By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Dallas Mavericks announced today (3/8) to have re-signed the contract with Salah Mejri. This way, the 32-year-old will once again play together with the 2018 NBA Draft’s third overall pick Luka Doncic – who already set his eyes on a championship ring. They were teammates while playing for Real Madrid back in 2014-15 season.
DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have re-resigned center Salah Mejri. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Mejri (7-2, 235) was originally signed by the Mavericks as a free agent on July 30, 2015 and spent the last three seasons in Dallas. He holds career averaged of 3.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 block and 12.1 minutes in 168 games (18 starts). He led the Mavericks in both field goal percentage and blocks each of the past two seasons and has five career double-doubles.
Before joining the Mavericks, Mejri played for Real Madrid where he briefly teamed with the 2018 NBA Draft’s third overall pick and Dallas rookie, Luka Doncic. While playing with Real, he won both a Spanish League title and a Euroleague Championship.
The native of Jendouba, Tunisia, Mejri was also a member of the Tunisian National Team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The team secured its bid to the London Olympics by winning the 2011 FIBA African Championships where Mejri was named Most Valuable Player.