Knicks Hand Dallas a 48-Hour Decision on Moussa Cisse

Restricted free agent Moussa Cisse has agreed to a two-year offer sheet with the New York Knicks, giving the Mavericks 48 hours to decide whether to match and keep him. Cisse appeared in 38 games for Dallas last season, averaging 4.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in a reserve role.

The timing puts the decision squarely in the middle of an already busy offseason for Dallas. The front office has already added Santi Aldama, Marcus Sasser, and Tarik Biberovic in recent weeks, reshaping the frontcourt depth around a rebuild under new head coach Dusty May. Whether Cisse fits that picture — or whether the two-year commitment makes sense given the new pieces already in place — is the call Dallas now has to make quickly.

If the Mavericks let the offer sheet stand, Cisse heads to New York and Dallas absorbs the depth loss at center. Daniel Gafford remains on the roster as the primary interior presence. Matching keeps a known quantity but locks in cap space for a player who logged limited minutes last season. Dallas has two days to decide.