Once again, Jose Juan Barea is back on the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavs re-signed 5-foot-10, 180-pound Barea today. The guard has now spent 11 of his 14 NBA seasons with Dallas.
Barea’s NBA career average is 8.9 points, 3.9 assists and 19.6 minutes in 831 games (107 starts) with Dallas and Minnesota.
In 50 playoff games (11 starts) for Dallas, Barea averages 7.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 19.7 minutes. The point guard helped the Mavericks to their first NBA title in 2011, appearing in 21 games throughout the run.
Among Mavs franchise leaders, Barea ranks fifth in games (637), seventh in 3-pointers made (596) and eighth in assists (2,441).
A native of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Barea went undrafted in 2006, and was signed by Dallas as a rookie free agent on Aug. 17, 2006.
Barea attended Northeastern University where, as a senior, he averaged 21.0 points, 8.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds for the Huskies.
