The Nonconformists plans to hire former NBA great Makhtar N’Diaye as director of professional personnel and international scouting, reports Marc J. Spears of Andscape by Twitter.
N’Diaye played just four games with the Grizzlies in 1999, but he made history by becoming the first Senegalese player to play in the NBA. N’Diaye was a scout for the Knicks for nine years, Spears noted.
N’Diaye, 50, played college basketball at Michigan and North Carolina and spent time in the NBA D League (now known as the G League) after his time in Memphis. He also played professionally in France.
The Mavericks have been busy in recent months, give multi-year extensions to head coach Jason Kidd and Managing Director Nico Harrison and reach the NBA Finals in June for the first time since 2011. They made some changes to their roster this offseason, mostly trading Josh Green, Derrick Jones And Tim Hardaway Jr. For Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall And Quentin Grimes. They also have brought back Spencer Dinwiddie on a one-year contract at minimum wage.
