Mavs Sign Richard Jefferson

JULY 21ST: The deal is official, the team announced via press release.

JULY 13TH: Free agent Richard Jefferson is finalizing a one-year deal with the Mavericks, a league source tells Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter).  RJ’s deal is for the veteran’s minimum, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein (on Twitter).

Jefferson, 34, spent last season with the Jazz and averaged 10.1 PPG and 2.7 RPG in 27 minutes per contest.  Jefferson isn’t quite the player that he was during his Nets heyday, but the Mavs are getting a solid veteran piece for next to nothing.

While he won’t be making big bucks this season, RJ has plenty of money already in the bank.  According to Basketball-Reference, Jefferson has earned nearly $107MM over the course of his career.

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