Just when you thought the Dallas-NJ deal was dead in the water (since Mark Cuban pretty much said so when he said that there was no deal good enough for Dallas to make it worth it), ESPN.com says that the deal is not just alive, but almost done. Here is the trade as they predict:
DALLAS GETS:
Jason Kidd, PG
Malik Allen, F
NEW JERSEY GETS:
Devin Harris, PG
Jerry Stackhouse, SG
DeSagana Diop, C
Devean George, SG
Maurice Ager, G
To me, this is an unbalanced deal. If you look at the ages involved, the only player here worth a shit who doesn't qualify for AARP is Harris and, while he's not a real PG, deserves a few more years in Dallas to see how good he really can be. On the converse, Jason Kidd is on his last legs. Even he can't argue with that. I don't see how this trade could possibly help the Mavs past this year or next, and giving up Diop, Stackhouse, and Harris really hurts their overall team chemistry. I don't know about this, Mark...
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