It looked like the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a genius move in the 2023 NBA Draft when they tanked to keep their top-10 protected pick, then traded back while offloading the bloated salary of Davis Bertans to take Dereck Lively II, a talented center out of Duke.
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Veteran three-point specialist Davis Bertans has had NBA interest this offseason, but he has decided to take his career in a slightly different direction.
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Veteran power forward Davis Bertans is reportedly set to join Dubai BC, turning down an opportunity to participate in a workout with the Golden State Warriors.
Davis Bertans is coming off a year where he spent time with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets. He finished the year with averages of 6.7 points and 1.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 39.3% from the field and 38.0% from the three-point range in 43 games.
While the Golden State Warriors will likely not be adding another star-level player before the 2024-25 NBA season begins, it seems they are still looking for some rotational depth.
While most NBA rosters are set, some teams are still sending out training camp invites in hopes of finding a diamond in the rough. One former Dallas Maverick is hoping to land with the Golden State Warriors with such an invite.
The veteran forward was sitting on the free-agency market this summer after failing to stick with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets last season.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Free agent forward Davis Bertans has been invited to work out for the Warriors.
Davis Bertans would provide the Sixers with a big bench boost in terms of the three-point shot.
Although the start of free agency is in the rearview, the Philadelphia 76ers are expected to add a veteran at some point soon. After they added a handful of guards to the roster over the past few weeks, the Sixers are expected to target a forward.
Shooting specialists struggle under Thibodeau. It doesn't make sense for the veteran forward to take the risk.
In one way or another, it felt like the Charlotte Hornets would part ways with veteran sharpshooter Davis Bertans this summer. As expected, he did not exercise the early termination option in his contract meaning he was set to be on the books for $16 million.
The Hornets will waive the $5.25M partially guaranteed contract of veteran power forward Davis Bertans.
Charlotte Hornets forward Davis Bertans chose not to exercise the early termination option in his contract, meaning he will account for $16 million this season.
Davis Bertans was ejected from Tuesday night’s game between his Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic for hitting Jalen Suggs with an elbow.
Background The Hornets recently acquired veteran forward Davis Bertans, 32, from the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the Gordon Hayward trade. Nicknamed the “Latvian Laser,” Bertans hails from Latvia and is known for his sharpshooting from behind the arc (Career 39.8% from three).
The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets.
The Thunder aren’t likely to be buyers at the fast-approaching trade deadline, but that’s only speculation, of course. There are numerous considerations to examine when it comes to a team’s willingness to part with players and how strongly it desires someone else.
Davis Bertans, who turns 32 in a couple weeks, is averaging career lows of 3.4 points and 9.2 minutes per night.
Dallas turned the No. 10 pick into three players Thursday night and kept plenty of space for Uncle Drew. The Mavericks turned Davis Bertans' unwanted contract and the No.
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In seven games this season, Bertrans has averaged 6.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 16.9 minutes per contest.
If the Washington Wizards are to complete a comeback for the ages against the Philadelphia 76ers, they will have to do so without the services of forward Davis Bertans.
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