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Mavs Waive Two-Way Rookie Eugene Omoruyi

The Dallas Mavericks have waived two-way rookie Eugene Omoruyi, who just underwent foot surgery.

Dalton Trigg

Less than 24 hours after a tough 120-116 Christmas Day loss to the Utah Jazz, the Dallas Mavericks announced on Sunday that they have waived two-way rookie Eugene Omoruyi.

Omoruyi was signed to a two-way contract by the Mavs during the Las Vegas Summer League over the offseason. The soon-to-be 25-year-old showed promise for Dallas in very limited spurts, including a preseason win against the Los Angeles Clippers where he led the Mavs in scoring with 19 points.

The Mavs had Omoruyi developing in Frisco with the Texas Legends, where he was averaging 16 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes per game.

Omoruyi unfortunately sustained a foot injury in the Legends’ loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on December 15th. Last Thursday, Omoruyi underwent surgery on his foot and is expected to be out 4-6 months.

Under normal circumstances, the Mavs might be able to be more patient with their two-way contract guys, but with mounting absences piling up due to injuries and NBA health and safety protocols, Dallas couldn’t afford to have a rehabbing player occupying a non-guaranteed roster spot. Omoruyi could still find himself with the Legends going forward.

It will be interesting to see what the Mavs do with their open two-way contract slot now. Obviously a player like Marquese Chriss has been in the league a little too long to receive a two-way deal, but Theo Pinson, Carlik Jones and Charlie Brown Jr., who were all recently signed to 10-day hardship allowance contracts, are names to keep an eye on. Pinson could very-well be the favorite.

Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for updates.

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Dalton Trigg
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.

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