At DB.com If All Else Fails ... my idea for the Mavs ideal backup trade option

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At db.com, detailed article on If All Else Fails (what should be the Mavs' backup option if they can't find the super homerun deal)

The short version ... in this climate, I see an obvious window of opportunity to upgrade via trade (includes full discussion of which teams the Mavs look to be competing with as a buyer of salary, who else may or may not be in the picture, and how that positions Dallas in the market)

My preference ...Shaq (Shaq-Barnes-Hill for Stack-JHo-Williams)
Next ....a Gasol-ish homerun
The If All Else Fails ... Salmons/Moore from Sacramento for Stack/Wright

Why is this my If All Else Fails choice?

Salmons ...oft-discussed upgrade, isn't the Gasol-ish homerun but will improve the team by adding another starter-level talent

Moore ...a backup center of some use who thrived alongside Kidd in NJ
...but more importantly, he (a) makes the trade-matching on a deal for Salmons work and in a sweeter way for Sac, and (b) the super part for the Mavs would be, his contract is just like Stackhouse's, only partly guaranteed for 09-10, so they can get him now and trade him in May-June - giving a second/backup shot to swing for the homerun at a time when you can also combine Carroll's shrinking deal to help get to a much bigger salary dump for another team and when there will be few if any competitors who can or will be offering instant salary reduction to a desperate team

Fuller details in the article on the DallasBasketball.com HOMEpage http://www.dallasbasketba...om/fullColumn.php?id=1344