[Dirkenstien]

Originally posted by: Poindexter Einstein
Basically Walker for Dampier, and taking on some junk?

I am pretty lukewarm about it, and think the Mavs would be also. Walker-for-Dampier, 1-for-1, is very borderline value for Walker - Dampier might be very overrated from 90 days of good play (preceded by 5 years of crappy play). You know from years of all-star performance that Walker is a strong talent. If you also force the Mavs to take on a couple of spares, one with a nasty contract, its unquestionably a bad deal (rather than borderline) IMO.

Overall in performance based on stats you are correct that they (Walker and Dampier) are about borderline even..however for the simple fact that Centers are generally more valuable than p/f's in this league..Dampier may outweigh Walker in terms of trade value; especially from out perspective in which we have Dirk/Walker/and jamison who all basically play the 4 position.