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See the full story · 2 sourcesFormer Xavier men's basketball star Naji Marshall has signed an eight-figure contract extension to remain with his current NBA team until 2030.
Marshall, who played for the Musketeers from 2017 to 2020, inked a three-year, $52 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Sunday. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, it is worth an average annual value of $17.33 million.
Currently, Marshall is on a three-year, $27 million deal with Dallas signed in 2024, so he is getting his paycheck nearly doubled for the 2027-28 NBA season .
In 2025-26, Marshall averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game, as well as 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 51% shooting. The small forward started 47 of the Mavericks' 74 contests while averaging 29.5 minutes per game. His scoring ranked third on the team, behind Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis.
Only two players on Dallas's 2025-26 roster, Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington, have contracts with an average annual value worth than Marshall's extension, according to data from Spotrac.
Marshall is headed into his seventh NBA season. He started his career and spent four years with the New Orleans Pelicans , where he split time with the NBA franchise and its G-League team. He found a larger NBA role with Dallas upon joining it in 2024, starting over 21 games and averaging double figures for the first time in his career in 2024-25.
At Xavier , Marshall played three seasons, averaging 16.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and four assists on 44.5% shooting as a senior. He also helped lead Xavier to an NCAA Tournament appearance and Big East regular season title game in 2018.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Naji Marshall, Xavier alum, inks 8-figure NBA deal, report says
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