Mavs cut rookie Ndour to get roster set for regular season

DALLAS (AP) The Mavericks have waived rookie forward Maurice Ndour to get their roster down to 15 for the regular season. The 6-foot-9 Ndour signed with Dallas

DALLAS (AP) The Mavericks have waived rookie forward Maurice Ndour to get their roster down to 15 for the regular season.

The 6-foot-9 Ndour signed with Dallas on July 22 and averaged 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 23 minutes per game in four preseason games. He was a target for the final cut Monday after missing the final three exhibition games with a stress reaction in his left leg.

The Mavericks went with experience in the frontcourt over the young Ndour, who averaged 16 points and 8.3 rebounds as a senior last season at Ohio. Dallas kept a third center in JaVale McGee even though the eighth-year player won't be ready for several weeks because of a leg injury.

Dallas opens at Phoenix on Wednesday night.