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Originally Posted by chumdawg
Or you just trade Howard for a shooting guard and reload.
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Then who plays small forward?
You aren't really any better off doing that. Stackhouse is on his last legs. The Mavs only have six useful players:
Dirk
Kidd
Damp
Josh Howard
Terry
Bass
Those players only include one real swingman. Terry is a shooting guard that is too small to start. There isn't a backup center. The team doesn't have enough scoring and is getting old. Next year half those players will be over 30 and Josh and Terry will be getting close to 30. Only Bass is young.
I don't think there is enough left to reload with--the Mavs need at least three more players to compete effectively: a starting shooting guard; a back up center; and another swingman. They could also use a younger reserve point guard.
But unless Donnie Nelson pulls a rabbit out of a hat, you're going to have to find those players in free agency or the second round of the draft. I don't see much trading material. The draft choices are gone and there's no cap room.