The Dallas Mavericks put together for what will likely be an intriguing offseason. Not solely will they’ve the primary decide of the 2025 NBA Draft, however in addition they have their free brokers to barter with. Veteran guard Dante Exum is a type of gamers.
Exum has been with the Mavericks for the reason that 2023-24 season, the place he performed a strong function off the bench. Accidents held him again the next season, however Dallas continues to have curiosity in bringing him again. Nonetheless, they must fend off competitors from worldwide waters, particularly Turkish energy Fenerbahçe, in accordance with league insider Marc Stein on his Substack.
“Exum, who turns 30 in July, spent two seasons out of the league at FC Barcelona and Partizan Belgrade earlier than Dallas introduced the previous No. 5 general decide again to the NBA for the 2023-24 season. The Australian guard was restricted to simply 20 video games this season resulting from important wrist and hand accidents however unexpectedly performed in Dallas’ closing two regular-season video games and each Play-In video games in what was seen in some corners as a bid to enhance his free company prospects this summer season,” Stein wrote.
“There’s seemingly nonetheless a task with the Mavericks for Exum — relying, after all, on how the remainder of the roster takes form — given their well-chronicled lack of confirmed ballhandling whereas Kyrie Irving stays within the midst of rehabbing an ACL tear.”
What lies forward for Dante Exum, Mavericks
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Dante Exum has performed seven years within the NBA, being the previous No. 5 general decide of the 2014 draft.
Whereas he wasn’t in a position to attain the star potential league scouts believed he was able to, Exum has since revitalized his profession together with his Mavericks stint. By 75 regular-season video games within the final two seasons, he averaged eight factors, 2.8 assists and a couple of.4 rebounds per recreation. He shot 51.6% from the sector, together with 47.2% from past the arc.
Exum proved with Dallas that he can nonetheless have a strong function within the NBA together with his scoring and playmaking capacity. Whereas it could be cheap for him to entertain provides, each home and worldwide, he may wish to worth stability by remaining with the Mavericks.