A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday that Barea has agreed to terms with the Mavericks.
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Bringing Villanueva back won’t swing the championship picture, but it will help Dallas continue filling out its roster after a whirlwind free agency. He reportedly will get a one-year contract for the veteran minimum of $1.5 million after making the roster on a non-guaranteed deal out of training camp last season. Free agency is far from over, so it will be interesting to see what Cuban does with the absence of a starting point guard. Barea, whose rare start fueled Dallas’ lone playoff victory last season, could start at the point in a lineup with shooting guard Wesley Matthews, center DeAndre Jordan and forwards Chandler Parsons and Dirk Nowitzki.
New York went 7-0 with Lin as a starter or playing major minutes in a game and the Knicks battled back to a. 500 record for that point in the season, every victory adding to the phenomenon dubbed “Linsanity”. Point guard and backup big men are the top needs. Dallas won three straight games to take the franchise’s first title. Villanueva’s career averages are 10.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. Barea will have to be the team’s last signing because of the nature of the exception – the team can offer it even if it has reached the salary cap. This move would likely have to involve a sign-and-trade.
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“”It”s not official yet,” Barea said. When he doesn’t have the ball in his hands, he can stretch the floor by spotting up from the outside. Barea to fill it.
