NBA Insider Reveals New Free Agency Info on Jaylen Nowell; Mavs Out?

The Dallas Mavericks had been linked to Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaylen Nowell in recent weeks, but NBA insider Marc Stein is telling everyone to pump the breaks on that particular rumor.

Dalton Trigg | Jul 30, 2023

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The Dallas Mavericks were linked to Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jaylen Nowell in free agency rumors last week, but one NBA insider is telling us we should pump the brakes on that idea for now.

On the latest episode of "Saturday Stein Line with Marc Stein," Marc Stein says he's hearing that the Mavs aren't in the running for Nowell at this point, although things can change later on.

“I know there were some recent reports that Jaylen Nowell from Minnesota is a potential target. I was actually told the Mavericks are not really in that race at this point,” Stein said. “So, to this point, I would scratch Nowell as a target for the Mavericks, at least that was that’s what I was told yesterday.”

Given how guard-heavy the Mavs' current roster is with players like Tim Hardaway Jr., Seth Curry, Josh Green, Jaden Hardy and Dante Exum, it wouldn't make much since for Dallas to sign Nowell unless a big trade is made that clears out more room in that department.

Nowell, who is 24 years old, is an unrestricted free agent, and he’s coming off a four-year, $6.6 million deal with Minnesota. Last season, Nowell averaged a career-high 10.8 points while shooting 44.8 percent from the field.

According to multiple reports, the Mavs are still looking for ways to trade Hardaway and JaVale McGee before the season begins. With that in mind, there could still be a chance for Dallas to be interested in Nowell at some point down the line, but for now, the Mavs don't have many reasons to seriously consider the idea.

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Published Jul 30, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.