Report: Barea back to Mavs on 1-year deal

Guard J.J. Barea is signing a one-year, $2.6 million deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Guard JJ Barea is signing a guaranteed one-year, $2.6M deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 27, 2020

Barea has spent 11 of his 14 NBA seasons with the Mavericks, first joining the team all the way back in the 2006-07 season.

Barea moved on to the Minnesota Timberwolves for three seasons but returned to Dallas in October of 2014.

He then spent his next six seasons there, averaging 7.7 points per game in 29 games last year.

For his career, the 36-year-old averages 8.9 points and 3.9 assists per game.

He is a native of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.