Johnathan Motley
| No. 55 – Dallas Mavericks | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 4, 1995 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Shore (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Baylor (2014–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–present | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2017–present | →Texas Legends |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Johnathan Landus Motley (born May 4, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is on a two-way contract and will divide time between the Mavericks and their NBA G League team, the Texas Legends. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, where he was an All-American as a junior.
Motley played high school basketball at North Shore High School in Houston, Texas under head coach David Green. He led his team to a 32–4 mark as a junior and a 30–5 mark in as a senior, winning back to back district championships. A top 100 recruit nationally, Motley committed to play at Baylor on September 12, 2012.
Motley blossomed into an All-American player as a junior for Baylor, leading the Bears to their first number one ranking as a program during the 2016–17 season. At the close of the season, Motley was named the winner of the Karl Malone Award as the country's best college power forward.
At the close of his junior season, Motley declared his eligibility for the 2017 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return to college. He would later hire an agent before signing up for the 2017 NBA Draft Combine, thus ending any chances of returning for his senior year at Baylor.
After going undrafted in 2017 NBA Draft, Motley signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He became the first player in franchise history to sign such a deal. As a result, he gets to split his time playing between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.
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