The Mavericks began mandatory individual practice sessions Wednesday knowing that four players who once were in the playing rotation won’t be available when they start playing games in Orlando later this month.
So how did they come to the decision that 6-foot guard Trey Burke was the right player to fill one of those spots – the only open spot, as it turns out?
President of basketball operations Donnie Nelson walked us through the anatomy of a personnel decision that led to Burke’s signing on Wednesday. He technically will fill Willie Cauley-Stein’s spot on the roster.