Not many people over at the Warriorsworld board saw this coming. The board is going at a hectic pace right now, in case you want to spy on reactions.

if you pair maggette with Dirk and maybe trade Howard for something, that would be very interesting. Even if you don’t trade Howard, that would be a nice 3.

He has said he wants to go to Orl

Are Rashard Lewis and Stephon Marbury going to leave basketball?

i have the mavs at 50.6 million with the luxury tax level at at least 67 million

otherwise…..

keep on chatting on the inner dynamics of the nba…

dirk also would have worked well with a lowpost scorer

doubters, i love it.

Where’s Baron Davis gonna go at the same price?

Atlanta?

Won’t receive the MLE exception from anyone..

nothing happened

Not much. He’d just be matching money for another bad contract.

be able to do a sign and trade with Denver for J.R. Smith. They need a point guard.

Udrih is a good player.

while he pretends to jump over an Aston Martin.

in the game of basketball, the closer you are to the basket, the better chance you have at making baskets and defending the goal from shots being made. Erick Dampier, is Erick Dampier a year older, he is not very good at making shots or preventing shots from being made. So we have to look for big men, and they’re just aren’t alot of good ones out there that can be had. Ronny Turiaf is young, he has a big body, a little bit of skill, and alot of heart. He is someone you would want on your team. He may be available, he may not.. Channing Frye is another one the Mavs should look into.. Nene as well. Any others?

I do think it’s possible his contract gets traded at some point though. Over $20M of an expiring contract is a huge asset to have in the NBA. Of course, AJM just ignores that part.

We’ll still be over the cap even if we let Kidd walk after next season, right?

And I think he’s saying that Chicago would be looking to deal Hinrich for Kidd because Hinrich is useless with Rose there now and cause Kidd’s contract is expiring, not cause they, like, need Kidd or anything.

Although Toronto really doesn’t work since they already dealt Ford for JO earlier this week.

a $20M expiring contract is huge in the NBA, unlike a big money contract in MLB.

they intended to deal him when they dealt for him, but they should know by watching the team in the spring that Kidd isn’t the answer.

I think dealing Kidd is the ONLY thing that makes sense at this point. Keeping him does not, and resigning him definitely does not. It may be some sort of admission of failure on Cuban’s part, but he’s not the type of guy that got rich by making dumb decisions. For the most part, he’s an incredibly savvy owner.

Gives too much false hope, which is exactly what Cuban is going to hold onto. We’ll be a 6-8 seed, get our butts whooped in the first round and this valuable trade asset will walk for nothing. We’d have to be damn terrible for Cuban to trade Kidd before the deadline, and as long as Dirk is healthy, I don’t see that happening.

“could” apply to the Mavs though.

Sure, Josh Howard isn’t as young as Jefferson is, but if he starts the season well next year (like he did this season), he will have some value.

Also, I’m a big believer in Brandon Bass – obviously not to the level that Jefferson has become, but I think he will be a solid starter on some team in the future (great athleticism, good outside shot, terrific FT shooter, decent low-post game, good rebounder for his size).

I think Kidd is gone, and if you have to package Howard or Bass with him to get back something even more substantial, then so be it. Still, there will be plenty of teams that will want to clear out cap room for Joe Johnson, Allen Iverson, Rasheed Wallace, Lamar Odom, Shawn Marion, and Ron Artest (and that’s just the UFAs that I can think of). So, even if there are no takers on Howard or Bass, I think there will still be plenty of teams out there that will be willing to take on Kidd in an effort to gain cap relief (Chicago’s Hinrich jumps out at me as an obvious option right now since Dallas would need a PG with Kidd leaving in the deal).

Sometimes swapping shitty contracts is valuable if you think the shitty contract you’re getting back (but actually the player in this case) will help you win a title,

That could be the Mavs, though I don’t know who fits that.