The Dallas Mavericks have signed center Kylor Kelley to a Two-Way contract and requested waivers on Two-Way guard Jazian Gortman.
Kelley (7-0, 230) joins Dallas after spending the 2024-25 season with the G League’s South Bay Lakers, where he appeared in nine regular-season games, making seven starts, and averaging 9.2 points (.635 FG%), 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. In 14 Tip-off Tournament games for South Bay, he averaged 12.1 points (.692 FG%), 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.9 blocks in 13 starts.
Kelley was named to the NBA G League All-Defensive Team in 2023-24 after leading the G League in blocks per game (2.86) and total blocks (83) last season.
The Gervais, Oregon, native finished his collegiate career in Oregon, where he was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team in each of his two seasons with Oregon State (2019, 2020).
Kelley will wear No. 50 for the Mavericks.
Gortman (6-2, 184) originally signed with Dallas on July 10, and had his contract converted to a Two-Way contract on Oct. 18. He appeared in 16 games for the Mavericks this season, averaging 1.5 points in 3.6 minutes. Gortman also saw action in 12 total games, all starts, for the Mavericks’ G League team, the Texas Legends, in 2024-25. In five regular-season games for the Legends this year, he averaged 21.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.6 steals.
