Over the last month the Mavericks took time to lock down a pair of project players on the still relatively new NBA two-way contracts. Introduced last season, these contracts (two per team) allow for organizations to lock in a player that would be floating near the end of the roster, or in the G-League, not allowing them to be signed by another team. For players, it allows them to develop, get comfortable in one system, and make considerably more money should they be used by their NBA team.
The Mavericks saw enough potential in Kostas Antetokounmpo and Daryl Macon to make them priority for these contracts.