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The Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent guard Facundo Campazzo.

Campazzo (5-11, 165) holds career averages of 5.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 20.1 minutes per game in 130 games (23 starts) across the last two seasons with Denver.

The 31-year-old spent most of his career playing in Argentina and Spain, where he played alongside current Mavericks guard Luka Dončić at Real Madrid. In his native Argentina, Campazzo started his professional career at the age of 17 with Peñarol de Mar del Plata, where he helped the club win four Argentine League Championships in five years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014), winning the Argentine League Finals MVP in 2012 and 2014. Campazzo was also named the Argentine League Revelation of the Year and won the Argentine Cup MVP in 2010.

He then enjoyed a decorated career overseas, where he helped Real Madrid to two EuroLeague championships (2015, 2018) and three titles in the top Spanish league (2015, 2018, 2019). In 113 EuroLeague games with Real Madrid, Campazzo held averages of 8.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in 113 games.

Campazzo, the current captain of the Argentine National Team, averaged 12.3 points in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup as he helped guide the team to a Gold Medal in early September. Campazzo has also represented Argentina in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Campazzo will wear No. 2 for the Mavericks. The roster is now set at 17 players, including two Two-Way players.

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have waived guard Grant Riller.

The Mavericks’ roster now stands at 16 players.

The Dallas Mavericks have converted guard McKinley Wright IV to a Two-Way contract and signed guard Grant Riller.

Wright IV (5-11, 192) originally signed with Dallas on Aug. 15 and appeared in all three games for the Mavericks during the 2022 exhibition season, averaging 3.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 13.8 minutes per game. In his preseason debut, Wright IV recorded eight points, a game-high 10 assists, zero turnovers and a game-high plus-11 rating in the Mavericks’ 98-96 victory over the Thunder in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Oct. 5.

Wright IV, who is set to turn 24 years old on Oct. 25, went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft after a four-year career at the University of Colorado, where he finished as the school’s all-time leader in assists (683) and double-figure scoring games (109). The three-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection (2019, 2020, 2021) also became the only men’s basketball player in Pac-12 history to produce at least 1,800 points, 600 assists and 600 rebounds.

Riller (6-1, 190) was selected by Charlotte in the second round (56th overall pick) of the 2020 NBA Draft and signed a Two-Way contract with the Hornets on Nov. 30, 2020. He appeared in seven games for Charlotte as a rookie and averaged 2.6 points in 3.9 minutes per contest. Riller also saw action in 13 games (all starts) for the Hornets’ G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, in 2020-21 and averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.7 minutes.

Riller signed a Two-Way deal with Philadelphia on Aug. 30, 2021, but was waived by the club on Dec. 19, 2021, after appearing in four Showcase Cup games for the franchise’s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.

The Orlando, Florida, native was a four-year player at the College of Charleston, where he earned First Team All-CAA honors in each of his final three seasons for the Cougars (2018, 2019, 2020) and finished as the third player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points.

The Dallas Mavericks have requested waivers on Marcus Bingham Jr., Mouhamadou Gueye, Tyler Hall and D.J. Stewart Jr.

All four players were originally signed prior to training camp on September 21. Hall and Gueye saw action in two preseason games, while Bingham and Hall played in one game.

The Mavericks training camp roster now stands at 16 players.

The Dallas Mavericks have exercised the fourth-year team option on guard/forward Josh Green.

Green (6-5, 200) was a first-round selection (18th overall) by the Mavericks in 2020, and in his first two seasons with the club has averaged 4.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 14.0 minutes in 106 career games (8 starts) while shooting 49.4% from the field. He has also seen time in 17 career postseason games with averages of 1.4 points and 7.4 minutes.

In his second season in 2021-22, Green averaged 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 15.5 minutes, and his field goal percentage (.508, 130-256 FG) was the second-highest on the team among players with 100 or more field goals attempted. The Mavericks were 14-2 when Green scored at least eight points. Additionally, he became the third-youngest Maverick to dish at least 10 assists when he did so at Portland on Dec. 27, 2021, at 21 years, 41 days old.

The Sydney native competed with the Australian national team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and won a bronze medal. He attended college at Arizona for one season (2019-20) and averaged 12.0 points 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 30 games (all starts).

In two preseason games this year (1 start), Green has averaged 5.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 18.7 minutes.

The Dallas Mavericks have signed guards McKinley Wright IV, Tyler Hall and D.J. Stewart Jr. along with forwards Mouhamadou Gueye and Marcus Bingham Jr.

The signings are likely for training camp purposes.

Wright IV (5-11, 192) signed a two-way deal with Minnesota after going undrafted in 2021 and appeared in five games for the Timberwolves as a rookie last season. The Minneapolis native also saw action in 18 games (all starts) for the franchise’s G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves, averaging 19.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 36.9 minutes. Wright IV was a four-year player at the University of Colorado and finished as the school’s all-time leader in assists (683) and double-figure scoring games (109) while garnering All-Pac-12 First Team honors in each of his final three seasons for the Buffaloes.

Hall (6-5, 210) went undrafted in 2019 and spent the past three seasons with the G League’s Westchester Knicks. In 25 games (all starts) for Westchester in 2021-22, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 35.1 minutes while shooting 41.7% (95-228 3FG) from beyond the arc. Hall signed a 10-day contract with New York on Dec. 18, 2021, and made his NBA debut in a Christmas Day game against Atlanta. The Rock Island, Illinois, native was a two-time First Team All-Big Sky selection (2017, 2019) at Montana State and ranks tied for 10th in Division I basketball history in 3-point field goals made with 431 (431-1,077 3FG, .400).

Stewart Jr. (6-6, 205) went undrafted in 2021 and played in 12 games (all starts) for the G League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce last season, averaging 14.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals in 35.8 minutes. The Grace, Mississippi, native signed a two-way contract with San Antonio on March 4 but did not appear in a game for the Spurs. Stewart Jr. played two collegiate seasons at Mississippi State University, where he was named Second Team All-SEC by the coaches as a sophomore in 2020-21.

Gueye (6-10, 200) went undrafted in 2022 after spending last season as a graduate transfer at the University of Pittsburgh, where he averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 2.1 blocks and 29.2 minutes in 32 games (28 starts) for the Panthers. The former America East Defensive Player of the Year at Stony Brook was one of two major conference players to lead their team in 3-pointers made (43) and blocks (67) last season.

Bingham Jr. (7-0, 230), who also went undrafted in this past summer’s draft, competed for the Mavericks’ 2022 summer league team and averaged 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 0.8 blocks and 15.8 minutes in five games (2 starts) in Las Vegas. The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native was a four-year player at Michigan State University and as a senior, averaged career highs for points (9.3), rebounds (6.3), blocks (2.2) and minutes (18.7) in 35 games (32 starts) for the Spartans.

The Mavericks training camp roster now stands at 20 players.

The Dallas Mavericks 2022 preseason schedule will tip off against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. CT.

Following their matchup with the Thunder, the Mavericks will host No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic at American Airlines Center on Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. CT. Dallas will then conclude its exhibition season with a playoff rematch against the Jazz in Utah on Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. CT.

Bally Sports Southwest will carry Dallas’ final two preseason games, while the opener against the Thunder will be streamed live on mavs.com.

All three preseason games will be broadcast on 97.1 The Eagle (KEGL). The games can also be heard in Spanish on Univision 99.1 FM (KFZO).

The Mavericks will open the 2022-23 regular season with a playoff rematch against the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 9 p.m. CT on ESPN.

The Dallas Mavericks have signed guard Tyler Dorsey to a two-way contract.

Per the Dallas Morning News, “Dorsey joins Christian Wood, JaVale McGee and second-round draft pick Jaden Hardy as Mavericks’ 2022 offseason roster additions.”

Dorsey (6-5, 183) joins Dallas after spending last season with the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus. In 32 Greek League games for Olympiacos in 2021-22, he averaged 10.7 points (.477 FG%, .404 3FG%, .833 FT%), 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while helping the club to the Greek League title and garnering Greek Cup MVP honors. In EuroLeague action, Dorsey averaged 12.8 points (.517 FG%, .374 3FG%, .781 FT%), 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 38 games for an Olympiacos team that reached the EuroLeague Final Four.

The Pasadena, California, native was selected by Atlanta in the second round (41st overall pick) of the 2017 NBA Draft. After spending his rookie season with the Hawks, Dorsey was traded to Memphis in exchange for Shelvin Mack on Feb. 7, 2019. In 104 career NBA games (16 starts) with the Hawks and Grizzlies, he has averaged 6.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 16.1 minutes.

Following his stints with Atlanta and Memphis, Dorsey joined Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2019-20 and won two Israeli League championships with the club (2020, 2021).

Dorsey spent two seasons at the University of Oregon, where he was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2016 and helped the school reach the NCAA Final Four in 2017. He totaled 1,055 points in his two seasons for the Ducks, joining Dillon Brooks as the only players in school history to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore.

The former Gatorade California Player of the Year holds dual citizenship and has represented the Greek national team in international competition.