Following his release from the Boston Celtics, veteran forward David Lee has signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavericks announced the signing on Monday after Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram noted Sunday that Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle said the Mavericks would sign Lee and have released guard John Jenkins.
Shams Charania of The Vertical initially reported the Mavs intended to ink Lee for the remainder of the season at $2.1 million.
Boston officially waived the 32-year-old Lee the day after the trade deadline, and head coach Brad Stevens chalked it up to simply having too many options in the frontcourt, according to ESPN.com:
Even when you look at his (basic) numbers, his numbers are pretty good. It was one of those situations where we had a logjam at that spot, and that spot became even tighter because we decided to play small more. So it was more of a style of play decision than anything else. ... And it stinks because we knew this going in that a good, productive player would be sitting.
The C's acquired Lee in a trad ...
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