Mavs Plan B – trade Dampier to Milwaukee for Michael Redd who are clearly in a complete tear it down and rebuild it form and don’t need a 30 year-old SG so you give away Damp’s contract. Part 2 – deal Josh Howard to the Clippers for Chris Kaman or Camby if you must the preference being on Kaman. That way we still get a upgrade at the 5, a pure shooter at the 2 and all is well in Mavs land. I don’t overvalue Bass, he was good but more of a role player and Humphires can fill that role.

Stay tuned as hopefully there is more news on the way.

I usually don’t like trading down in drafts but with the Mavericks not having a 1st round pick next season thanks to the truly awful trade that Avery Johnson insisted on to acquire Jason Kidd they will need all the picks they can get. They were also without a 2nd round pick this year so that will allow them some flexibility. The “you never know when 2nd rd picks can come in handy.” makes me think (HOPE!!!) that this isn’t the end of the Mavericks wheeling and dealing. I can only hope the best is yet to come.

If you are interested I will posting a draft recap per every 5 picks tomorrow as well as participating in the live chat on http://www.fansided.com – it should be an entertaining night!