[外電] Will Mavs be in market for backup PF?

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By Jeff Caplan



If the Dallas Mavericks dip into the free-agent market beyond their own guys

seeking deals, they'll be looking for short-term, cheap labor. Whether center

Tyson Chandler re-signs or not, the Mavs could be interested in a power

forward that can do some pounding and boarding when Dirk Nowitzki takes a

breather.


The Mavs relied on Shawn Marion to move between small and power forward,

which he did so admirably, but Dallas could use some more beef in that role.

Carl Landry, 28, is a quality garbage man that can score and grab some

boards, but he's not a minimum guy. That doesn't mean the Mavs couldn't go

after him with their mid-level exception ($5 million, if they don't go more

than $4 million over the $70 million luxury tax threshold -- meaning no

Chandler -- or $3 million if they do spill over).Chuck Hayes, also 28, is

another quality guy always around the action. He can board and he improved

his scoring last season, but he is also not a minimum-salary player.


Speaking of veteran-minimum guys, hard-nosed Brian Cardinal is always an

option to bring back on a one-year, minimum contract and the Mavs have

reached out to agent Mark Bartelstein. Still, Dallas could also take a look

at others, especially if Chandler walks and rebounding becomes a higher

priority. Here's two home-staters to consider:


Jeff Foster, 6-11, 236

The soon-to-be 35-year-old has spent all 12 years of his career with the

Indiana Pacers, including four seasons playing for Rick Carlisle. He's a

classic heart-on-his-sleeve grinder who'll give all he's got every game.

Foster, born in San Antonio and played at the since-renamed Southwest Texas

State, last season averaged 3.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in 16.8 minutes a

game, which breaks down to 13.4 rebounds and 6.1 on the offensive glass per

36 minutes.


Kurt Thomas, 6-9, 230

It might a few years too late for the 39-year-old former TCU and Dallas

Hillcrest star. He always seemed a perfect fit over the years for the Mavs,

but he never quite made it (OK, he did play five games with Dallas in

1997-98). Thomas did have two brief stints with the San Antonio Spurs a few

years ago, but didn't get the championship his career still lacks. Thomas,

39, would be a perfect fit in the locker room and if he's got anything (he

did average 22.7 minutes, 4.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in 52 games) he could

finally be a fit.



不論Tyson留不留 小牛都應該替Dirk找個替補 尤其他已經33歲


Caplan提出幾個人選:Landry(考慮到薪資的問題不太可能)

                   Hayes

                   Foster(和Carlisle共事過)

                   Kurt Thomas(也太老了)

                   Cardinal也是個選項



如果可以這幾個我比較想要Foster,但是他老兄對Pacers似乎很忠心

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※ 編輯: nagisanoff      來自: 140.113.63.194       (12/03 12:44)
推 larson      :其實我本來認為最佳的人選是K.Martin,不過他去中國了
推 Chenwitzki  :哇!!大大最近產量好多  推一個啦
→ Chenwitzki  :心中最佳人選  YI
→ nagisanoff  :Yi....死也不想要他來說= =
推 vm3294vu6   :翻譯那麼多辛苦了 滿喜歡Hayes的
推 dmdjjj      :佛爺是個不錯的人選，肯拼...
推 gn01106472f :Landry打替補也太奢侈.Hayes的防守跟拚勁感覺很適合
推 Taylor0820  :YI...希望你不是認真的...希望會有Foster
推 SKnight     :千萬不要Yi...
→ berlin5978  :今年應該還是可以用卡迪納大叔頂0A0..不過明年就要
→ berlin5978  :考慮一下接班人選了@_@
→ JohnConnor  :應該是不能什麼都等明年 還得空出薪資等明年的FA耶
推 schatz8     :Chenwitzki：心中唯Yi
推 tranquilo   :上賽季的例行賽其實德老跟KIDD上場時間其實算滿短的
→ tranquilo   :只是到季後賽又恢復了XD
推 Chenwitzki  :看來我的ID要改成ChenwitzYi了
推 Royalweger  :這樣YI來那我就不看小牛比賽了啦= =