Dallas/LAC

[kg_veteran]

If someone has already proposed this, forgive me.

How about this?

Dallas trades: Jason Terry, Devean George, Juwan Howard, and a No. 1 pick in 2008
Dallas receives: Corey Maggette and Sam Cassell

Why the Clippers do it: Sam Cassell is a free agent at the end of the year and will probably walk anyway. He's also near the end of his career, and the Clippers stink. By the time they get Brand back and add enough other pieces, Cassell won't be able to help them. A Terry for Maggette deal was on the table during the summer, and acquiring Terry gives them a guy who can play opposite Livingston in the backcourt for the next few years. As a bonus, they get a late first rounder to add another useful piece.

Why the Mavs do it:

Dampier - Diop
Nowitzki - Bass
Howard - Stackhouse
Maggette - Jones
Harris - Cassell

Enough said.