Monta Ellis' deadline to exercise his player option worth $8.3 million is Wednesday. He is expected to decline it, but should he pick it up and return to the Mavericks, they will look to trade him, according to ESPN Dallas' Tim MacMahon.
I'm hearing that Mavs are likely to try to move Monta Ellis in trade if he opts in for final season of contract before tomorrow's deadline.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 23, 2015
The whispers that the Mavericks are looking to cut their ties with Ellis continue to grow louder.