Long Time Rival Coming To Town

Imagine in any sport a player that just obliterated “your team” time after time, this one player just killed you. Insomuch when you hear just the name of this one player your feet start to ache as you legs shake and you can feel sweat trailing down the back of your neck. Do you dislike him? Do you hate him? What if he joins your beloved team?

Shawn Marion was that sort of player for the Dallas Mavericks, he is the part of the Alumni of University of Las Vegas Rebels and was drafted in the first round with the ninth pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 1999 NBA Draft. So far in short yet astonishing career he has had the most success as a Phoenix Sun where he helped them win game after game. Helping the Suns, becoming agruability one of the best offensive teams of all time. Doing great season after season but never being able to reach the so called “Promise Land”. The furthest they have reached is the Western Conference Finals. Marion is a good offensive threat but why many Maverick Fans fear him is because of this ability to hustle and his defensive versatility. Marion is a 6’7’’ 228 pound Small Forward but he was able to frustrate Maverick’s Superstar, Dirk Nowitzki who is 7’0’’ 245 pound Power Forward enough to make him miss a considerable amount of shots and make him work for his shots.

Now this trade involved four teams, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, and Tornoto Raptors. In this trade the Raptors gained Devean George and Antoine Wright from the Mavericks and gained Hedo Turkoglu from the Magic. While losing Shawn Marion, Kris Humphries, and Nathan Jawai to Mavericks and some Cash to Orlando. The Grizzlies gained Jerry Stackhouse and some Cash from Mavericks and loss Greg Buckner to the Mavericks. The Magic gained Cash and lost Hedo Turkoglu to the Raptors. Finally, the Mavericks gained Shawn Marion, Kris Humphries, and Nathan Jawai from Raptors, and Greg Buckner from the Grizzlies. While losing Jerry Stackhouse to the Grizzlies, Devean George and Antoine Wright to the Raptors, and losing Cash to all the teams to make this trade happen.

Now personally, I think this will help the Mavericks the most because all they give up was Stackhouse, a player who didn’t feel respected whom because of that hardly played, Devean George, a player who wanted a bigger role then we could offer and is past his prime, and Antoine Wright, who looks like the guy the Mavericks will miss the most. However they received Marion, Small Forward from Raptors, Humphries, a player who is young a good hustler, Jawai, a center looking to make his name, and Buckner a ex-maverick, so you know he will ease up into the system.

This trade allows Josh Howard to play his prime position Shooting Guard and with that they could go bigger when they put Marion at Small Forward. It also allows them to run real fast with this small yet effective lineup: Jason Kidd at Point Guard, Jason Terry at Shooting Guard, Josh Howard at Small Forward, Shawn Marion at Power Forward, and Dirk Nowitzki at Center. Can you really love your enemies?