The Dallas Mavericks hired former WNBA head coach Jenny Boucek as assistant to the basketball staff/special projects, Rick Carlisle announced. Boucek spent last season as a player development coach with the Sacramento Kings, becoming the third woman to hold an NBA coaching position. "I consider her one of the brightest minds in our game and welcome her to Dallas," Carlisle said in a statement.
The Mavericks and guard Yogi Ferrell are "on the 1-yard line" of getting a deal done, a source told ESPN.
Source: Mavs and guard Yogi Ferrell "are on the 1-yard line" of getting a deal done to keep him in Dallas. His $2.9 million qualifying offer was rescinded, making Ferrell an unrestricted free agent, but Mavs intend to re-sign him.
The Mavs signed rookie forward Kostas Antetokounmpo to a two-way deal, waiving Jalen Jones. Antetokounmpo, Giannis' younger brother was the No. 60 pick in the draft.
The Greek Freak's 6-foot-11-inch rookie younger brother is ready for life after summer league
Third overall pick Luka Doncic has signed his rookie contract with the Mavericks that will pay him $5.5 million next season and $6.4 million in his second year.
Mavs point guard Dennis Smith Jr. will not play again during summer league. The team planned for him to play only two games.
Golden State forward Jordan Bell will not play this afternoon against Dallas to nurse a sore left shoulder, league sources tell ESPN. It's not expected to be a serious injury.
Mavs owner Mark Cuban believes the team got the top prospect in this year's NBA draft in Luka Doncic, saying, "He was the top player on our board. It wasn't even close."
Telling ESPN there's "like four guys I hold grudges with, and three of them are from grade school," Mavs owner Mark Cuban said one phone call was all it took for him and DeAndre Jordan to put the past behind them and agree to "let's go win."
Sources: DeAndre Jordan's salary for his one-year deal with the Mavericks is $22.9 million. He would have made $24.1 million if he opted into the final year of his contract with the Clippers. With no state income taxes in Texas, Jordan didn't actually take a pay cut.
No. 1 pick DeAndre Ayton in Suns' 92-85 summer league win over Mavericks: 10 points, 4-6 FG, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 5 fouls in 22 minutes.
No. 1 overall pick DeAndre Ayton in the first half of his summer league debut: 4 points, 1-3 FG, 3 rebounds, 1 block. The Suns lead the Mavericks, 42-37.
Mavs had Luka Doncic as the No. 1 player on their draft board. "It wasn't even close," Mark Cuban told ESPN.
The Mavs didn't have any sort of bury-the-hatchet talk with DeAndre Jordan before bringing him to Dallas a few years after he left them at the free agency altar. "There was no need," Rick Carlisle told ESPN. "There just wasn't. Sometimes things take a while to happen. Sometimes you have obstacles, you work through them and figure it out. That's what we did." In doing so, the Mavs added an impactful rim presence at both ends of the floor, providing a lob threat for young franchise cornerstones Dennis Smith Jr. and Luka Doncic. "He's a good fit for any team that's trying to get better," Carlisle said of Jordan.
The Blazers have a greed to a two-year, $2.75 million deal with free-agent guard Seth Curry, the younger brother of Warriors star Stephen Curry.
Sources confirm that center Salah Mejri is returning to Dallas on a one-year veterans minimum deal, as first reported by the New York Times. Mejri played with Luka Doncic on Real Madrid and has a strong relationship with Dallas' prized rookie.
DeAndre Jordan has agreed to sign a one-year deal with the Mavericks worth close to the $24.1 million player option he declined to exercise with the Clippers, league sources confirmed to ESPN.
Ex-NBA star Jason Kidd will be escorted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by fellow member and Oakland native Gary Payton at the ceremony on Sept. 7 in Springfield, Mass., a source told ESPN's The Undefeated. Kidd will also be celebrated tonight in his hometown of Oakland, Calif., for making the @hoophall 2018 Class.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 65 | 17 | .793 | - | L1 |
| New Orleans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 | W5 |
| San Antonio | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 | L1 |
| Dallas | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 | L4 |
| Memphis | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43 | L2 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(5) | Trae Young | PG | Oklahoma |
| 2(3) | Jalen Brunson | PG | Villanova |
| 2(24) | Shake Milton | PG | SMU |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 24 | 58 | .293 |
| 2016-17 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
| 2014-15 | 50 | 32 | .610 |
