Monta Ellis Happy With Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks‘ guard Monta Ellis is very happy in Dallas but will leave his options open after the season when he can test NBA free agency

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In 2013, guard Monta Ellis left the

in free agency to join the Dallas Mavericks. He helped the Mavericks return to the postseason. In 2014, the Mavericks re-signed star forward Dirk Nowitzki and were able to sign forward Chandler Parsons away from the rival

Houston Rockets

The Mavericks hope to be viable for some time but for that to happen, they’ll have to convince Monta Ellis to stay beyond this season.

“It is a business, but at the same time, I’m going to look into everything with my family, sit down with my wife, my kids and we’re going to go from there,” Ellis told the Dallas Morning News.“But I’m with the Dallas Mavericks for the next two years and hopefully throughout the rest of my career.

Monta Ellis was quick to point out how much he and his family have enjoyed their time in Dallas.

“[My family] loves it here. I would love to retire here. My wife loves it. It’s good because she’s trying to go back to law school and get into being a lawyer or whatever. So my life is great on the outside of basketball. I love the city of Dallas. I like how they embraced me. That’s the thing that was with me as well. My first two years at Golden State, the fans embraced me so much that it wanted me to give back to them. That’s why I worked so hard to be the type of player that I was because the fans were 100 percent behind me. And when I came here it was the same way. It got me back to want to give back to them because they give me so much.”

The Mavericks will tip their season off Tuesday when they take on the San Antonio Spurs.

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