Mavericks keep two rookie forwards on opening-night roster

The Dallas Mavericks waived Jaleel Cousins, the younger brother of Sacramento All-Star DeMarcus Cousins, and four others to get their roster to the regular-season limit of 15.

Kyle Collinsworth, Keith Hornsby, Jonathan Gibson and CJ Williams also were waived.

Rookie forwards Nicolas Brussino and Dorian Finney-Smith made the roster.

Cousins didn’t appear in a preseason game after signing Monday. The 6-foot-11 center was undrafted out of South Florida.

Gibson, a guard, played in all seven preseason games, averaging 7.1 points and 3.0 assists.

Williams averaged 3.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in five games, and Hornsby scored 3.2 points per game in five appearances.

Collinsworth averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 assists in five games.

This story was originally published October 22, 2016 at 8:49 PM with the headline "Mavericks keep two rookie forwards on opening-night roster."