Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein has informed his team that he will opt-out of the resumed NBA season due to the impending birth of his child in July.

The NBA gave the players of the teams who will compete in the season resumption the option to opt-out of the games without receiving their salary. If a player opts out, his team will have the ability to sign a player to replace him.

Cauley-Stein, a 26-year-old center who was traded to the Mavs in January from the Golden State Warriors, has played primarily as a backup for Dallas this season after being a starter for the Dubs.

The Kentucky alum is averaging 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds for a game this season, providing irregular production as a big man whose game hasn’t quite blossomed as expected ever since he was the 6th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Drat.

Dallas is expected to sign point guard Trey Burke in Cauley-Stein’s place for the rest of the season, an important addition to their team at a position where they needed to improve their depth.

Burke spent last season with the Mavericks, averaging 9.7 points and 2.6 assists per game in 25 games.

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Golden State Warriors’ future looks a bit brighter today than it looked just a few days ago as the team managed to re-sign center Kevon Looney while adding Willie Cauley-Stein in recent days.

Looney established himself as a reliable rotation piece in the past season, playing 18.5 minutes on average and getting 6.2 points and 5.2 boards per game. Several other teams looked to use the Warriors’ salary cap constraints and lure him out of Golden State, but he ended up staying with the organization on a three-year deal, worth around $15 million.

Cauley-Stein, on the other hand, will sign a deal with the Warriors that is worth little above the minimum salary. The 25-year-old was a restricted free agent this summer but publicly expressed a desire to leave Sacramento Kings. While Kings can still match Golden State’s offer and keep Cauley-Stein on their roster, they are expected to go with the player’s wishes. 

During 81 games he played with the Kings in the past regular season, Cauley-Stein averaged 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

After losing Kevin Durant to free agency and Klay Thompson to ACL injury, Warriors were facing with a challenging 2019/20 NBA season. Still, the organization bounced back by signing All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell a few days ago. Keeping Looney and getting Willie Cauley-Stein on the cheap now assures them that they will remain a competitive force in the West for years to come.

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Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein has informed his team that he will opt-out of the resumed NBA season due to the impending birth of his child in July.

The NBA gave the players of the teams who will compete in the season resumption the option to opt-out of the games without receiving their salary. If a player opts out, his team will have the ability to sign a player to replace him.

Cauley-Stein, a 26-year-old center who was traded to the Mavs in January from the Golden State Warriors, has played primarily as a backup for Dallas this season after being a starter for the Dubs.

The Kentucky alum is averaging 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds for a game this season, providing irregular production as a big man whose game hasn’t quite blossomed as expected ever since he was the 6th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Drat.

Dallas is expected to sign point guard Trey Burke in Cauley-Stein’s place for the rest of the season, an important addition to their team at a position where they needed to improve their depth.

Burke spent last season with the Mavericks, averaging 9.7 points and 2.6 assists per game in 25 games.

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Golden State Warriors’ future looks a bit brighter today than it looked just a few days ago as the team managed to re-sign center Kevon Looney while adding Willie Cauley-Stein in recent days.

Looney established himself as a reliable rotation piece in the past season, playing 18.5 minutes on average and getting 6.2 points and 5.2 boards per game. Several other teams looked to use the Warriors’ salary cap constraints and lure him out of Golden State, but he ended up staying with the organization on a three-year deal, worth around $15 million.

Cauley-Stein, on the other hand, will sign a deal with the Warriors that is worth little above the minimum salary. The 25-year-old was a restricted free agent this summer but publicly expressed a desire to leave Sacramento Kings. While Kings can still match Golden State’s offer and keep Cauley-Stein on their roster, they are expected to go with the player’s wishes. 

During 81 games he played with the Kings in the past regular season, Cauley-Stein averaged 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

After losing Kevin Durant to free agency and Klay Thompson to ACL injury, Warriors were facing with a challenging 2019/20 NBA season. Still, the organization bounced back by signing All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell a few days ago. Keeping Looney and getting Willie Cauley-Stein on the cheap now assures them that they will remain a competitive force in the West for years to come.

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