Mavs Rumor: Cut Mike Miles Jr., Sign Dexter Dennis to Two-Way Contract?

With less than two weeks remaining until the 2023-24 NBA season gets underway, the Dallas Mavericks still have some roster decisions to consider. Not only does head coach Jason Kidd have to figure out his lineups for the main 15-man roster, but the front office has to decide what to do with its two-way contracts.

As of this moment, the Mavs have two of their two-way contracts accounted for with A.J. Lawson and Mike Miles Jr. Although the Mavs still have a third two-way contract they can hand out without waiving one of the current guys, one rumor is saying that one rookie from a Texas school could be gone in favor of another.

“I’m hearing from multiple sources that the Mavericks will waive Mike Miles Jr. and sign Dexter Dennis,” 214TheWin’s Josh Mazur tweeted on Thursday.

After having an encouraging Summer League run, Miles, who is a TCU product, earned a Mavs two-way contract over the offseason with GM Nico Harrison saying the guard would bring “local Dallas toughness” to the Mavs. However, for whatever reasons, he’s received three consecutive DNP-CDs from Kidd with only one more preseason game to go.

Dexter Dennis, who played at Texas A&M for his senior year of college, has impressed the Mavs with his versatility. Although his shooting efficiency isn't where it needs to be – he shot 39.2 percent from the field and 31 percent from deep at Texas A&M – the 24-year-old wing excels on the defensive end of the floor, and has also shown dynamic off-ball potential on offense.

One source told DallasBasketball.com over the summer that the Mavs like Dennis a lot, and that they can envision him having similar upside to Dorian Finney-Smith, who was also signed by Dallas after being undrafted in 2016. Nothing is official yet, but it looks like Dennis could be on his way to upgrading his Exhibit 10 contract to a two-way contract.