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nyjets2006,
Here's the Mavs guaranteed salaries before the off-season starts.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries/dalla
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They have no "bench" to trade as it stands. Brandon Bass is not going anywhere. The Mavs will also be over the cap, which means that each new role player they acquire is only going to cost Cuban even more than they should in the first place. Maybe Cuban is willing to pony up the money for a full season of Kidd, but that could get expensive fast.
Also, look at Dampier's salary. He's got two years guaranteed of $10 million salary and then a third year of $13 MILLION! I think we can all agree, fans or not, that Dampier isn't worth that. I have no idea which team would want to throw money away to get him on their roster. If he had just one year, or maybe two, he could be good midseason trade bait, but he has three. If only Isiah was still in charge of the Knicks could Dampier be moved without forcing his contract on someone in a deal including Josh. Also, there are plenty of guys more willing to drive to the hoop than Josh. The Mavs probably could have easily gotten someone like Monta Ellis and draft picks for Josh last year, but now, no way would that deal go down.
Carlisle has his work cut out for him, but the Mavs are at least a season away from really getting back to the caliber they can be, imo.
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