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As noted here, the Mavericks are expecting Peja Stojakovic to arrive in Dallas early next week. That means that the team will have Shawn Marion, Sasha Pavlović, DeShawn Stevenson and Stojakovic as viable options to play the small forward position. The position has newly created depth with Caron Butler's season ending injury but doubt still remains in regards to how that position will actually play out.

Signs seem to indicate that the player with the longest tenure, Marion, will likely be the one who is out of the mix. Coach Rick Carlisle likes the versatility that Marion and Jason Terry bring off of the bench. "I felt that we played our best as a team when those two guys were in that role (coming off the bench)," Carlisle said. "We don't have a sixth man, we have two sixth men, really. Those two guys come in the game the same time virtually every night, and they complement each other."

Stevenson has shown that he is capable to play the small forward position. In the Mavericks offense, the small forward tends to play on the soft-side of the offense and will spot up and be ready to shoot open shots. With Terry staying on the bench, Stevenson is likely to stay as the starting shooting guard. That means the Mavericks are likely to have a player who has been on their roster for less than two weeks be their starting three-man.

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