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During Friday’s appearance on 1310 The Ticket, general manager Mike Schmitz said the Mavericks studied Marshall’s film before the new front office arrived, then got a closer look at him day to day. “He brings a level of toughness and versatility, and he can play with the ball, he can play without the ball. He’s super competitive,” Schmitz said. “We quickly saw just studying his film and his body of work prior to coming here, but then just being around him more on a day-to-day basis and what he means to the team and the organization. So excited for Naji to continue making strides in his career and continue improving in a variety of areas, but yeah, toughness, the feel, IQ, and the playmaking ability to put pressure on the rim are definitely areas where he adds value.”
Yossi Gozlan: It looks like Naji Marshall remains trade-eligible based on this structure. $18,195,000 is the most he can get within extend-and-trade limits, which is 120 percent of the estimated average salary. And the annual declines are all 5 percent or fewer.
Shams Charania: Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall has signed a three-year, $52.2 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. The fully guaranteed deal takes Marshall through the 2029-30 season in Dallas.
Marc Stein: Naji Marshall’s three-year contract extension with Dallas will start at $18.2 million in 2027-28 and decline in the following two seasons to $17.3 million in 2028-29 and $16.7 million in 2029-30, league sources tell @TheSteinLine and @DLLS_Sports.
Bobby Marks: Naji Marshall becomes the 69th veteran to sign an extension since the CBA started in July 2023. Over $6.1B in vet extensions handed out For comparison, there were 74 veteran extensions from 2017-18 to 2022-23.
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Marc Stein: In announcing the deal, Dallas says Naji Marshall will switch from No. 13 to No. 3 this coming season.
The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed forward Naji Marshall to a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Marshall (6-8, 230) averaged a career-best 15.2 points (career-high .510 FG%), 4.7 rebounds, a career-high 3.3 assists, a career-high 1.1 steals and a career-high 29.5 minutes per game in 74 games (career-high 47 starts) for Dallas in 2025-26. He also produced a career-best six 30-point games last season.
Mike Curtis: Max Christie and Naji Marshall are changing their jersey numbers, per a #Mavs spokesperson: Christie will switch from No. 00 to No. 0, previously worn by Dante Exum in 2025-26. Marshall is changing his number from No. 13 to No. 3, previously worn by Anthony Davis in 2025-26.
Mike Curtis: #Mavs forward Naji Marshall is in San Antonio for tonight’s Game 1 between the #Knicks and #Spurs. Marshall is close friends with Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, his former teammate of three seasons in New Orleans.
Among other players the source said the Sixers made runs at, unsuccessfully: Naji Marshall of the Dallas Mavericks, Donte DiVincenzo of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Brandin Podziemski of the Golden State Warriors and Ryan Dunn of the Phoenix Suns. None of those players were moved.
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Handy has seen Irving's imprint throughout the roster, from lending his ball-handling and finishing knowledge to Brandon Williams to helping Naji Marshall improve his footwork and balance. "He's been an open book," Handy said, acknowledging a change from Irving’s days in Cleveland. "Not that he wouldn't talk to his teammates, but he was really trying to figure out his own process. So now, Kyrie knows who he is as a player and he knows who he is as a man, so it's a lot easier for him to share and give insight into things that he's done and that he's used to be successful in different parts of the game."
Grant Afseth: Final: Mavericks 134, Lakers 128 Cooper Flagg: 45 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST P.J. Washington: 15 PTS, 5 REB Naji Marshall: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST LeBron James: 30 PTS, 9 REB, 15 AST Jaxson Hayes: 23 PTS, 4 REB Rui Hachimura: 21 PTS, 7 REB Dallas (25-53) faces the Clippers next.
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was ejected after just one technical foul and forward Naji Marshall was tossed moments later from the bench after getting his second tech on Friday night in a 138-127 loss to Orlando. The sequence came early in the fourth quarter against the Magic, with the Mavericks trailing by more than 20 points. Dallas entered the game on a 14-game home losing streak, its longest since the 1993-94 season.
