DJ Mbenga gets picked up by Nellie

A former Mavs center was signed by a former Mavs coach, as Golden State skipper Don Nelson signed DJ Mbenga today. The Mavs waived the native of Congo on Oct. 30.

Mbenga, a 7-foot physical specimen who never moved past the project stage, played three years in Dallas. A knee injury this past February ended his season, but he returned in training camp.

”We hope that he’s healthy and can continue his career,” Avery Johnson said. “When he’s healthy, he’s a pretty athletic guy and obviously we loved him enough to keep him around here a couple years.”