The Mavericks have signed 31-year old forward Tim Thomas to a 1-year deal. Thomas played in 64 games (6 starts) for the Bulls, Knicks and Clippers last season in which he averaged 19.5 minutes, 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He has now played in 806 games (407 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 26.1 minutes, 11.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. This was a good move for the Mavericks as Thomas should provide some offense off the bench.

The Mavericks have signed 27-year old power forward Drew Gooden to a 1-year, $4.5 million dollar deal. Gooden played in 51 games (28 starts) for the Kings, Bulls and Spurs last season in which he averaged 24.8 minutes, 11.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. The much traveled Gooden will likely play quite a bit at power forward or center when the Mavericks decide to go small and run the court. Gooden has now played in 510 games (396 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 28.1 minutes, 12.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. This was a good signing for the Mavericks as Gooden is a good basketball player.

The Mavericks have re-signed 36-year old point guard Jason Kidd to a 3-year deal. Kidd played in 81 games (all starts) last season for the Mavericks and he averaged 35.6 minutes, 9.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Kidd is still a good shooter as evidenced by his 40.6% shooting from three point range last season. The Mavericks would probably like it if Kidd looked for his own shot more but that’s nitpicking. It was very smart to re-sign Kidd to run the offense despite his advancing age. Kidd has now played in 1,107 games (1,094 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 37.2 minutes, 13.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

The Dallas Mavericks have acquired 31-year old small forward Shawn Marion (from Toronto), 24-year old power forward Kris Humphries (from Toronto), 22-year old center Nathan Jawai (from Toronto) and 32-year old shooting guard Greg Buckner (from Memphis). The Grizzlies acquired 34-year old SG Jerry Stackhouse (from Dallas) and a future 2nd round pick (from the Raptors). The Raptors got Hedo Turkoglu (from the Magic), 25-year old SG/SF Antoine Wright and 31-year old SF Devean George (both from the Mavericks). The Magic got cash and a $10 million dollar trade exception out of this deal so they are probably very happy right now.

Shawn Marion will start at small forward for the Mavericks next season. He played in 69 games (68 starts) for the Raptors and Heat last season and he averaged 35.8 minutes, 12.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. He has now played in 745 games (730 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 37.6 minutes, 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per game. The Mavericks immediately gave Marion a 5-year, $40 million dollar contract. This was a good move for the Mavericks as Marion should fit it well with the running style of offense that will likely be employed this season. Kris Humphries brings nice size to the Mavericks’ bench. He played in 29 games (0 starts) last season for the Raptors and he averaged 9.1 minutes, 3.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Humphries has now played in 288 games (8 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 11.6 minutes, 4.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Greg Buckner will likely be bought out by the Mavericks. He played in 63 games (0 starts) for the Grizzlies last season and he averaged 13.9 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Buckner has now played in 570 games (117 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 19.1 minutes, 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Nathan Jawai played in only 6 games (0 starts) in his rookie season and he averaged 3.2 minutes, 0.3 points and 0.3 rebounds per game.

Jerry Stackhouse was nearing the end of the line in the Mavericks’ eyes so they won’t miss him at all. He played in only 10 games (1 start) for the Mavericks last season and he averaged 16.2 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Antoine Wright is the only player that the Mavericks traded that still has talent. He played in 65 games (53 starts) for the Mavericks last season and he averaged 23.9 minutes, 7.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Despite Wright being a solid bench player the Mavericks should be able to replace his minutes. Devean George played in 43 games (17 starts) for the Mavericks last season and he averaged 16.5 points, 3.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

This trade was a huge win for the Mavericks as Shawn Marion was probably the best player involved in this trade and they got him without giving up any core players of their own.

The Mavericks have signed 28-year old SG/SF Quinton Ross. Ross played in 68 games (7 starts) for the Grizzlies last year and he averaged 17.1 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 370 games (158 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 20.4 minutes, 4.6 points, 2.3 rebound and 1.1 assists per game. Ross will give the Mavericks hustle and defense off the bench this season.