Mavericks sign Naji Marshall to $52.2 million extension after career season

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marshall-naji/Whbrtudp/"]Marshall[/a], 28, is coming off a year in which he averaged a career high in both points (15.2) and assists (3.3) per game through 47 starts (74 games). [/p][embed guid="665b6f5a-1409-4673-93c6-bc956ee37613" url="https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/2084008959757652236?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After averaging single-digit points per game in his first four seasons, starting just 46 games, Marshall had his breakthrough season in 2025 when he averaged 13.2 points in 27.8 minutes per game.[/p][p]The New Jersey native, who shot 51% last season, will be a key piece locked up for the remainder of the decade as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Mavericks[/a] continue their rebuild.[/p]