Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle reiterated on his weekly radio show that disgruntled point guard Dennis Smith Jr. "is welcome to come back and rejoin the team whenever he feels like he can," adding that he believes Smith's advisers are telling him to stay away from the team.
Smith has missed the last four games -- three officially because of back soreness and the fourth for an illness -- as reports swirled about the Mavs shopping him in the trade market.
Smith did not report to the team facility for practice on Friday, and he did not join the Mavs for the two-game road trip to Indiana and Milwaukee.