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Another pertinent question: Would Iguodala’s all-around game as a perimeter sidekick to Dirk Nowitzki – infused with the sort of defensive prowess Dallas has historically lacked -- move the Mavs close enough to the Lakers’ zip code to justify the expense? Some NBA personnel experts would say yes, but more would say no.
Which might only give Cuban more encouragement to hang onto to both of his biggest chips at this trading deadline and save his assets for the summer, knowing that any substantial deadline move would almost certainly require the inclusion of Howard.
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So some "experts" think that even a Josh for Iguodala trade would move the Mavs close to the Lakers. If that was the case, why would the Mavs not do it, pray for a good run this season and then still use the DUST chip during the summer to put us over the top and have a good shot at a championship?
An Iggy trade wouldn't and shouldn't have to be the last and final move. It isn't either DUST+Josh for Sammy Superstar or Josh for Iggy and then nothing. We'd still have Damp's contract plus the necessary filler material to potentially make it happen.
It seems like quite a gamble to go into the summer with no changes at all and only hope that one of the top free agents might want to sign with us. And if they didn't, what then? Does anyone have an idea what plan B would be? Are there any reports or rumors on our FO's mindset? On top of that, I think that the Mavs still think too highly of Josh and his trade value. Do other teams really want to pay almost $12 million for him next season? And if his option for next year wasn't a factor and the Mavs wanted to move him alongside Damp in a S&T deal, can we be sure that Josh would actually agree to the terms we'd have in mind and vice versa?
Iggy is apparently available now and I can't see how he affects our DUST chip possibilities. Am I missing something here? And as far as the money is concerned, there's no way we can get better in Dirk's prime without taking on long and expensive contracts. If we want to win, we'll most likely have to take on some big contracts.
Iggy/Dalembert for Josh/Gooden/Carroll and maybe Barea sounds like a no-brainer.