Dallas Mavericks: The biggest winners, by far, of the trade deadline were the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs dumped the contracts of Josh Howard and Drew Gooden on the Wizards in return for two very good players, Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood.
In Butler, the Mavs finally have something they have been lacking for the last two years: a legitimate two-guard with size. Butler is great on both sides of the ball. At 6-7 he has the potential to be a stopper at the two, like Stephen Jackson. In fact, having Butler and Marion at the wings could be every bit as effective for Dallas as having Jackson and Wallace at the wings is for Charlotte. If you don’t think that’s effective, check out the latest whipping Charlotte put on Lebron and company.
