A four-team deal sending Shawn Marion to the Dallas Mavericks has been approved by the league office and was to be formally announced by the teams on Thursday. Marion is set to receive a five-year contract from the Mavericks worth an estimated $39 million, according to sources. Under the sign-and-trade deal, the Orlando Magic traded Hedo Turkoglu to the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors sent Marion, Kris Humphries, Nathan Jawai and cash considerations to Dallas, while also sending a future second round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Mavericks in turn shipped Jerry Stackhouse and cash considerations to the Grizzlies and Devean George and Antoine Wright to Toronto, while the Grizzlies dealt Greg Buckner to Dallas. The first thing that needs to be adressed here is that there are going to be about 6 to 7 teams next year in the NBA competing against eachother. And Dallas will not be one of them. It's like they're shuffling the chairs on the titanic. It's all going down people. The rest of the league will just be playing tummy sticks. Next, when will people finally realize that Shawn Marion's flame burnt out long before his legend ever did? He's garbage. Everytime this guy gets traded it means a team wants him. And I can't seem to find a reason why anyone would want him. His stock plummets every season. Yes, he thrived in the run n gun offense when he was on the Suns but that was like 4 years ago. He's clearly not a truly talented player that you can add to a team and immediatly get results. I mean if you're looking for a guy to stand on a free throw line and shoot like a vagina then he's your man. But if you wanna compete with teams like Celts then I'd look elsewhere.
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