Mavs Make Swift Move; Land Tyson Chandler

[Pugz]

Tyson Chandler and Alex Ajinca have been dealt by the Bobcats to Dallas for the non-guaranteed contract of Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll and Eduardo Najera, according to a source.

Chandler believed he would be traded to the Raptors on Monday, but owner Michael Jordan backed out of the trade.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! (via Twitter)

 

[jarrod2323]

wow - if they can keep Haywood, too - that frontcourt becomes nice for Dallas for the first time in a LONG time

 

[cruzg24]

I think this is a good trade for the Mavericks, a gamble but if Tyson can return to his form back when he was with the Hornets they can do some damage.

 

[DJT]

Chandler I think is a real good pick up for them...not to mention Ian Mahinmi...I think he could be pretty good.

 

[JoshHoward5]

wow - if they can keep Haywood, too - that frontcourt becomes nice for Dallas for the first time in a LONG time

This is much better then Damp/Diop. I'm rather disappointed that we didn't get Jefferson, but this is a good deal.

 

[MapleLeaf]

I'm actually glad we didn't get Jefferson. I couldn't picture Dirk and Jefferson playing with each other well. This deal is good financially for us too. Could be a part of another big deal...

 

[RipCity32]

If Tyson manages to get back to NO form, the Mavs will be a scary team.

 

[.loggie]

I don't really get this deal for Charlotte. Is it just supposed to be a salary dump? Either way, I hate MJ as a GM. I didn't know "when in doubt, pull out" applied to basketball.

 

[Pugz]

for whatever reason he dealt tyson who was an expiring. damp can get cut for like a million or something really small like that. a really wack salary dump.

 

[.loggie]

They shouldn't have gotten rid of Emeka although I think he had more years on his contract than Tyson. They make trades like that one and the Dudley/Morrison one and then give Tyrus Thomas a big deal and they'll probably end up trading him before the end of his contract.

 

[Pugz]

mj didnt give emeka that contract, right? mj is calling all the shots now, before he wasnt.

 

[Rios15]

I never looked at MJ as a good gm, but that may depend on when he had full control...

I definitely like Chandler for the Mavs though.

 

[snipezo]

Damn Mavs have lots of depth down low.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Tyson won't return to his form with the Hornets. He has a degenerative foot condition, which led to his departure from New Orleans, and most likely from Charlotte.