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5. Cut Henderson. He can't play. We're not using him as a trading chip (see above). His salary comes off the books either way. We don't need him sitting on the IR (besides, Mark can give me the front row seat he'd fill up otherwise).
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80% of Henderson's salary is covered by insurance and he has an expiring contract. This is a valuable commodity. We should A) try to use it to get something, like a pick possibly, even a 2nd rounder is better than nothing. B) failing to gain something for him send him to a team under the cap enough to absorb his salary + cash to pay the noninsurance part + extra million to make it worth their while. Team makes money taking on an expiring contract that they might use in a trade or just keep on IR for a $1million dollar profit. If we can't do A or B, then and only then do we cut him.
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1. Trade Finley for Antonio Davis. This is a salary cap move. Two years of Davis instead of four of Finley. We're aiming to get under the cap in 2006 or at least under the luxury tax number (I'm hoping Mark will give me half the money he saves that way).
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Another poor move IMO. Fin will be younger than Davis is now when Fin's contract is up. We also needs Fin's outside shooting. Fin's contract is for too much but so is Daniels. Sure Daniels is for 2 years shorter, but that's 2 years for a little used scrub where Fin can give us a very useful 30+ minutes. No thankyou.
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I have to admit that you're right on Henderson. Instead of cutting him, let him sit the year out on the IR so the Mavs can collect insurance. I don't see any point in trading him. I suppose one option would be to send Henderson & cash to a team under the salary cap. That team could make a little money if the cash is more than 20% of his salary and the Mavs could save some money by avoiding the luxury tax. That should get him off the roster in a win-win move.
As to Finley, I think his salary is going to be a crippling cost to the Mavs over the next four years. I'd make almost any move to get him off the roster. I think Howard and Daniels will both be far better players by the end of this year, let alone four years down the road. If you really need a three-point specialist, then bring one in. The cost would be negligible compared to Finley's salary.