Tyler Dorsey will not continue with the Dallas Mavericks. As reported by Shams Charania (“The Athletic”), the Texan franchise has broken its relationship with the Greek-American guard and has signed a two-way contract with AJ Lawson. dorsey He has only played three games with the Mavs this season, eight minutes on the track. In the G-Leaguewith Texas Legend, averaged 24.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
Dorsey leaves the Mavs shortly after Facundo Campazzo did, who made his debut with Red Star on Sunday after failing to reach an agreement with Real Madrid, the team that had his rights on the Old Continent. The escort’s destination will also, surely, be the Euroleague. Dorsey, who will be a free agent soon, It is on the agenda of several Euroleague teams, including Olympiacos, his last team in Europe.
Dorsey, chosen by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2017 draftHe played in the Georgia franchise for a season and a half (83 games) before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies (21 games). In the summer of 2019 he committed to Maccabi Tel Avivwhere he was two campaigns, before making the jump to Olympiacoswith whom he averaged 12.8 points and 2.3 rebounds last year for a PIR of 10.3. According to Eurohoops, AS Monaco would have already sent him an offer: $1.25 million for the remainder of the season. Olympiacos has already made a move, according to the journalist Matteo Andreani: 2.5 million for the remainder of this season and the next. Movement is expected from Maccabi but a priori not from another of the teams that sounded yesterday as their possible destination, the Turkish Fenerbahçe.
The shooting guard obtained Greek nationality (his mother is of Greek origin) in 2015, a few days before playing in the U-19 World Cup. His first major championship with the absolute was the Eurobasket this summerwhere he finished as the second highest scorer for his team (13.6) behind Giannis Antetokounmpo.