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OFFICIAL: Dallas Mavs Sign Former No. 8 Overall Pick Marquese Chriss

The Dallas Mavericks are adding some much-needed depth to their front court.

Matt Galatzan

After struggling with their depth in their frontcourt through the first few weeks of the NBA season, the Dallas Mavericks made a move on Tuesday to address that issue by signing former lottery pick Marquese Chriss to a 10-day contract under the league’s hardship exception. He will wear No. 32 for Dallas.

Chriss, who was originally selected with the No. 8 overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2016 NBA Draft, was later traded to the Phoenix Suns for Bogdan Bogdanović and the rights of the 13th and 28th picks.

Chriss' had a promising start to his career in Phoenix, averaging 9.2 points averaging points, 4.2 rebounds, and .9 blocks in 21.3 minutes per game, playing all 82 games and starting 75 of those games. 

Since his stint with Phoenix, Chriss has been a journeyman throughout his career thus far, playing for the likes of the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Golden State Warriors. 

Chriss had a resurgence of sorts in the 2019-2020 season, averaging a career-best 9.3 points per game, to go along with 6.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in just over 20 minutes per contest.

The following season came to a quick end for Chriss however, after he played just two games, averaging 6.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in those appearances. 

In March of 2021, Chris was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Cash Considerations for the draft rights to international prospect Cody Lalanne and was waived by San Antonio just a few days later. 

Before the beginning of the 2021-22 season, Chriss signed with the Portland Trailblazers but was waived after just four preseason games. 

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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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