Mavs waive the Broom.

by bbob on Jan 5, 2011 10:52 AM CST

Sad day, hope he clears.

Per Sefko:

The Mavericks will keep one of their players with a non-guaranteed contract, but not the other. Steve Novak, the stellar outside shooter who played sparingly in the first two months of the season, will be waived so that he can clear waivers before next Monday, when all contracts become guaranteed.

Novak was working on a veteran minimum contract worth about $800,000.

Meanwhile, it appears Brian Cardinal will be retained. If he is on the roster on Monday, his entire salary of about $1.3 million will be guaranteed.

The loss of Novak means the Mavericks will carry a 14-man roster for the time being. As of now, only 11 of those players are healthy.

Teams can sign players to 10-day contracts starting on Monday and that means the Mavericks could look to add a player from the NBA Development League or elsewhere.

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Cuban, you cheap bastard :P

Unless his spot is being opened for Derrick Rose, this makes no sense.

"Why do they call an orange an orange, but they don't call a banana a yellow?" - Andy Rooney

by mike_o on Jan 5, 2011 11:10 AM CST reply actions

+1

Spurs #1 in the NBA!!! --- Eagles Win NFC East!!!! Vick-Tory!!

by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 5, 2011 1:00 PM CST up reply actions

Not exactly any purpose of giving him 800,000 dollars for waving a towel around

by Why on Jan 6, 2011 2:18 PM CST up reply actions

Steve had high percentages this season to to lack of playing time. If you take a look at his career stats, then you understand why the coaching staff let him go.

Spurs #1 in the NBA!!! --- Eagles Win NFC East!!!! Vick-Tory!!

by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 5, 2011 1:01 PM CST reply actions