Report: Yogi Ferrell Agrees to Kings Contract After Backing out of Mavs Deal

Despite a former agreement with the Dallas Mavericks, Yogi Ferrell is headed to the Sacramento Kings. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported the third-year player agreed to terms with the team on a two-year, $6.2 million contract.

Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs.com initially reported the sides were working on a deal. Rabjohns added the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans also had interest in Ferrell, but the Kings made the hardest push to get a contract done. 

Earlier in the day, Yahoo Sports' Charania reported Ferrell was backing out of a reported two-year agreement with the Mavericks. 

"We felt uncomfortable and will weigh our options," Ferrell's agent Cervando Tejeda told Charania about backing out of the Mavs agreement.

Charania noted when Ferrell originally agreed to a deal with Dallas that he had been promised a role as the backup shooting guard to start the 2018-19 season. 

In two NBA seasons with the Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets, Ferrell has primarily come off the bench. The 25-year-old appeared in all 82 games last season in Dallas, making 21 starts, and averaged a career-high 10.2 points per contest. 

The Kings have already added to their backcourt depth this week by acquiring Ben McLemore, along with Deyonta Davis and a future second-round draft pick, from the Memphis Grizzlies for Garrett Temple. 

Buddy Hield, De'Aaron Fox and Frank Mason III are also guards on the Sacramento roster for head coach Dave Joerger to use in his rotation next season.