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lurker23
02-13-2009, 12:32 AM
Mavericks have discussed trade for Carter

By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports

PHOENIX – The New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks have discussed a trade that would reunite Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, with Carter joining the Mavericks, a league source familiar with the discussions said Thursday night.

The proposed deal, which isn’t imminent, would send Carter, Keyon Dooling and Eduardo Najera to the Mavericks for Josh Howard and Jerry Stackhouse.

Nets executives are still reluctant to trade Carter, but are determined to let teams make their best offers all the way to next Thursday’s trade deadline.

The Mavericks have lost guard Jason Terry to a broken hand and desperately need perimeter scoring to stay a contender in the Western Conference. The Nets’ and Mavericks’ front offices engineered the Jason Kidd-Devin Harris blockbuster at the trade deadline a year ago. Nets GM Kiki Vandeweghe and Mavs GM Donnie Nelson have been active trading proposals, league sources say.

Carter, 31, has inspired significant interest throughout the league. The San Antonio Spurs are pursuing him and have discussed a proposal that would include Roger Mason, Bruce Bowen and Fabricio Oberto. While the Spurs also have interest in Detroit’s Rasheed Wallace, a Pistons source says the teams have not had any conversations.

For the Nets, the motivation to move Carter is mostly financial. The franchise is losing tens of millions of dollars a year and moving Carter would clear more cap space for 2010. Nevertheless, Nets president Rod Thorn wants to make the playoffs and believes he has his best chance with Carter on the roster. Carter is in the second season of a five-year extension that pays him close to $80 million through 2012. Only a fraction of the contract’s final season is guaranteed.

Carter is having a good season, averaging 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. The Nets are 24-29 and one game out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-carternets021209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
lurker23
02-13-2009, 12:33 AM
I personally think this is a smoke-screen on the Spurs end, but I figured I'd post it anyway.
Sec24Row7
02-13-2009, 12:35 AM
Why on earth would we trade a great defender, an improving defender and a passable big for a traffic cone who useta could dunk?
TDMVPDPOY
02-13-2009, 12:41 AM
yeh its always been a smoke screen, no way the spurs absorb carters contract which runs till 2012....conflict with the 2010 plan
HarlemHeat37
02-13-2009, 12:44 AM
NJ wouldn't take our deal, and they wouldn't take Dallas deal anyways..the deal from Dallas COULD happen, but I doubt it..if they want cap space for Vince, they would take the deal from Houston, or the deal from Cleveland..they won't be including Dooling AND Najera in a package for an overrated player like Josh Howard, and an over-the-hill Stackhouse..

Harris and Howard are best friends, but I don't think Thorn wants to deal with Josh Howard..he's also turning 30(?), so it's not like he's a move for the future..

it's a good deal for Dallas though..they would get rid of Howard, while acquiring an all-star player, and 2 solid bench players..
Rogue
02-13-2009, 12:47 AM
I would go at 100% speed after carter if I were nelson, at least this trade would help us get rid of josh roor howard.
The Truth #6
02-13-2009, 01:23 AM
Forget Carter. The article mentions the Spurs have had no talks with the Pistons. Perhaps it isn't that hard to leak false information to people with "inside sources".
itzsoweezee
02-13-2009, 01:26 AM
that trade for carter would be absolutely horrible. i really hope this is just bullshit.
mystargtr34
02-13-2009, 01:29 AM
Why on earth would we trade a great defender, an improving defender and a passable big for a traffic cone who useta could dunk?

1) Bowen would be bought out and return to the Spurs.
2) Oberto sux.

Essentially, its Carter for Mason.

So i would do it in a heartbeat.
bigfan
02-13-2009, 11:16 AM
I wouldnt trade Mason for Carter straight up. Carter is over the hill.
KaiRMD1
02-13-2009, 01:49 PM
Mason for Carter? Without Mason, we'd have three more losses than before. The Spurs need to put somebody else on the block instead of Mason. Maybe Finley, but not Mason. I don't even think they should take Carter though. Last thing I want the Spurs to become are a rebuilding team in a couple years.
Ghost Writer
02-13-2009, 02:33 PM
You get that deal done for Carter.

Pop admitted that the Spurs can't beat the elite as currently constructed.

The window is closing ans the Spurs need an impact player to put them over the top.

Vince fits the bill and I believe he would be viable given the chance to compete for a title.

(Where have I heard this before?)
Duncan2177
02-13-2009, 02:38 PM
You get that deal done for Carter.

Pop admitted that the Spurs can't beat the elite as currently constructed.

The window is closing ans the Spurs need an impact player to put them over the top.

Vince fits the bill and I believe he would be viable given the chance to compete for a title.

(Where have I heard this before?)

I like Carter but the spurs need a big more than a guard.
DPG21920
02-13-2009, 03:25 PM
I hope they don't do that deal. To be honest, he will become just what Mason is for the Spurs, a spot up shooter. Mason is better than him at that, so why do it. There is only so much ball to go around and when TP, Manu and Tim are on the floor they are going to have the ball.
iggypop123
02-13-2009, 07:37 PM
trade is a wash basically
coyotes_geek
02-13-2009, 08:26 PM
The more times I hear about Carter and the Spurs the more I know it's not going to happen.