Mark Cuban wants Chris Paul
April 9, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Chris Paul, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki
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Maverick fans have to be drooling. Mark Cuban has let it be known that he would pick up the two worst contracts on the Hornets in order to get Chris Paul.
It makes the mind swirl to think of the Dallas Mavericks picking up Chris Paul to play on the same team as Dirk Nowitzki. You would have a former MVP still playing at a very high level with a future MVP candidate adding some much needed full court speed.
Chris Paul defies the laws of gravity
Dirk is still one of the top mismatch players in the league, presenting an interesting combination of size and long distance shooting ability. If you added in Chris Paul, just think of the explosiveness on the Mavericks. Chris is a penetrating point guard and they rule the NBA right now.
So why would the Hornets let this deal happen?
In a word, contracts. They have way too many dollars tied up in longer contracts.
Who would the Hornets want to get rid of so badly that they’d be willing to part with Paul? Peja Stojakovic ($13.39 million next season and $14.26 in 2010-11) would definitely be part of the deal. Chandler ($12.3 next season and $13.2 in 2010-11) probably would be included, too. Morris Peterson (due a total of $12 million over the next two seasons) or James Posey ($19.5 million over three seasons) are other possibilities.
Stojakovic’s contract ranks among the worst in the league. He’s had a very good career, but he’s an oft-injured 40-percent jump shooter these days. But he is the starting small forward for a playoff team.
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Dirk is a prop, not a superstar. He only does what is allowed by other teams, the refs and NBA marketing. I have yet to see him go score crazy in an all-star game where the NBA again utilizes the marketability of it’s most athletic players by having the most athletic players trade point after point with no defense. The Dallas market will not allow Chris Paul the market to feel as though he would be the leader of the Mavericks, by tabbing Dirk as the, once savior, but now heart and soul of the team. I have been disgusted at how the Dallas media has ridiculed every player on the Mavericks team except Barrera and Nowitski, implying that the Mavericks have been winning multiple games during the regular season without the contribution of these ridiculed players. Dirk normally suffers collapses during playoff games against athletic teams, but all of a sudden encounters his will to score against the most athletic team in the west.