Mavericks cut Prosper! Pay 8.2 million with extended terms to make room to sign Exam

On August 30, according to famous reporter Shams, the Mavericks used the "extended clause" to cut Prosper, and his remaining salary ($8.2 million for two years) will be paid in installments. The Mavericks cut the 24th rookie in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft, with the main purpose of freeing up a team place to sign Dante Exam and helping the team avoid triggering the second rich line.

Since Irving needs to recover from an ACL torn injury, he is likely to miss most games next season. The Mavericks are eager to find a substitute for the offseason new player Russell. The team's first choice is to renew Exam, which has played for the Mavericks in the past two seasons, but has only played 20 games due to wrist surgery last season. The team hopes to sign him with a veteran's basic salary contract.

But the problem is that even if you sign Exam with a basic salary, the total salary of the Mavericks will exceed the second rich line. Previously, the Mavericks were focusing on finding a new home for striker Prosper through trades. Prosper was traded to the Mavericks by the Kings on draft night, but never got a stable position in Kidd's rotation. In the end, the Mavericks failed to successfully trade Prosper and had to choose to cut him because 5 p.m. ET on Friday is the deadline for laying off people using extended terms.

It is reported that the Mavericks need to add at least one second round pick to have the opportunity to send Prosper away through the transaction. The Mavericks do not want to give up the draft pick, so they chose to cut the young man through extended terms to free up their salary space.

Prosper played 52 games for the Mavericks last season, averaging 11.2 minutes per game, contributing 3.9 points and 2.4 rebounds, shooting percentage of 40.2% and three-point shooting percentage of 23.5%.