Kidd to Dallas v. 2.0
by edwzipper on Monday, February 18th, 2008 at 07:41am
“The swap will send Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Moe Ager and Keith Van Horn, who has not played since 2005-06, to the Nets for Mr. Kidd, Malik Allen and possibly Antoine Wright. The Mavericks also will lose first-round draft picks this summer and in 2010, along with the cash payment, the maximum allowed by the league. Mr. Cuban would not confirm the players in the deal. The Mavericks will have to waive a player - possibly veteran Juwan Howard or rookie Nick Fazakas - before they can re-sign Mr. Van Horn because they are at the league-maximum 15 players.
Mr. Van Horn’s inclusion could be the only problem. He has never filed retirement papers with the league, and the Mavericks still own his rights, meaning they can sign him to any amount and include him in this sort of sign-and-trade scenario. It is believed Mr. Van Horn will get a $4 million salary for this season to help make the salary-cap figures match. For the trade to be approved, Mr. Van Horn must show he’s serious about resuming his career, according to NBA commissioner David Stern.”
Amazing.
To recap: Devean George has Larry Bird’d himself into staying in Dallas and playing for a championship. Jerry Stackhouse’s loose lips have ensured him staying in Dallas and playing for a championship. And Keith Van Horn gets, apparently, $4 million dollars to attend some practices in Newark and fly around the country for two and a half months.
Jeebus. Good work if you can get it, Van Horn.