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After acing the G-League test, ex-Baylor star Johnathan Motley gets chance to prove himself to the Mavs

MILWAUKEE -- Take it from someone who has been there. When you are a young player and you spend time in the G-League, formerly known as the NBA Development League, you do not want to blend in.

"You can't just try to be a guy and get everybody else involved," J.J. Barea said. "You got to kill it. That's how you get noticed."

That's what Barea did back early in his career when he was sent to the Fort Worth Flyers for eight games in 2006-07 and averaged more than 27 points with a pair of 40-point games.