The Mavericks have acquired 21-year old shooting guard Dominique Jones (#25 overall) from the Grizzlies for cash considerations. Jones played in 33 games (all starts) at South Florida last season and he averaged 21.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He played in 95 games (94 starts) in his career with the Bulls and he averaged 18.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The Mavericks got one of the best offensive players in the draft so it was money well spent.

The Mavericks only have one pick (#50 overall) in tomorrow night’s NBA Draft. The Mavericks will be a very veteran driven team so they should just take the best player available tomorrow night and run with it. When free agency opens next weekend the Mavericks will be a team to watch as I believe they have a real interest in trading for LeBron James.

32-year old PG/SG Jason Terry just keeps playing well for the Mavericks. Terry played in 77 games (12 starts) for the Mavericks last year and he averaged 33.0 minutes, 16.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He has now played in 474 games (283 starts) in his six years with the Mavericks and he is averaging 33.0 minutes, 16.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Terry has now moved up to #9 all-time in games played (474) in Mavericks’ history. He is also #2 in three pointers made (875), #9 in assists (1,964), #7 in steals (569) and #6 in points scored (7,710). Terry is showing no signs of slowing down so look for him to continue to move up in the Mavericks’ record book.

The Mavericks have sent the 57th overall pick (2nd round) of the NBA Draft to the Pacers to complete the trade that sent Eddie Jones and Shawne Williams to the Mavs. The Mavericks decided to trade this years pick because it was so late in the second round. The Mavericks were going to have to give up their 2nd round pick to the Pacers either this year or next year so it made sense to do it now and get it over with.

Dirk Nowitzki is likely opting out of his final year on his contract with the Mavericks. But he likely will sign a long term extension with them after a while so that the Mavs can use the Larry Bird exception to re-sign him after they add more talent to the roster. This is a smart move for both the Mavericks and Nowitzki as he will get paid while the team gets better around him. Backup guard Jose Juan Barea has a team option for the 2010-11 season and the Mavericks will likely pick it up as he keeps getting better for them. Center Brendan Haywood and backup forward Tim Thomas are both likely goners for the Mavericks but they won’t miss them.