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Frisco, TX – The Dallas Mavericks have announced that they have signed guard John Poulakidas and forward Tyler Smith to Two-Way contracts. In a related move, the Mavericks have requested waivers on Two-Way guard Miles Kelly. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
Poulakidas (6-6, 205) joins Dallas after beginning the 2025–26 season with the G League’s San Diego Clippers. In 24 regular-season games (14 starts), he averaged 14.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists while shooting 47.3% from three-point range (96-of-203), the seventh-highest mark in the G League among qualified players this season.
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Poulakidas went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft following a four-year career at Yale. He finished as a 40.2% career three-point shooter (243-of-604) and started 90 consecutive games from his sophomore through senior seasons. As a junior, he earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors and helped lead Yale to an NCAA Tournament first-round victory over Auburn. As a senior, he led the Ivy League in scoring (19.2 ppg) and was named First Team All-Ivy League and Ivy League Tournament MVP.
Poulakidas will wear No. 1 for Dallas.