Dallas/Memphis/Cleveland

[SeriousSummer]

Dallas gives:

Terry
George
Bass
Ager (it's my understanding that according to a new forum rule that M. Ager must be included in any proposed trade)

Dallas gets:

Mike Miller
Brian Cardinal
Kyle Lowry

Memphis gives:

Mike Miller
Brian Cardinal
Kyle Lowry

Memphis gets:

Bass
Ager
George
Donyell Marshall
Ira Newble
Cleveland No. 1 draft pick

Cleveland gives:

Donyell Marshall
Ira Newble
No. 1 draft pick

Cleveland gets:

Jason Terry

Why Dallas does it:

Dallas gets its starting Shooting Guard and a back up point to Devin Harris. Cardinal will be more or less suitable for those few minutes the Mavs need behind Dirk at the power forward. (Best of all, IMHO, although not a public reason for the deal, Avery can no longer go with small line ups pairing either Dirk & Bass or Harris & Terry, or worst of all, all four of them playing with another 2 or3. Never give a man tools you can't trust him to use correctly).

Why Memphis does it:

Salary Dump. George & Newble are on the last year of their contract. Everyone else has only one year left after that. Bass is cheap. Another No. 1 draft pick to squander.

Why Cleveland does it:

Terry spreads the court for them and can play the point when paired with James. The price is cheap.