The Mavericks are finalizing a three-year, $41M rookie scale extension with Josh Green, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal is agreed upon.
A 6-foot-5 wing who hails from Sydney, Australia, Green was the 18th overall pick of the 2020 draft after one college season at Arizona. Both his production and efficiency have improved over the course of his three NBA seasons.
As a rookie in 2020-21, Green only appeared in 39 games for an average of 11.4 MPG and wasn’t very effective when he did play, posting a .452/.160/.565 shooting slash line. He started to turn the corner in ’21/22, playing 67 games (15.5 MPG) while averaging 4.8 PPG and 2.4 RPG on .508/.359/.689 shooting.
Last season, the 22-year-old emerged as a valuable rotation regular, averaging 9.1 PPG and 3.0 on .537/.402/.723 shooting in 60 games (21 starts, 25.7 MPG). According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Green was one of only five players to convert at least 60% of his twos and 40% of his threes in 2022-23 (minimum of 100 attempts for each shot type).
Reports throughout the offseason indicated that Dallas and Green had mutual interest in getting a deal done. Assuming the extension is fully guaranteed, he’ll earn an average of $14M from 2024-26. Green will make $4.77M in 2023-24, the final season of his rookie contract.
Green is now the 13th player to agree to a rookie scale extension this offseason, breaking the record of 11 that was set and then tied over the past two campaigns.
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