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The Mavericks could use a sharp-dressed man at the end of their benchGames start Dec. 25. Free agency starts Dec. 9. Fasten your seat belts.
This little labor hiccup helps a number of teams including the Dallas Mavericks. They just played the most games probably for all them in one season while winning a world championship. None of them are young and the eldest (Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki) logged the most miles.
They will have received a two-month extra vacation in addition to missing however many workouts and practices along the way. Much like the NFL, we are bound to witness long-standing NBA teams, with a strain of stability and consistency do well this season as there will be no team to rebuild and insert a ton of new players into a system. The more intact a team is, the better they will be, in theory.
The bulk of the Dallas Mavericks are coming back. Some maybe a bit healthier including Roddy Beaubois and Dom Jones. No telling what those two have in the tank.
Draftwise, the Mavericks, as we will remember, have zero rookies coming into camp and instead will welcome the Spaniard Rudy Fernandez.
Per the new collective bargaining agreement, several points affect the Mavericks, for better or for worse:
1. Per the agreement, each team gets an amnesty provision, meaning they can waive any player without having that money hit their payroll. More than likely, the Mavericks, I would only hope, would use this on Brendan Haywood. Just finished his first year of his long contract and is due $34.6 million over the next four seasons including $18.7 million the final two seasons.
2. Also, for now, the soft salary cap and luxury tax threshold will stay the same at $58 million and $70 million, respectively. Also, for now, teams over the luxury cap will still have to pay $1 for every $1 they are over the luxury tax line. However, that will go up to $1.50 in three years and eventually up to $3.25. Also, teams over the luxury tax line four out of five years get an extra dollar added to the tax. This will certainly affect how Mark Cuban spends many. Maybe.
No matter what happens, the Dallas Mavericks are still world champions. Can't quit typing that.
Here are the Mavericks' free agents to be.
Tyson Chandler
29 - Center
On most lists, he's top three as far as free agents. He's not yet in his 30s, had, arguably, his best year as a professional, showed he's healthy and made $12.6 million. He'll get a raise. Some think the Mavericks are a logical spot. Some think the salary cap rules will preclude the Mavericks from going there to avoid the potentially huge luxury tax in a couple of years. The good news is that there are some big contracts coming off the books this season and next (Terry, Kidd), Haywood's cash will likely come off the books and the Mavs are still at $63 million as a team (currently). I firmly believe they will make a serious play at keeping Chandler if for no other reason, since Steve Nash, Cuban's had a hard time letting go.
Caron Butler
31 - Small Forward
If you want him, Butler will come cheap. He played in just 29 games last season. I've never liked him as a Maverick and I don't know if you waste a roster spot and salary when you just acquired Fernandez and potentially others on the free agent market who are healthier and just as good.
Joe John Barea
27 - Point Guard
This is a good litmus test for the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Mavericks can move forward without Barea. I think some dumb team will overpay to have him start. I don't think Barea's the foundation for a second term of greatness. Still, Cuban likes having his buddies around and Barea's a fan favorite, for whatever reason. At some point, the Mavericks will need to replace Jason Kidd, and it won't be Barea doing it.
DeShawn Stevenson
30 - Shooting Guard
If I'm the Mavericks, I get something worked out. I like him because he's attitudinal, has zero problem coming off the bench and can be a hot hand in a desperate five-minute stretch of a game. He's cheap and you can't breed or coach the moxy and swagger.
Brian Cardinal
34 - Power Forward
What happened in the playoffs was the Mavericks taking Cardinal and wringing him out like a old, dirty wash rag. For less than a million, you can do a trillion times worse. Maybe he likes being around.
Peja Stojakovic
34 - Power Forward
This dude is D-U-N, done. I personally don't think he has a place on this team. Then again, the Mavericks aren't trying to fit in two or three rookies on the roster. There's space here and Stojakovic will not be expensive in the least. If you can fill out the bottom half of your roster spending $4 million on Cardinal, Stevenson and Stojakovic, you won't be getting younger, but you'll have length, shooters and bodies.
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