Nerlens Noel takes $4.1M qualifying offer from Dallas Mavericks

Restricted free-agent center Nerlens Noel re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced on Monday.

The athletic big man's deal is for one-year, $4.1 million and he will become an unrestricted free agent in the 2018 offseason 2018.

The deal was signed in Los Angeles last week, according to sources.

Noel averaged 8.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.0 steal in 22 minutes per game for the Mavericks after arriving in Dallas at the trade deadline.