Howard/Barea
for
Martin/Udrih
Math works. Saves the Kings a few million this year, several more over the next couple years. Mavs, I would argue, upgrade both the SG and backup PG positions.
Then again, with what I saw out of Roddy yesterday, I'm not terribly worried about backup PG, and Nocioni's contract is a lot more palatable than Udrih's, as it actually decreases each year & the last year is a team option.
Martin is a guy that would probably get the max if he were a free agent this offseason, or close to it; Martin + Nocioni or Udrih basically costs a Max slot. So the Mavs should do this deal. Heck, given Sacto has some financial troubles, maybe we could even milk a draft pick out of them if we did it.
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