Chandler Parsons hopes to make his season debut on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Parsons underwent knee surgery in the offseason.

Parsons averaged 15.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 33.1 minutes per game last season with the Dallas Mavericks.

Rick Carlisle and the Dallas Mavericks are nearing agreement on a five-year extension.

Carlisle joined the Mavericks in May of 2008.

Donnie Nelson memorably announced in April that he and Mark Cuban regard Carlisle as "our Jerry Sloan."

Carlisle is the third longest tenured head coach in the NBA.

Maurice Ndour has been waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

"It was a really tough decision," Mark Cuban told Yahoo.

Ndour is sidelined indefinitely because of a stress reaction in his left leg, an injury that played a major role in the Mavericks’ decision.

Ndour plans to rehabilitate and explore his options – in the NBA and overseas – when he clears waivers Wednesday, sources said.

Ndour went undrafted in 2015 and joined the New York Knicks for the NBA summer league.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led the NBA in efficiency differential during the preseason with a mark of +12.5.

During the 14-15 preseason, the Golden State Warriors had the league's best mark with +11.0, which became a first indicator of their jump as title contenders.

Here's the full rankings from the 15-16 preseason:

1. Thunder: 12.5
2. Celtics: 11.6
3. Grizzlies: 11.5
4. Wizards: 10.4
5. Hornets: 10.0
6. Pistons: 7.1
7. Raptors: 5.6
8. Pacers: 4.7
9. Knicks: 4.0
10. Suns: 3.9
11. Nuggets: 3.5
12. Kings: 3.3
13. Magic: 2.8
14. Blazers: 1.8
15. Jazz: 0.4
16. Heat: 0.0
17. Hawks: -0.7
18. Rockets: -0.7
19. Nets: -1.0
20. Warriors: -1.3
21. Spurs: -1.9
22. Lakers: -2.1
23. Bucks: -3.4
24. Bulls: -3.6
25. Pelicans: -3.6
26. Clippers: -4.2
27. Cavaliers: -6.5
28. 76ers: -8.6
29. Mavericks: -10.7
30. Wolves: -11.0

The Dallas Mavericks have requested waivers on Sam Dalembert, Brandon Ashley, Tu Holloway and Jamil Wilson. 

Dalembert (6-11, 250) played in four games (one start) this preseason and averaged 4.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 12.8 minutes. He missed the final three games of the exhibition season with a left leg injury.

Ashley (6-9, 230) played in all seven preseason contests and averaged 1.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.1 minutes.

Wilson (6-7, 230) also saw action in all seven games this preseason and averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 17.5 minutes.

Holloway (6-0, 190) was signed on Oct. 22 and did not play in a preseason game for the Mavericks.

The Dallas Mavericks have waived Jarrid Famous and, in a related transaction, signed free agent Tu Holloway. 

Famous (6-11, 240) went undrafted out of South Florida in 2011 and signed with Dallas after competing for the Washington Wizards at the 2015 Las Vegas NBA Summer League. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in five preseason games with the Mavericks.

Holloway (6-0, 190) went undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft and competed for a roster spot in the Mavericks 2012 training camp. He played collegiately at Xavier University and in his four years as a Musketeer, he played in 134 games and held career averages of 13.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per contest. As a junior, Holloway was Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and earned Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press while averaging 19.7 points and 5.4 assists a game.

Rob Mahoney (@RobMahoney) joins Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) to preview the Dallas Mavericks season.  

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Maurice Ndour has suffered a stress reaction in left leg and is out indefinitely. 

Ndour has had a strong camp with the Dallas Mavericks after an impressive Summer League stint with the New York Knicks.

Chandler Parsons played a significant role in the Dallas Mavericks' initially successful, ultimately futile pursuit of DeAndre Jordan. Jordan committed to the Mavericks and then changed his mind to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Parsons talked about the experience in an exclusive interview with Shams Charania.

"We had Mavs gear shipped to DeAndre for the season," Parsons said. "We picked out his locker. We picked out where he was going to sit on the team bus and plane. We picked out his No. 6 jersey. We narrowed down which home he would buy in Dallas, talked about restaurants here.

"I think I've earned the right to speak freely about the Mavs and our future. There was no way DJ was going to come unless I presented our pitch. It's not like I was gassing him up and lying. Everything he was saying that he wanted, we were going to give to him. Everything: the opportunity to get the ball more, to be an MVP candidate, to be the man and take the next step in his career.

"It's not like I was just making this [expletive] up. He's still a friend. But when I saw him in Las Vegas for Team USA, all I could really say was, 'Are you [expletive] serious?' "