The Dallas Mavericks are trying to rebuild their roster from the ground up, but injuries have ravaged the group and stunted their progress during the second hal

Even so, Dallas still has several veterans left over from the organization’s previous attempt to build a contender around Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, and one of those players is small forward Klay Thompson .

The team announced Sunday they had signed guard John Poulakidas and forward Tyler Smith to two-way contracts. Relatedly, Dallas requested waivers on Miles Kelly, who was on a two-way deal. The additions come after the Mavericks signed Ryan Nembhard to a new two-year deal and waived Tyus Jones on Saturday.

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have waived guard Tyus Jones. Jones (6-0, 196) appeared in eight games (two starts) with the Mavericks and averaged 3.9 points and 3.8 assists in 16.6 minutes per game.

The Dallas Mavericks have created a roster spot for one of their undrafted rookies.

Mavericks rookie guard Ryan Nembhard is averaging 6.7 points, 4.9 assists and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 37.9% from 3-point range in 38 appearances.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (46-15) have won four of their last five as they look to complete a season sweep of the Dallas Mavericks (21-38) on Sunday night at American Airlines Center.

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