A former NBA sharpshooter, Davis Bertans, is expected to finalize a multi-year deal to play in Dubai.
The deal includes an NBA buyout clause that allows him to return to the league if presented with a contract offer, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
Bertans was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. On that draft night, he was included in one of the most infamous transactions of the previous decade; he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with future two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard,
Bertans bounced around the association, eventually landing on the Washington Wizards in 2019 before a trade sent him to the Dallas Mavericks three years later.
Last summer, the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired the big man as a part of the deal that delivered them rising star Cason Wallace.
Rarely played with OKC
The 31-year-old played sparingly in 15 tilts for Oklahoma City a season ago. At the midseason trade deadline, the franchise moved him to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the now-retired Gordon Hayward.