The Dallas Mavericks made a pair of roster moves ahead of the NBA's tentative July restart.
Center Willie Cauley-Stein will opt out of the remainder of the season as he is expecting a child in July, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Charania reports Dallas has signed guard Trey Burke to fill Cauley-Stein's roster spot.
Burke averaged 5.9 points and 2.1 assists in 25 appearances with the Philadelphia 76ers this year. He played for the Mavericks last season, putting up close to 10-2-3 in 17.4 minutes per game down the stretch.
Cauley-Stein was acquired from the Golden State Warriors in January in exchange for a 2020 second-round pick. In 13 appearances with Dallas, the 26-year-old big man averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in just over 12 minutes per game. He has a player option worth $2.3 million for 2020-21.
The NBA will allow players to withdraw from the 22-team restart set to unfold at the Walt Disney World campus in Orlando next month. Beyond forfeiture of salary based on the number of games missed, players deemed to not possess additional health risks by playing during the COVID-19 pandemic will not face league discipline should they choose to sit out.
