Thread: Mavericks Offseason Trade/FA
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Old 06-01-2008, 07:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Mavericks Offseason Trade/FA
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Originally Posted by t1no View Post
Ok let's get this thread started, i am going to start with inside scoring as our biggest need.
Two players that i am interested in are Elton Brand and Jermain Oneal.

Elton Brand has a really good attitude towards the game, plays hard and practices hard but he's a little small for a PF. He also has the option to opt of his contract with the Clippers.

Jermain Oneal is a good defender and can protect the paint, he can also play C with Dirk playing PF so that's a plus. He already said he wants out and wants to get traded, maybe Carlisle can make something happen since he's coached J'Oneal when he was still coaching the Pacers. IMO J'Oneal is a better fit for the Mavericks.

Both of them are are injury prone and just got back from injury. But after watching the Lakers and the Hornets in the playoffs, we need to make a trade to compete with those young teams. I think it's worth the risk.
I'm there with ya. I think the injury prone thing is over blown for both players. Given a better situation who knows how many games these guys would of really missed. Having Carlisle really makes me want to lean towards making a move for O'Neal (played 78 games Rick's first year in Indy) but Brand isn't as injury prone despite what people think. He played for the Clippers... everyone is a little injury prone there.

Either way I'll be amazed to finally see someone who can score with their back to the basket in Dallas. It's almost stupid we've this many moves and none were to pair Dirk with someone who can ISO the other big on the block yet.
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