In a pair of moves announced within 45 minutes of each other, the Dallas Mavericks signed Chinese forward Ding Yanyuhang and traded big man Jonathan Motley to the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Mavericks PR emails sent out on Monday night.
Ding, as you may recall, spent the 2017 summer league with the Mavericks. He became a sort of cult hero in Las Vegas, garnering cheers every time he touched the ball and actually playing pretty well! Well, I remember he did. His stats weren’t great (a little over eight points, two rebounds and two assists per game on 41.