Willie Cauley-Stein is reportedly sitting out of next month’s resumed NBA season. As reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Cauley-Stein is sitting out due to expecting a child next month. The news of Cauley-Stein sitting out is reported to have prompted the Dallas Mavericks to sign Trey Burke to fill his roster spot.
Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein has decided to sit out the resumed NBA season, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Cauley-Stein and his partner are expecting a newborn child in July.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 25, 2020
Free agent guard Trey Burke has agreed to a deal with the Dallas Mavericks for the rest of the season, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 25, 2020
Cauley-Stein was traded to the Mavericks from the Golden State Warriors in January and has since made 13 appearances for Dallas, averaging 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
Trey Burke last played with the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 5.9 points and 2.1 assists in the 25 appearances he made for the Sixers earlier this season.
The decision of Cauley-Stein to sit out the resumed NBA season at the end of next month adds his name to the list of players sitting out, with Davis Bertans of the Washington Wizards as well as Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley not participating.
