A former member of the Golden State Warriors has found a new home.
According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, former Warriors big Marquese Chriss is signing with the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavs will add Chriss and Theo Pinson as replacement players for Reggie Bullock and Josh Green with the league’s new COVID-19 hardship exception, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN.
Via @espn_macmahon on Twitter:
Mavs are signing Marquese Chriss and Theo Pinson as replacement players with Reggie Bullock and Josh Green out due to positive COVID-19 tests, per source. https://t.co/TtKZJNplWy
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 20, 2021
If players on a roster test positive for COVID-19, teams will be required to sign a player with the new 10-day hardship exception.
During his 61 game stint with the Warriors, Chriss quickly became a fan favorite in the Bay Area.
The former No. 8 overall pick from the 2016 NBA draft averaged a career-best 9.2 points on 53.9% shooting from the field with 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 20 minutes per game. Unfortunately, his time with the Warriors came to an end after Chriss broke his leg at the start of the 2020-21 season.
Prior to joining Golden State, Chriss bounced around the league with stops in Phoenix, Houston and Cleveland. Chriss spent the 2021 training camp with the Portland Trail Blazers.
With five seasons under his belt in the NBA, Chriss is still only 24-years-old. The Washington Huskies product will join fellow former Warrior Willie Cauley-Stein with the Mavericks.
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