[DarenG]

I keep reading about these wild trades. The only problem is that are any of them really possible? Nobody wants our dead weight. Not to mention that we are towards the top of the league (#2 I think) in salary in the NBA. Which means that the only pieces that I see that have any trade value are Dirk, Jason and J-Ho.

So assuming that Mark thinks we can get it done with Dirk, that leaves Jason and J-Ho. Your not going to get a major piece for Jason because he doesn't command that type of trade value. That leaves Howard. The Mavs are in a very odd place. If they decide to ride out Dirk (which is what I think will happen) they will have to trade Howard if they want another star beside him.

The only other option is to trade Dirk for another star. I just don't see that happening because I think Cuban won't do it after the Nash debacle. So what do you do?