Mavs trade Ideas

[Emerson1]

Part 1
http://dallasbasketball.com/morestories.asp?id=3878&NAV=1

Part 2
http://dallasbasketball.com/newmainArticle.asp?id=150

[Adidas410s]

That took 20 minutes for me to read all sorts of trade scenarios...only to realize that none of them are reasonable or likely to happen! :(

[big daddy russ]

Steve Francis, G, NY. He used to be The Franchise in Houston, but now he’s just one of Isiah Thomas’s collection of overpaid scrubs. Is he worth chasing? At one time, he was a star and a leader, but the contract, the years, and the regular mediocrity, combined with all the pieces it would take to make a match, make him of little interest. I’d prefer to take my chances with JET, who is about the same size and in spite of his flaws, has consistently been producing here.

Last I heard, Francis is going to be a free agent. The Knicks are buying out his contract (so he's still getting paid some $15 million next season) and he's said to want to come back to Houston. Dallas is close, he fits better in Avery's system than in Adelman's (and the Rockets already closed on another PG), and Cuban can offer him a legit shot at a title.

Throw the mid-level exception at him. The guy proved he can still play at the end of the year.