The Mavericks have signed 27-year old power forward Drew Gooden to a 1-year, $4.5 million dollar deal. Gooden played in 51 games (28 starts) for the Kings, Bulls and Spurs last season in which he averaged 24.8 minutes, 11.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. The much traveled Gooden will likely play quite a bit at power forward or center when the Mavericks decide to go small and run the court. Gooden has now played in 510 games (396 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 28.1 minutes, 12.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. This was a good signing for the Mavericks as Gooden is a good basketball player.