Dallas Mavericks' Jose Juan Barea holds up the championship trophy after Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks Sunday, June 12, 2011, in Miami. The Mavericks won ...

Mavericks' veteran point guard tries to stay ready while also bracing for career's next phase John Schuhmann NEW YORK — J.J. Barea is an underdog story. A 5-foot-10 player from Mayagüez ...

Dallas' JJ Barea passes around OKC's Russell Westbrook during the fourth period of play in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals at American Airlines Center in Dallas on May 17, 2011.

First up: Barea has been a stalwart for the Mavericks for most of his career. He and Nowitzki were the last hold-overs from the 2011 championship roster last season. In recent years, he’s become ...

LeBron James, all 6-foot-8 and 270 pounds of him, couldn't take advantage of J.J. Barea in the post. James tried backing down Barea, who weighed about 100 pounds less than James soaking wet.

During Friday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard J.J. Barea attempted to get creative after not finding much space with a screen by teammate Greg ...

Former Dallas Mavericks player JJ Barea recently shared his thoughts on Luka Doncic's potential to surpass Dirk Nowitzki as the greatest Maverick of all time, during an appearance on FanDuelTV's ...

DALLAS – J.J. Barea stands at 5-10 but carries himself as if he stood as tall as Dirk Nowitzki. The confidence with which he played basketball gave the Dallas Mavericks a chance to win games ...

The chippy blowout featured five technical fouls and a fourth-quarter dust-up between John Wall and Mavericks reserve J.J. Barea, an undrafted, 12-year veteran out of Northeastern who is closer to ...

The injury and absence of reserve guard J.J. Barea, however, appears to be one too many. It’s crazy to think that a functional rotation might hinge on the presence of a 5’10” career backup.

Sometimes, good things come in small packages. That has certainly been the case with J.J. Barea, who has made a triumphant return to the Dallas Mavericks. The 2013-14 season wasn't pretty for the ...