. . World News – USA – Mark Cuban was commended for J’s reward. J. . Barea with new deal ahead of Mav’s release

Mark Cuban, owner of Dallas Mavericks, has been commended for agreeing to Guard J’s release. J. . Barea by releasing less than a month after signing a guarantee contract.

The move first reported by ESPN is Kuban’s way of rewarding the veteran for his service to the team.

Last month, the Mavericks Barea signed a one-year veteran contract worth at least $ 2. 6 million. The deal increased the number of players on the squad with guaranteed contracts to 16, one more than the NBA allows during the regular season.

However, according to ESPN, Dallas had already planned to release Barea when they signed him last month, and the one-year deal was Kuban’s idea to reward the 36-year-old who has spent 11 of his 14 seasons in the NBA with the NBA Mavericks, after joining the franchise in 2006 as a vacant rookie. In the past, the Cuban had previously indicated that Barea would play a role in the organization after he retired.

Mavs plan to release J.. J. . Barea on Thursday, via @espn_macmahonMark Cuban knew this was likely when Barea signed his 1 year old $ 2. 6M deal last week but wanted to reward him for his time with the Mavs ✊ picture. Twitter. com / B0CWsuyZo5

The Mavs plan to release J.. J. . Barea tomorrow, even though they just signed him for a year / $ 2. 6 million deal. The Cuban wanted to reward Barea for his time with the Mavs. Mark Cuban is a real one. ✊✊ (via @espn_macmahon) image. Twitter. com / HpmElV0In6

The Mavericks plan to release JJ Barea after signing him for $ 2. 6M deal last week. The deal was described on ESPN as « a reward for his contribution to the Mavs over the past 11 seasons ». What a classmate of Mark Cuban’s.

The Puerto Rican will go down in franchise folklore for his performance in the 2011 NBA Finals as he was instrumental in helping Dallas make up a one-game deficit in the series against the Miami Heat for his first NBA Win championship.

After losing the series opener on the street, Dallas bounced back to quit the series and then lost Game 3 at home. Before Game 4, the then head coach of Mavericks, Rick Carlisle, surprisingly promoted Barea to the starting line-up and met All-Star-Point Guard Jason Kidd in the background.

Barea who averaged 4 at this point. 3 points and 1. 6 assists per game, seized the opportunity and an average of 13. 3 points and 4. 7 assists over the next three games won by the Mavericks en route to their first NBA title in franchise history.

Barea left Dallas the following season, playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves between 2011 and 2014 before returning to the Mavericks. Only Dirk Nowitzki, Brad Davis, Derek Harper and Rolando Blackman have appeared in a Mavericks uniform more often than Barea, who played 637 times for the franchise and has a career average of 8. 9 points and 3. 9 templates.

Last season, the 36-year-old was 7 years old on average. 7 points and 3. 9 templates in 15. 5 minutes on the court in 29 games during the shortened regular season and Dallas saw him as a valuable mentoring figure for rising superstar Luka Doncic.

Barea is expected to officially become a free agent on Thursday. ESPN stated that he will continue to play another season in the NBA before retiring and focusing on a coaching career.

The 2011 NBA champion has some coaching experience after taking over the helm of Indios de Mayaguez in his home country for part of the 2017 season.

The Mavericks are expected to replace Barea at training camp by signing veteran Courtney Lee.

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