Dallas Mavericks guard Miles Kelly became the third former Auburn player to score his first NBA points in the 2025-26 season on Monday night.
Kelly took an inbounds pass from D’Angelo Russell and flipped in a basket from 7 feet out along the baseline for his first points on his second NBA shot. Kelly’s bucket came with 44 seconds left in a 120-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Kelly played once in the Mavericks’ first 14 games. He was on the court for 2:11 in a 139-129 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Oct. 26 and did not take a shot in that time.
On Monday night, Kelly entered the game with 9:05 to play and stayed on the court for the remainder of the game.
His first NBA shot was a 3-pointer with 8:04 to play, and Kelly’s only other field-goal attempt went in.
Kelly also had four rebounds in the game.
Kelly followed Dylan Cardwell with the Sacramento Kings and Johni Broome with the Philadelphia 76ers as Auburn alumni who have scored their first NBA points this season.
A transfer to Auburn after three seasons at Georgia Tech, Kelly averaged 11.3 points per game for the Tigers in the 2024-25 season as they reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament in April.
After going unselected in the 2025 NBA Draft, Kelly signed a two-way contract with Dallas.
A two-way contract allows a player to move between an NBA team and its NBA Gatorade League affiliate without needing to pass through waivers and earn the same pay in both leagues. Each team can carry three two-way players who may appear on the active roster of the NBA team for as many as 50 games. A two-way contract is worth $636,435 for the 2025-26 season, which is half of the rookie minimum, and is not guaranteed.
The Mavericks’ G League affiliate is the Texas Legends, based in Frisco, Texas.
Kelly has played in five games with the Legends and totaled 82 points, 32 rebounds, 10 assists, three blocked shots and two steals.
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