33-year old small forward Shawn Marion played pretty solid basketball for the Mavericks last year, especially in the playoffs.  Marion played in 80 games (27 starts) for the Mavs last year and he averaged 28.2 minutes, 12.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 900 games (832 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 36.3 minutes, 16.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocked shots per game.  The Mavericks will likely sign a free agent or make a deal for Marion’s backup in the near future.

The Mavericks dealt for 26-year old shooting guard Rudy Fernandez with the idea of starting him in 2011-12.  Fernandez played in 78 games (3 starts) for the Trailblazers last year and he averaged 23.3 minutes, 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  He has now played in 218 games (9 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 24.1 minutes, 9.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Fernandez is only shooting 39% from the floor to this point in his NBA career, but the Mavericks think he will improve that number with consistent playing time.  34-year old Jason Terry will get most of his minutes at shooting guard but he will get some of them at the point too.  Terry played in 82 games (10 starts) for the Mavericks last year and he averaged 31.3 minutes, 15.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  He has now played in 959 games (625 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 33.6 minutes, 16.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  Terry is a money player as he hit a lot of big shots to help the Mavericks win the 2010-11 NBA Title.  23-year old Rodrigue Beaubois has a lot of potential, but he can’t seem to stay healthy.  Beaubois played in 28 games (26 starts) for the Mavs last year and he averaged 17.7 minutes, 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.  He has now played in 84 games (12 starts) in his first two years with the Mavericks and he is averaging 14.2 minutes, 7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.  25-year old Corey Brewer is known more for his defense than his offense.  He played in 69 games (24 starts) for the T-Wolves & Mavs last year and he averaged 21.9 minutes, 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  Brewer has now played in 245 games (149 starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 24.9 minutes, 8.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  It might be hard for Brewer to find P.T. at shooting guard this year.  23-year old Dominique Jones only played in 18 games (0 starts) as a rookie last year for the Mavericks and he averaged 7.5 minutes, 2.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game on 31.1% shooting from the floor.