George King inks 10-day deal with Dallas Mavericks
The NBA is just another sports league ravaged by COVID-19 lately. The NFL, NHL and college sports have been impacted severely over the past couple of weeks as the virus has broken out.
With all of the teams bothered by COVID-19 issues, the NBA announced a new rule to allow more players to be signed, as reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic.
With these changes taking place, NBA teams flocked to sign players to 10-day deals to give them more flexibility.
In turn, former Colorado Buffaloes star George King signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, as reported by Charania.
The Dallas Mavericks plan to sign forward George King to a 10-day hardship deal out of NBA G League’s Agua Caliente, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 21, 2021
King has bounced around quite a bit, including a summer league contract with the Portland Trail Blazers and then a preseason run with the Los Angeles Clippers before eventually being released.
Just in from the team: The LA Clippers have waived George King and Moses Wright.
— Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) October 14, 2021
After a successful run in Colorado, King was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 59th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft and played in just one NBA game for the Suns. Instead, he was primarily used in the G League.
King then bounced around in the international world of hoops for some time before making his way back to the states.
Reggie Bullock and Josh Green tested positive for Dallas, and with the way things have gone down in the NBA, there could be more positive results coming soon.
King could get a chance to get some decent run during his 10-day deal with games on Tuesday, Thursday and a Christmas Day matchup against the Utah Jazz.
