May 2009

The Dallas Mavericks organization has more to consider this offseason than usual. The moment the Clippers won rights to the #1 draft pick in last week’s NBA lottery, every team had to make adjustments to its offseason approach. Los Angeles has several big contracts it would like to jettison. They’re likely to trade two of these four big names: Baron Davis, Chris Kaman, Marcus Camby, and Zach Randolph.

Here’s a quick look at each player’s 2008-2009 salary:

I offered up some thoughts about Dirk on Twitter yesterday, and decided the subject warrants more attention.

I have ALWAYS said that Dirk is a bad cornerstone for the team. He’s not a bad person. He’s a top 5 scorer in the league. But he creates more problems than he solves. That, my friends, is the issue. Donnie Nelson and Mark Cuban have been blinded to the truth because they’ve been so enamored with Dirk’s elite scoring status. But success is a team sport. And Dirk makes a team vulnerable.

Let’s take a look at some of the vulnerabilities Dirk creates: