“Unbelievable. But we were talking about if he can keep this up, and I was like, ‘Yo, if somebody can keep this up, it’s him,'” said veteran Mavs guard J.J. Barea, who serves as a mentor for Doncic. “He plays on the ground. He’s super smart. He’s shooting the ball well. He’s finishing really well. I see him keeping it up. “It’s not hard for him to do this right now. He’s not forcing crazy s—. It’s just coming. That’s why I think he can keep this up. He’s making it look easy.”
Jose Juan Barea Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 06/26/84
Height: 5-10 / 1.78
Weight:175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Salary: $2,564,753
Born: 06/26/84
Height: 5-10 / 1.78
Weight:175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Salary: $2,564,753
You’re out of the rotation since your first or second year in the league. How tough is that to deal with? Jose Juan Barea: It’s been tough. I’m coming off an injury, so maybe it’s a good thing that I get a little more time to get ready. But it’s definitely tough. I’m used to grinding and being in the fight with my teammates. But it’s a different situation and I understand that we got a lot of guys here, a lot of young, good talent. I just got to be ready. I was ready the other day, they put me in, I did a good job. So I just got to stay ready and wait for my time.
It is part of an evolution toward being a coach somebody? Jose Juan Barea: Yeah. I definitely keep learning. Obviously, I got a great relationship with [Mavs coach Rick Carlisle]. I just keep learning and I want to be on the coaching staff some day.
Tim Cato: JJ Barea subs into his first NBA game since his Achilles rupture last January. happy for that dude.
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Brad Townsend: J.J. Barea on being measured at 5-10 instead of his career-long listed height of 6-0: “I was scared I was going to be 5-9, really. ‘Oh, no.’ Five-ten was good, though. My mom knew it, so that’s all that matters. Joked that his 6-0 listing “was on the NBA. They messed that up.”
Dwain Price: I told JJ Barea that the roster says he’s not 6-feet tall, but 5-10. What happened? “I kind of knew that,” he said. “I was scared I was going to be 5-9, really. I was like, ‘Oh no.’ But 5-10 was good. I kind of knew it, though. And my mom knew it, so that was all that matters.”
