mavsman

Finley is still a very good player. He averaged 16 a game last year and he had a down year. He shoots 3's at over 40%. Any team would be happy to have a guy like Finley. The Mavericks don't really want to get rid of him but for them it costs them 102 mil for the next 3 years. For the Pacers they could get rid of some bad contracts and Finley would cost them only 51 mil.

In terms of talent Finley would help the Pacers more than Freddy Jones/Pollard would help the Mavericks but it would be a win/win for both sides.

Of course Indiana could just wait for Finley to be released and then try to sign him for peanuts. However they will have to get into a long line and the chances of landing him then are slim.