Mavs trade Jamison ...

[3afan]

MAVERICKS FINALIZING DEAL OF JAMISON TO WIZARDS
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The Mavericks on Wednesday evening were putting the final touches on
a trade that would send Antawn Jamison to the Washington Wizards for
Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner and the No. 5 pick in Thursday's
NBA draft. The deal with Washington is subject to approval by the NBA
office.

Click here for the story on DallasNews.com:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/062404dnspomavslede.29e12.html?bn

[kaorder1999]

youve got to be kidding....

[3afan]

here's the DMN article ...

Mavs to send Jamison to Wizards; move could precede deal for Shaq

Cuban says Nowitzki will not be included in deal for O'Neal

08:37 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 23, 2004

By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News

The first dominoes that could eventually lead to Shaquille O'Neal have begun to fall.

The Mavericks on Wednesday evening were putting the final touches on a trade that would send Antawn Jamison to the Washington Wizards for Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner and the No. 5 pick in tonight's NBA draft.

Two NBA sources confirmed the pieces of the trade, and both suggested that the Mavericks likely would be moving at least one of the incoming assets and probably two of them. Both sources said it is unlikely that Stackhouse would ever wear a Mavericks uniform.

It's safe to assume the club is angling for another deal, perhaps before the draft. And any trade that the Mavericks make could be with a bigger picture in mind.

Owner Mark Cuban would not comment about trade possibilities, but did disclose that the Mavericks would, in no way, trade Dirk Nowitzki to obtain O'Neal.

"That would be accurate," he said.

The deal with Washington is subject to approval by the NBA office.

Jamison, the reigning sixth man of the year, has been the object of the Wizards' affection since at least the middle of last season. As recently as three weeks ago, when personnel directors were in Europe for a tournament, the Wizards inquired about Jamison.

In Stackhouse, the Mavericks are getting a nine-year veteran who is a career 20-point scorer. Of more importance is the fact that his contract expires after next season, when he will earn $7 million.

Laettner is in a similar situation. He earns $6.187 million next season, then is a free agent.

With Antoine Walker also in the final year of his contract, the Mavericks would be rich with prime contracts that would open up plenty of salary-cap space in 2005, assuming the trade goes through.

That could be an enticement for the Lakers as they weigh offers for O'Neal, who requested a trade last week and reiterated that demand early this week.

Clearly, the Mavericks have designs on pairing Nowitzki and O'Neal, which is why Cuban made it clear that Nowitzki is not going to be dealt in any O'Neal scenario.

The Mavericks continued working the phone lines well into the night Wednesday, and there were rumblings throughout the league that they would not necessarily be drafting at No. 5 for themselves. They have had an interest in 7-4 Pavel Podkolzine, but he is not considered good enough to take any higher than 10th in the draft.

The possible trade came at the conclusion of a busy day for the Mavericks. One report had Nowitzki and Steve Nash being offered to the Lakers for O'Neal. "False, that's all I can say," said Cuban.

Not only did that rumor not make sense because it included Nowitzki, but it also failed to take into account that Nash would have to be re-signed by the Mavericks before being moved on.

In that event, he would become a base-year compensation player, meaning his value in trades would only be $6 million, his salary from last season. That would significantly complicate what already figures to be a convoluted process.

Finley being considered for Olympics: The more defections that hit the U.S. Olympic team, the greater the possibility that Michael Finley could end up getting a call from the selection committee.

Stu Jackson, chairman of the committee, said Wednesday that "Finley has been discussed by the committee but has not been invited to join the team."

Finley played on the U.S. team at the World Championships in 2002 and was one of the few players on that squad that was universally applauded for his play and comportment.

E-mail esefko@dallasnews.com

[kaorder1999]

holy crap....

[3afan]

i like it .............

[3afan2K3]

So do I

[kaorder1999]

yeah...thats just opening up a door for a trade with LA

[Bellville22]

Great move.

[3afan]

Originally posted by Bellville22
Great move.

well, its a start ......

[vfunk]

wow...my mavs weenie is going crazy right now

[kaorder1999]

the number 5 pick will be the tall russian...

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by vfunk
wow...my mavs weenie is going crazy right now :eek: