THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — DeSagana Diop signed a US$31-million, five-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, six months after Dallas sent him to New Jersey in the Jason Kidd trade.
The Mavericks used their entire mid-level exception in their second free-agent deal with Diop since 2005.
A lottery pick in Cleveland, Diop struggled before joining Dallas. He combined with Erick Dampier at centre when the Mavericks reached the NBA finals in 2006 and won a franchise-record 67 games the next season.
Diop averaged 2.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 214 games, including 72 starts, with Dallas.
