Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday they have signed free-agent forwards Al-Farouq Aminu and Ivan Johnson to undisclosed contracts.<\/p>\n
Aminu, 23, spent the past three seasons with New Orleans and averaged 7.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 80 games in 2013-14, starting 65.<\/p>\n
He played his first season with the Clippers after being taken with the No. 8 overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft and was traded to New Orleans as part of the package that sent Chris Paul to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Aminu owns career averages of 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 303 career games, including 171 starts, with the Clippers and New Orleans.<\/p>\n
Johnson, 30, began his professional career in the NBA Development League and averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds over 125 games with the Atlanta Hawks from 2011-13.<\/p>\n
He spent the 2013-14 season playing in China and started all five games for the Mavericks at the Las Vegas Summer League this month, averaging 7.8 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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