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Former Mavs Forward Justin Anderson Back in NBA With Nets

Former Dallas Mavericks First Round Pick Justin Anderson Is Back In The NBA After Signing With the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

Matt Galatzan

DALLAS - After spending much of the season in the G-League with the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets affiliates, former Dallas Mavericks first-round pick Justin Anderson has signed a deal with the Nets for the NBA's restart in Orlando this July. 

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was first on the report. 

Anderson was named All-NBA G League Third Team on Friday, 20.6 points, and 6.7 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 2.6 assists per game, and finished top-20 in the league in scoring average, while hitting 60.8-percent from the field and 35-percent from beyond the arc. 

A first-round selection for the Mavs, Anderson averaged 12.8 minutes in 106 games for Dallas, starting 11 of those games, and scoring 5.1 points per on 49.8-percent from the field. 

After being traded from the Mavericks to the Philadelphia 76ers alongside Andrew Bogut as part of the Nerlens Noel deal in 2017, Anderson was then shipped to the Hawks in another trade the following season. 

Anderson then had three different stops in Washington, who released him after appearing in just four preseason games, followed by Raptors 905 (Toronto G-League affiliate) and Brooklyn, where he signed a 10-day contract before being sent back down for G-League action with the Long Island Nets. 

Upon his return to Brooklyn following his successful G-league run, Anderson will re-join his Virginia Cavalier college teammate Joe Harris, one of the NBA's top three-point threats. 

The Nets roster now stands at 17 players for the NBA restart, as Kevin Durant remains sidelined with his injury.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com. He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration.  Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network.  When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later.  Through the years, Galatzan 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, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered.  Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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