Mavericks sign Taze Moore

The man with the self-described million-dollar leg has been signed by the Mavericks.

The team announced that guard Taze Moore has been signed after playing last season with the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.

Moore is a product of the University of Houston, where he played as a senior after starting his collegiate career at California State-Bakersfield.

Moore suffered a catastrophic right leg injury that included two shattered bones. His basketball future was in doubt after the injury that sidelined him for nearly two years.

It required five surgeries, some to fix things that went wrong in the earlier procedures, leading Moore to claim ownership to “my million-dollar leg.”

Moore brings the Mavericks’ roster to 18 players.

The official news release is below:

MAVERICKS SIGN TAZE MOORE

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed guard Taze Moore (Tah-Zhay). Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Moore (6-5, 195) went undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft, and he played with Dallas’ G League affiliate Texas Legends during the 2022-23 season with averages of 10.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 39 games. Moore also played on the Mavericks’ 2023 NBA 2K24 Summer League team and averaged 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in five games while shooting 60.0% (15-25 FG) from the field.

Moore played college basketball at Cal State Bakersfield for four years before transferring to Houston for his final collegiate season in 2021-22. While with the Cougars, he averaged 10.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals in 36 games (31 starts), and earned American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team honors, All-Texas Honorable Mention and was named the Great Clips Slam Dunk Champion.