I, and a growing number of other Mavs fans on d-m.com, are beginning to wonder if the Mavs have entered the TMac sweepstakes. This Works TMac grant hill for Walker Howard Stackhouse Laettner #5 Pick Only reason I could see Orlando doing this is to rebuild. They'd have the 1, 5, and be getting rid of a TON of salary after next season. I'm sure they'd love to get somebody who might actually grace the court for Grant Hill.
Well, Nowitski/Finley/Bradley/#5 for Shaq/Russell/George would certainly do it. Dallas would now have: Shaq/Bradley/Laettner Walker/Fortson/Najera Russell/George/TAW Stackhouse/Daniels/Howard Nash/Best/Delk LA would now have: Bradley/Medvedenko/Grant Nowitski/Walton/Cool Finley/Fox Bryant/Rush PaYton/Fisher/Livingston or Gordon LA would then use the #5 to pick up one of the PGs, for the future. I'm sure that Dallas would try to do anything to keep from letting Nowitski go, such as Walker/Finley/Howard/#5 or Finley/Nash/Fortson/Bradley/Howard/#5, but I'm not sure that's enough for LA to bite, although it would be tempting. Would LA take Nash/Finley/Walker/Bradley/#5 for Shaq/Russell/George/Fox/Cook? Certainly adding the #5 makes a trade much sweeter for LA, no matter which way it goes.
First of all, no way Dallas trades Dirk. I think that's the whole concept behind this deal. They pull this trade off to avoid the Dirk preclusion.
I really don't understand this deal for the Wizards. Does Stack suck that much now that they have to compensate teams for taking on his contract? Either that or the #5 pick because it's a weak draft isn't worth very much.
According to David Aldridge they made the trade to get rid of some big contracts and to avoid getting YOUNGER. They feel they have enough good, young players. Wanted a marguee veteran.
It's probably Mark Cuban who's screwed up the Orlando thing for us, acquiring pieces to put McGrady and Shaq on the same team.
I posted this at that Mav forum too...... This has to be for Shaq......not T-Mac. Its easy for one to see. McGrady is a great offensive player but the Mavs already have a ton of offensive weapons. The Mavs know what their biggest knock is......defense and interior presence. That's what Shaq brings to the table. And let's face it, the addition of Shaq would put the Mavs much closer to a championship then with the addition of McGrady, which would leave them at the same level due to T-Mac's great offensive skills, but lack of defense. T-Mac's game sums up what the Mavs already have. And it hasnt worked so far so why continue using the same formula..... And besides, all the signs point to it being for Shaq. Today he puts his mansion up for sale in LA. No one would do that unless they knew for sure they were leaving town soon. And now we have Dallas, the front runner for Shaq, raping teams and stock piling.....but for what? Hmm... Does Shaq already know where he's going........ .....in 48 hours, we'll find out as everyone is saying "Stackhouse will never wear a Mav uniform."
That makes no sense....... For one, Stack isnt a marquee veteran, especially considering Washington tried everything outside of running him over with a bus, to get rid of Stack. Another thing........if your trying to AVOID GETTING YOUNGER, then why are you trading for the 5th pick?
No way that would happen....cause they would have to give up "untouchable" Dirk to land one of those players and still have enough ammo to land the other. Another thing......I seriously doubt Orlando would take Stack over Francis, especially considering that the Magic are rebuilding and that Francis apparently now doesnt have a problem with Orlando. So this must mean Dallas must have someone else in mind......but who on earth would take Stack off of there hands?
If the Dallas - Washigton deal is a separate entity from a Dallas - Orlando deal, then Stackhouse & Laettner couldn't be involved in a multi player trade for a while. <a HREF="http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#84"> 84. When can't a player be traded? Can players be given "no-trade" clauses in their contracts?</a> <i> A "no-trade" clause can be negotiated into an individual contract if the player has been in the NBA for at least eight seasons, and has played for the team with which he is signing for at least four seasons. They don't have to be the immediately prior four seasons -- for example, Horace Grant got a no-trade clause from Orlando when he signed with them in 2001. He had played for Orlando for four seasons, but had played for Seattle and Los Angeles in the interim. Very few players actually have one of these no-trade provisions. Otherwise, individually negotiated contracts may not contain no-trade clauses. The no-trade clause prevents the team from making a trade involving the player without the player's consent. In addition, teams cannot trade players under the following circumstances: <b> * For two months after receiving the player in trade, if the player is being traded in combination with other players. However, the team is free to trade the player by himself (not packaged with other players) immediately. This two-month restriction applies only to teams over the salary cap. (Also see question number 71 for a special case where players can be traded together in less than two months.) </b> * When the trading deadline has passed. Teams are free to make trades again once their season has ended, but cannot trade players whose contracts are ending or could end due to an option. * For three months or until December 15th of that season (whichever is later) after signing a contract as a free agent or draft rookie. (Note: This does not apply to players who sign contract extensions or who renegotiate their existing contracts. These players may be traded immediately.) * When the player is playing under a one-year contract and will have Larry Bird or Early Bird rights at the end of the contract. Note: This includes first round draft picks following their fourth (option) season, who accept their team's qualifying offer for their fifth season. * For one year after exercising the right of first refusal to keep a restricted free agent (however, the player can consent to a trade to any team except the team that tried to sign him). * After claiming a player on waivers, for 30 days if the player was claimed during a season, or until the first day of the next season if the player was claimed during the offseason. * A team cannot reacquire a player they traded away during that season (a season being July 1 - June 30) unless the player has been waived. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the first bullet item above. A lot of media mistakenly report that a player cannot be re-traded for two months under any circumstances, even by himself. This is not true -- Danny Manning's trade from Phoenix to Orlando, and soon thereafter to Milwaukee is one example of the correct application of this trade rule. Other media reports confuse the sign-and-trade rule with this one, claiming that the player can be re-traded within 48 hours or after 60 days, but not in between. The fourth bullet item above (players with one-year contracts can't be traded if they will be a Bird or Early Bird free agent) has an interesting implication. If a player has a two-year contract, but the second year is an option year, then the league treats it like a one-year contract and does not allow the player to be traded. If the option is exercised and the contract becomes a true two-year contract, then the player is tradeable. The Phoenix Suns had to exercise their team option on Corrie Blount before trading him to Golden State on 1/26/01.</i>
I saw this and thought why would the wiz do this for AJ...I don't think he was worth it, but good for the Mavs... I still think Shaq is going to Dallas...
That was a great move for the Wizards. They left both Stack and Laettner on the expansion list. Stack's knee is most likely shot, and he's on the books for 3 years and $22.5 million. He never gave the team as much as Rip Hamilton. Laettner's a final year player making over 6 million. They get a pseudo-All-Star in Jamison, who can put up big numbers when he's a focus on a team. Also, it makes Kwame expendable, finally. They're sick of him. I'd place good money on him being traded before the summer's out, and packaging him with Arenas for homeboy Steve Francis makes all the sense in the world on all sides (Magic, DC, Steve) Evan
What do the Wizards do with Brown, Jeffries, Hayes and Jamison at the Forward spots? Someone has to be moved I am sure. I think in the East Jamison could be pretty effective. He could play PF for them. Hasnt Jeffries been as big a disappointment as Brown has? Seems like Hayes had a solid year last year. With Arenas and Jamison now in Washington this franchise is Warriors East!
