The Dallas Mavericks are signing ahead Naji Marshall, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Marshall agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal to hitch Dallas.

Dallas will use a good portion of its $12.9 million midlevel exception to signal Marshall, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reports. The signing signifies that the Mavericks won’t be able to re-sign free agent ahead Derrick Jones Jr.

Re-signing Jones was a high precedence for GM Nico Harrison heading into free company. Nevertheless, Jones’ transfer to Klutch Sports activities — requiring an NBPA-mandated 15-day wait interval to vary illustration — and the group’s sign-and-trade pursuit of five-time NBA All-Star Klay Thompson seem to have derailed these plans.

The group held out hopes that it might land Thompson and re-sign Jones as lately as Sunday morning, according to Marc Stein.

Marshall, 26, averaged 7.1 factors, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 66 video games with the New Orleans Pelicans final season. He additionally shot a career-best 46.3% total, together with 38.7% from deep.