| Will Deron Williams still be a Dallas Maverick after the NBA trade deadline? |
NBA Trade Rumors: Dallas Mavericks
by Da`Vince “Dino” Wright
Deron Williams for Jeff Teague? Why would the Mavs entertain the thought?
Seriously speaking Deron Williams should have been a Dallas Maverick four years ago when he decided to take the money from the Brooklyn Nets. He was in his prime, but instead it was four injury prone years wasting away in the Northeast.
Lets talk trade now.
Jeff Teague is younger, an All-Star last year on a team with 60 wins, and his contract dollar wise makes sense. Dennis Schroder has been playing lights out which makes Jeff Teague expendable. Schroder's contract saves the Hawks money and he is younger. Deron Williams is on a team filled with guards and trading him gives more playing time to J.J. Barea, Raymond Felton and Devin Harris. Teague can easily play at the shooting guard position because he is a scorer. Teague can make the clutch shots with the shot clock running down. Williams has struggled in the clutch shooting 37% when he has the ball in his hands.
The Mavs lost big game play when they gave up Monta Ellis and he`s playing big in Indiana right now. The Mavs needs a proven stopper in the paint and rebounding is down on both ends of the floor. JaVale McGee, Selah Merji and Satnam Singh Bahamara could be dealt as well. The problem is not with guards it`s with the big men. There`s so many players on the trading block but the Mavs need to pick up an enforcer in the paint that can play in the post.
Let`s sit back and see what the Mavericks do at the NBA trade deadline.
