The Mavericks front office members say they've found their guy in point guard Dennis Smith Jr., whom Dallas drafted with the ninth overall pick on Thursday night. But are the Mavs about to get another one of their guys, this time from down the road instead of the East Coast?

Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson said the team is "very high" on Baylor forward Johnathan Motley, who went undrafted in Thursday's 60-pick draft. Nelson said the team's in "advanced discussions" about bringing Motley on board.

"Being right down the road with Scott Drew and the amazing job he does down there ... let's just say that we're on it," Nelson said Friday morning in a radio interview with 103.3 FM ESPN Dallas.

Nelson highlighted Motley's length and athleticism as the most attractive traits of the player DraftExpress ranked 39th in its Top 100. Motley averaged 17.3 points per game for the Bears en route to a Sweet 16 berth this season. He opted to enter the draft early rather than return for his senior year.

Motley underwent surgery in April after suffering a torn meniscus in the Sweet 16 contest vs. South Carolina. He played through the injury in the game, still scoring 18 points and collecting nine rebounds.

"We all feel for those guys who should be at the end of the first and all of a sudden you've got an injury situation [and] get into a free fall," Nelson said in the interview. "We've been in contact and are hopeful and fairly optimistic we can make something happen there."

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