The Dallas Mavericks have decided to waive-and-stretch the contract of Olivier-Maxence Prosper, league sources told ClutchPoints on Friday afternoon.

After recently exploring the trade market for Prosper and discussing scenarios with a couple of teams, the Mavericks ultimately decided to waive the former first-round pick before training camp.

Over the last week, the Mavs had been searching for an avenue to trade Prosper in order to free up a roster spot for Dante Exum, whom the team agreed to re-sign this offseason. However, trading Prosper would have cost the Mavericks one of their two tradeable second-round picks, sources said.

As a result, the organization decided it was in its best interest to seek the waive-and-stretch option since the forward did not have much money on his c

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