Ellis led the Mavericks in scoring last season at 18.9 points per game, the first player other than Dirk Nowitzki to lead the team in scoring since the 1999-2000 season, but the team had no intention of re-signing him beyond next season, according to ESPN.com.
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The Heat and Pacers reportedly are interested in the 29-year-old shooting guard who would have made $8.7 million next season had he stayed in Dallas.
The Mavericks reportedly will take aim at the Trail Blazers’ Wesley Matthews and Spurs’ Danny Green to replace Ellis’ scoring punch, while leaning more on last season’s big acquisition, Chandler Parsons, in a point forward role.
