Moe Ager contract extended

The team exercised its third-year contract option on guard Moe Ager today. Under the terms of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, the first two years of a first-round draft pick's contract are guaranteed, while the third and fourth years are team options.

Ager (6-5, 202) was selected by Dallas in the first round (28th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft. Ager averaged 2.2 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 6.7minutes per game in 32 games (one start) as a rookie last season. The former Michigan State Spartan contributed 9.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 22.6 minutes in seven preseason games (one start).