Report: Yogi Ferrell to join Kings after backing out on Mavs

The Dallas Mavericks have officially lost their man.

Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports reports Friday that guard Yogi Ferrell has agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings after backing out of his original Mavs deal. Ferrell’s new contract is said to be for two years and $6.2 million.

Yogi Ferrell’s new Kings contract will be for two years and $6.2M, league sources said. https://t.co/5NcnC5o786

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 20, 2018

The 25-year-old Ferrell, who averaged 10.2 points and 2.5 assists in 27.8 minutes per game for the Mavs last season, balked on a deal to re-sign with them that would have paid him $5.3 million over two years.

The saga which unfolded over the last 24 hours or so was rather bizarre, but perhaps Ferrell will now be in line for a bigger role in Sacramento.