Mavericks Preseason Schedule

• October 7 vs. Houston Rockets, 7:30
• October 10 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 7:30
• October 12 vs. Indiana Pacers, 6:30
• October 17 at Cleveland Cavaliers, 6:30
• October 18 at Indiana Pacers, 6:00
• October 20 vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7:30
• October 23 at New Orleans Pelicans, 7:00
• October 24 at Orlando Magic, 6:00

Mavericks Sign Ivan Johnson

The Mavericks added to their roster today by signing free agent forward Ivan Johnson to a contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the contract is expected to be partially guaranteed.
Johnson, 30 spent two years (2011-13) with the Hawks where he averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 125 career games. He played last year in China before playing and starting in all five Mavericks summer league contests. In those games he averaged 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 20.8 minutes.
Johnson will compete with summer league teammate Eric Griffin and probably Bernard James for the 15th and final roster spot. If he does not make the team he will most likely play for the Mavericks D-League affiliate, the Texas Legends in Frisco.

Mavs to Sign Aminu

After voiding the contract of Rashard Lewis earlier today, the Mavericks have moved quickly to replace him. According to Chris haynes of CSNW.com Dallas agreed to a deal with free agent forward Al-Farouq Aminu. The contract is for 2 years at 2.1 million with a player option for year two.
Aminu has played the last 3 seasons with New Orleans after being the #8 overall pick in the 2010 draft by the Clippers. He is known for his defense and rebounding and has career averages of 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. He has also had some of the best games of his career against the Mavs including two 20 rebound games.

Mavs Expected to add Nelson; Void Contract of Lewis

According to ESPN's Marc Stein the Mavericks are close to a deal with free agent point guard Jameer Nelson for their 2.7 room exception. The deal is expected to be agreed upon when Nelson visits Dallas Thursday. Nelson has spent his entire 10 year career with Orlando and averaged 12.1 points and 7 assists per game last season. He will the give the Mavs a thrird veteran point guard to go along with Devin Harris and Raymond Felton.
In other news Dallas had voided the contract of recent free agent acquisition Rashard Lewis, after it was determined that he would he need knee surgery. Lewis signed a one year deal for the veterans minimum only four days ago. 

Mavs Notes

The Mavs made it official today:Dirk Nowitzki will be a Maverick for the next three years. The surprise detail is that he will be paid 25 million dollars instead of the 30 million that was initially reported. Yet another reason why Dirk is a God among men, and he should never leave us.

The Mavs signed veteran forward Rashard Lewis to a one year minimum contract. Lewis. who spent the last 2 years in Miami, will provide shooting off the bench as a backup to Dirk.

The Mavs will be the 10 seed in the Las Vegas Summer League Tournament and will the face the 23 seed Charlotte Hornets, Wednesday at 3:30 Central.

Mavericks 88 Raptors 57: Summer League Game 3 Review

Above the rim Mavs dominate Toronto to finish pool play with a 2-1 record.

Box Score

Mavs Leaders
Points: Ledo, 18
Rebounds: James, 7
Assists: Ledo, 5
+-: Ledo, +24

Game Ball
Ricky Ledo
18 pts, 4 rbs, 5 ast, 2-3 3PT, 8-9 FT

Play of the Game
C.J. Fair's posterization in transition of Raptors first round pick Bruno Caboclo, late in the third quarter.

Stat of the Game
The Dallas defense holds the Raptors to 30% shooting and force a staggering 30 turnovers in 40 minutes.

Notes
Eric Griffin had another strong game, scoring 12 points in 14 minutes including more highlight-reel jams. After struggling from long distance in the first two games, Ivan Johnson went 2-4 on threes. Gal Mekel was his steady self again, scoring 11 points on 5-8 shooting. Caboclo showed some raw ability, but mostly struggled shooting 3-10 to go along with 7 turnovers. The Mavs trade for Greg Smith became official, with the Mavs sending the rights to someone named Tadija Dragicevic to the Bulls.

Quote of Note
"I looked at all the main guys that were young that we thought would be available and we loved his game. We liked him the best of all the free agents."
Mark Cuban on why they targeted Chandler Parsons in free agency.

They Tweeted It

Fake tweet: Mekel yells “I don’t care if he models jeans” after a nice layup.
— Bryan Gutierrez (@BallinWithBryan) July 14, 2014

Next Up
The Mavericks will move on to the tournament stage of the Las Vegas Summer League on a date and time TBA.

Parsons Chosen for Team USA

New Mavericks Forward Chandler Parsons was one of 19 players chosen for the U.S. National Team roster that will compete in the World Cup of Basketball in Spain in August and September.
The 19 players will compete for 12 roster spots during training camp in Las Vegas later this month. Parsons was part of USA Basketball's National Team mini-camp last Summer. Other Mavs who have played for USA Basketball are Tyson Chandler at the 2010 World Championships and Jason Kidd at the 2008 Olympics.

2014 USA Basketball Men's National Team Roster

(as of 7/14/2014)

NO	NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	DOB	CURRENT TEAM / COLLEGE
	Bradley Beal	G	6-5	207	6/28/93	Washington Wizards / Florida
	DeMarcus Cousins	C	6-11	270	8/13/90	Sacramento Kings / Kentucky
	Stephen Curry	G	6-3	185	3/14/8	Golden State Warriors / Davidson
	Anthony Davis	F/C	6-10	220	3/11/93	New Orleans Pelicans / Kentucky
	DeMar DeRozan	G	6-7	216	38/07/89	Toronto Raptors / USC
	Andre Drummond	C	6-10	270	9/10/93	Detroit Pistons / Connecticut
	Kevin Durant	G	6-9	230	9/29/88	Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas
	Kenneth Faried	F	6-8	228	11/19/89	Denver Nuggets / Morehead State
	Paul George	G	6-8	221	5/02/90	Indiana Pacers / Fresno State
	Blake Griffin	F	6-10	251	3/16/89	Los Angeles Clippers / Oklahoma
	James Harden	G	6-5	220	8/26/89	Houston Rockets / Arizona State
	Gordon Hayward	F	6-8	210	3/23/90	Utah Jazz / Butler
	Kyrie Irving	G	6-3	191	3/23/92	Cleveland Cavaliers / Duke
	Kyle Korver	G/F	6-7	212	3/17/81	Atlanta Hawks / Creighton
	Damian Lillard	G	6-3	195	7/15/90	Portland Trail Blazers / Weber State
	Kevin Love	F	6-10	260	9/07/88	Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA
	Derrick Rose	G	6-3	190	10/04/88	Chicago Bulls / Memphis
	Chandler Parsons	F	6-9	227	10/25/88	Dallas Mavericks/Florida
	Klay Thompson	G	6-7	205	2/08/90	Golden State Warriors / Washington State
Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo
Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
Assistant Coach: Tom Thibodeau , Chicago Bulls
Assistant Coach: Monty Williams , New Orleans Pelicans
Athletic Trainer: Gregg Farnam, Minnesota Timberwolves
Athletic Trainer: Joe Sharpe, Oklahoma City Thunder

Parsons a Maverick as Rockets Decline to Match Offer Sheet

The Mavericks got some very good news this evening when the Rockets declined to match the Mavs' 3 year, 46 million dollar sheet to restricted free-agent Chandler Parsons, making the 3 year verteran small forward the newest member of the Mavs.
Houston declined to match after signing Trevor Ariza to a 4 year contract and concluding that resigning Parsons would hurt their future cap flexibility.
Parsons now becomes a part of an elite frontline joining Dirk and Tyson Chandler in the Mavs frontcourt.
The Mavs are also adding veteran forward Richard Jefferson on a one year contract for the minimum. Last year for Utah, Jefferson scored 10.1 points per game and shot 41% on threes. He will help replace some of the bench shooting the Mavs lost when Vince Carter signed with Memphis.
Dallas also has a 2.7 cap exception remaining that they could use to sign veteran guard Mo Williams, to provide more shooting off the bench.

Mavericks 93 Timberwolves 85: Summer League Game 2 Review

Ledo, James shine as Mavs get their first win of the summer.

Box Score

Mavs Leaders
Points: Ledo, James, 21
Rebounds: James, Carmichael, 7
Assists: Ledo, Bost, 3
+-: Goulding, +15

Game Ball
Ricky Ledo
21 pts, 3 rbs, 3 ast, 5-8 3PT

Play of the Game
Eric Griffin was at it again, with another highlight reel dunk, this one a reverse windmill off an opencourt steal.

Notes
After struggling with his shot against the Knicks, Ledo looked smooth with his jumper on his way to hitting 5 threes. Bernard James had his second straight strong outing, scoring 21 points on 6-9 FG and 9-11 FT. According to Tim McMahon of ESPN Dallas, Sarge is supposed to sign a contract with the Mavs for the league minimum. According to several sources the Mavs are expected to acquire another big body, Greg Smith in a trade from the Bulls. Smith has fared well in the limited games he has played in the league with Houston, but missed most of last season due to a knee injury. The trade will be a salary dump and Dallas won't send anything of significance in return. Minnesota was led by Shabazz Muhammad, who had 27 points and 11 rebounds but was 10-24 from the field. Gal Mekel was solid but unspectacular totaling 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Quote of Note
“I just think we’re getting a better feel for each other. I just think the first game you kind of have goosebumps and you’re kind of nervous, the way you should be, and you’re kind of a little bit hesitant with your teammates, even though you’ve had a training camp with them. But I just think today we watched film and we made some corrections this morning, and the guys did a great job of executing it tonight.”
Mavs Summer League Coach Kaleb Canales

They Tweeted It

Greg Smith’s career per-36-minute averages: 13.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, .623 FG%
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July 13, 2014

Next Up
The Mavs will conclude pool play when they face the Raptors, Monday at 5:00 Central. All games afterward will be in tournament play.

Carter leaves for Memphis

In somewhat of a surprise, free-agent Vince Carter has left the Mavericks to sign a 3 year, 12 million dollar contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Mavs could only offer a cap-exception worth 2.7 million annually due to the offer-sheet they signed Chandler Parsons to. Carter, in his 3 years with the Mavs was a quality 6th man whose outside shooting ability now becomes a priority to replace.

At least we will always have this:

Knicks 76 Mavericks 64: Summer League Game 1 Review

Mavs fall in Summer League opener derspite a strong showing from Bernard "Sarge" James.

Box Score

Mavs Leaders
Points: James, 15
Rebounds: James, 10
Assists: Mekel, 4
+-: Griffin, +8

Mavs Game Ball
Bernard James
15 pts., 10 rbs., 4 blk., 7-8 FG

Play of the Game
Eric Griffin's ferocious jam from just inside the free throw line on former Mav Shane Larkin.

Notes
Despite a rough shooting game (4-14 FG), Ricky Ledo has his moments as he was able to get into paint and force the action. Gal Mekel (10 pts, 7rbs, 4 ast)  played Larkin (10 pts, 5 rbs, 5 ast)  to a near statistical dead heat. Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Knicks was the game's high scorer with 25 points. The Mavs were only 5-22 on threes and 13-20 from the line. They also had only 9 assists to 18 turnovers.

Quote of Note
“I just want to go out and play hard. And I just want to win, really. That’s the goal. I feel like if you have that mindset everything else will take care of itself. You’ll get a contract and you’ll stay in the league. So, that’s really the way I’m going about it.”
Bernard James

He Tweeted It

Lol yeah I got banged on, ish happens. Good win! #KNICKSTAPE
— Shane Larkin (@ShaneLarkin_3) July 11, 2014

Next Up
The Summer League Mavs are back at tomorrow at 5:30 Central against the Minnesota Timberwolves

Mavs to Sign Parsons to Offer Sheet

The Mavericks have agreed with Rockets restricted free-agent Forward Chandler Parsons on a three year offersheet contract worth 46 million dollars.The deal is reported to have a player-option after year two.
The offer sheet will be signed tomorrow, after which Houston will have 3 days to either match the contract or let Parsons walk.  Complicating matters for the Rockets is their current pursuit of Chris Bosh.
Parsons, 25 is a 6-9 three year veteran from Florida who averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game last season. His addition would give the Mavs maybe the best frontline in the league with the threesome of Dirk, Tyson Chandler and Parsons.

Mavs Announce Summer League Roster

Mavs to sign Harris to 3 year deal

According to ESPN.com's Marc Stein the Mavericks are close to re-signing point guard Devin Harris to a three year contract. ESPN Dallas' Tim McMahon says the deal will be close to the 9 million dollar range that Harris agreed to last offseason before toe surgery forced Harris to accept a one year contract for the minimum.
Harris averaged 7.9 points and 4.5 per game last season after missing the first 41 games due to the toe surgery. He was also a key factor in the Mavs pushing the eventual champion Spurs to 7 games in the playoffs. His return became even more crucial after Jose Calderon was traded to New York in the Tyson Chandler deal. Considering the contracts other point guards have gotten so far (I'm looking at you, Darren Collison), getting Harris back at these terms is an absolute steal.

Dirk agrees to 3 year deal

In the least surprising news of the NBA off-season, Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki has agreed to a new three-year contract with the team that will pay him close to 30 million dollars according to ESPN's Marc Stein. The deal has a player option for the final year of the contract as well as the no-trade clause he had on his previous contract.
Dirk will be taking a steep pay-cut from his last contract which was for 4 years and 80 million, giving the Mavs more cap space to improve the roster. At 36, this in all likelyhood the final contract of the Big German's storied career.

MFFL
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) July 3, 2014