Rick Carlisle tried to reach out to Dennis Smith Jr. expressing how he would "love to have him back."

Smith recently expressed that he hopes to be traded. Smith has been frustrated with his role with the Dallas Mavericks.

"Dennis Smith is not here, but I want to let everybody know I reached out to him and his agent last night and let them know that when he's feeling better, he's welcome to rejoin the team at any time," Carlisle said Friday. "We would love to have him back.

"In his year and a half here, he has started every game that he has been available to play. And during that period in time, he has experienced significant growth on both sides of the ball. I'm very proud of the progress that he's made. That's where we are."

Smith is not expected to rejoin the Mavericks on their road trip.

Added Carlisle: "I just think that he's part of this team and we'd love to have him back."

The Mavericks won't trade Smith unless they get a good value in return.