Villanueva returning to Mavericks after making playoffs for 1st time in 10

Owner Mark Cuban is determined to bring another championship back to Dallas, and he has shown that he will do just about anything to do so.

Barea had been considering signing with the Miami Heat in free agency before deciding on a return to the Mavs.

Barea’s deal uses the Mavericks’ cap-room exemption.

Since the start of free agency on July 1st, it was rumored that the two parties had a mutual interest to come to an arrangement. Barea told a newspaper in Puerto Rico that he was rejoining Dallas. During the playoffs, he was called upon to start the final two games of the Mavericks’ first round loss to the Houston Rockets after the team parted ways with Rajon Rondo. In 2010-11 he averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 assists and was an important role player in the Mavs’ run to the National Basteball Association title. Once that happens, Dallas will have three point guards on their roster including Devin Harris and Raymond Felton. Dallas is also reportedly in talks with point guard Jeremy Lin, who could potentially round out the position.

New York went 7-0 with Lin as a starter or playing major minutes in a game and the Knicks battled back to a. 500 record for that point in the season, every victory adding to the phenomenon dubbed “Linsanity”.

The Texas-based team is exploring a sign-and-trade deal to acquire the Harvard standout from the Los Angeles Lakers, sources confirmed to Yahoo!

“It’s not official yet”, Barea told the Morning News. With Jordan in the team, Lin can create openings for both himself and DJ. Last season, nearly 60 percent of Barea’s 3-point attempts were assisted and he connected on 31.5 percent of them. Barea to fill it.