericks Hope Ryan Broekhoff Will Fill Shooting Need

August 6th, 2018 at 11:41am CST by Arthur Hill

After losing Doug McDermott in free agency, the Mavericks hope they have found a replacement in sharpshooter Ryan Broekhoff. The Dallas Morning News takes a closer look at the Australian star, noting that Matthew Dellavedova lobbied the Bucks to sign him.

Mavericks Re-Sign Salah Mejri

August 3rd, 2018 at 2:51pm CST by Luke Adams

AUGUST 3: Having used up all their cap room, the Mavericks have finally gone ahead and finalized their new one-year, minimum-salary contract with Mejri, according to a press release.

Mejri will have the ability to veto trades during the 2018/19 league year.

JULY 1: The Mavericks have reached an agreement to re-sign Salah Mejri, with the big man’s agency breaking word of his new deal (Twitter link). League sources tell Marc Stein of The New York Times (Twitter link) that it’ll be a one-year, minimum-salary contract for Mejri.

Mejri posted 3.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 1.1 BPG in 61 games (12.0 MPG) for the Mavericks in 2017/18. The 7’1″ center is 32 years old, but made his NBA debut late and only has three years of NBA experience under his belt.

Mejri was eligible for restricted free agency this summer and initially received a qualifying offer from the Mavericks, but the team quickly withdrew that offer in order to maximize its cap flexibility.

Now that he has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Mavs, Mejri is unlikely to finalize his agreement until after the team uses all its cap room. At that point, Dallas can use the minimum salary exception to lock up Mejri, with no cap space required. He’d be in line for a $1,567,007 salary.

Rockets Trade Chinanu Onuaku To Mavericks

August 2nd, 2018 at 3:44pm CST by Luke Adams

AUGUST 2: The Mavericks have officially announced the trade in a press release. Dallas receives Onuaku, cash, and the ability to swap the Warriors’ 2020 second-round pick with the Rockets’ pick. In exchange, Houston receives the draft rights to 2008 second-rounder Maarty Leunen.

AUGUST 1: The Rockets are trading center Chinanu Onuaku to the Mavericks, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter). According to Wojnarowski (via Twitter), Dallas will receive Onuaku and cash from Houston in exchange for the ability to swap 2020 second-round picks.

Onuaku, 21, was selected by the Rockets in the second round of the 2016 draft with the 37th overall pick. Although he has spent the last two seasons with Houston, he has appeared in just six NBA regular season games for the club.

The former Louisville big man has spent most of his two professional seasons in the G League, playing in 83 total games for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In his NBAGL career, Onuaku has averaged a double-double (12.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG) to go along with 2.5 APG, 1.4 BPG, and 1.1 SPG. He also has a .617 FG%.

Having apparently felt that Onuaku wouldn’t have a role on this year’s team, Houston will move him and his guaranteed $1,544,951 salary to Dallas, creating a trade exception worth that same amount. The in-the-tax Rockets may end up replacing Onuaku on their roster, but will perhaps do so with a slightly less expensive player who has a better chance to contribute to the 2018/19 squad.

As for the Mavericks, they’ll absorb Onuaku’s contract using their leftover cap room. Once the move is official, Dallas figures to move forward with completing minimum salary deals for Salah Mejri and Devin Harris.

Mavericks Face Roster Decisions

August 2nd, 2018 at 3:07pm CST by Arthur Hill

Today’s agreement with Donte Ingram on a training camp contract gives the Mavericks commitments to 22 players, two over the maximum allowed by NBA rules, tweets salary cap expert Albert Nahmad.

Only 17 of those players are officially under contract right now, so Dallas will have some flexibility with how it proceeds, but the team will have to be careful with the timing of its moves, Nahmad notes.

Still unsigned, in addition to Ingram, are Salah Mejri, who will re-sign for another year, Devin Harris, who will return for his third stint with the franchise, and Australian Ryan Broekhoff, who agreed to a two-year deal. The Mavericks also have a pending trade with the Rockets for Chinanu Onuaku.

Barring more trades, two players will eventually have to be released, and Nahmad speculates that Onuaku may be one of them (Twitter link). Dallas is using cap space to take on his $1,544,951 contract, but is reportedly receiving that amount in cash in the trade. The reporting on that trade hasn’t been clear on the exact terms, but if it’s Dallas – rather than Houston – getting the second-round pick swap in the deal, it makes sense that the Mavs could acquire Onuaku only to waive him.

[UPDATE: Mavericks to waive Chinanu Onuaku]

It’s also possible that two-way spots currently held by Kostas Antetokounmpo and Daryl Macon aren’t guaranteed (Twitter link). Ingram’s Exhibit 10 contract can be converted into a two-way deal if the Mavericks decide to go that route (Twitter link). Macon received an Exhibit 10 offer from the Heat, but opted for the two-way contract with Dallas.

NBA rules allow teams to bring up to 20 players into training camp. Rosters must be trimmed to a maximum of 15 players, plus a pair of two-way deals, by the start of the season.

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Donte Ingram To Get Training Camp Deal With Mavericks

August 2nd, 2018 at 12:05pm CST by Arthur Hill

The Mavericks will sign Donte Ingram of Loyola Chicago to an Exhibit 10 contract, tweets Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports.

A four-year player with the Ramblers, Ingram gained national prominence in March during their unlikely run to the Final Four. He averaged 11.0 PPG and 6.4 RPG as a senior. After going undrafted, he joined the Bulls’ entry in the Las Vegas Summer League, posting a 6.0/4.8/1.4 line in five games.

The addition of Ingram will give Dallas 18 players in camp, two below the limit.

Aldridge Not Surprised By Mavs Accelerating Rebuild

August 1st, 2018 at 3:01pm CST by Luke Adams

Appearing on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, TNT’s David Aldridge said he’s not surprised that the Mavericks are making an effort to accelerate their rebuild by signing DeAndre Jordan and trading their 2019 first-round pick. “[Team owner Mark Cuban] is not really interested in, I don’t think, kind of the gradual three- or four-year rebuild,” Aldridge said, per The Dallas Morning News. “I just don’t think that’s how he’s wired.”

Mavericks Sign Codi Miller-McIntyre

August 1st, 2018 at 1:54pm CST by Luke Adams

The Mavericks continue to fill out their training camp roster, announcing today in a press release that they’ve signed free agent guard Codi Miller-McIntyre to their 20-man roster. Terms of the deal aren’t known, but it’s likely a training camp contract with little to no guaranteed money.

Miller-McIntyre, a former Wake Forest point guard, went undrafted in 2016 and has spent the last two seasons playing overseas, spending time with teams in Belgium and Russia. With Parma Basket Perm, a team in Russia’s VTB United League, the 24-year-old averaged 16.0 PPG, 8.0 APG, and 5.0 RPG in 24 games last season, earning All-Star honors. He played for the Raptors’ Summer League team in Las Vegas last month.

The Mavs have yet to complete all of their reported signings this summer, but it appears they’ll have a full 20-man roster once they do. Currently, Dallas has 13 players who have officially signed guaranteed contracts, plus a pair of players on two-way deals. Devin Harris and Salah Mejri are also expected to be received guaranteed salaries, with camp invitees Miller-McIntyre, Ding Yanyuhang, and Terry Larrier filling out the roster.

With a spot on the Mavs’ regular season roster probably a long shot, Miller-McIntyre may end up becoming a member of the Texas Legends, Dallas’ G League affiliate.

Mavericks Sign Terry Larrier

July 31st, 2018 at 2:33pm CST by Luke Adams

The Mavericks have signed undrafted rookie forward Terry Larrier to their offseason roster, the team announced today in a press release. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but a minimum-salary deal with little to no guaranteed money seems likely.

Larrier, who began his college career at VCU, transferred to UConn and averaged 13.8 PPG and 3.9 RPG in two seasons for the Huskies. The 6’8″ forward struggled from inside the arc in his junior year, but improved his 3PT% to .378.

After going undrafted as an early entrant last month, Larrier played for the Grizzlies in the Utah Summer League at the start of July, then joined the Mavericks’ Summer League squad in Las Vegas. He didn’t play major minutes for either team, but Dallas saw enough to give him a spot on its 20-man offseason roster.

Larrier may ultimately end up with the Texas Legends, Dallas’ G League affiliate.

Mavericks Sign Daryl Macon To Two-Way Contract

July 30th, 2018 at 10:29am CST by Luke Adams

JULY 30: The Mavericks have officially signed Macon to a two-way contract, the team announced today in a press release.

JULY 26: Agent Reggie Brown tells Jackson that Macon is signing a two-year, two-way contract with the Mavericks. Dallas currently has an open two-way slot, with Kostas Antetokounmpo filling the other one.

JULY 25: Rookie free agent guard Daryl Macon appears to have lined up his first NBA contract. According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald (Twitter link), Macon passed on an offer from the Heat and has decided to sign with the Mavericks.

Macon went undrafted last month after averaging 16.8 PPG and 3.9 APG on .447/.421/.875 shooting in his final college season at Arkansas. However, the 22-year-old caught on with the Heat’s Summer League team, appearing in seven total games this month in the Sacramento and Las Vegas leagues.

Macon averaged 7.9 PPG and 4.7 APG in those seven Summer League contests with Miami, making a strong enough impression to earn an Exhibit 10 contract offer from the team. Macon’s agent indicated that his client had received Exhibit 10 offers from at least four NBA clubs and had drawn interest from international teams as well. It seems he has opted for the Mavs’ offer, though the exact terms aren’t yet known.

Assuming Macon finalizes a training camp deal with Dallas, he may get a chance to compete for the team’s 15th roster spot. If he’s waived before the regular season begins, a stint with the Mavs’ G League affiliate, the Texas Legends, could be in his future.