The Mavericks have quietly been the most active NBA team this month, not only locking up incumbent point guard Jason Kidd to a multi-year deal but also snaring Marcin Gortat from the Magic and now apparently working hard to land Shawn Marion in a sign-and-trade with Toronto. The Raptors need to clear cap space for incoming Hedo Turkoglu, and Dallas apparently wants another wing to platoon with or play alongside Josh Howard.Why, if Toronto needs to clear cap space, are the Raptors playing ball on a sign-and-trade?
The easiest way to free up Marion's cap hold would be simply to renounce his rights. The trick is that Toronto -- pushing for the playoffs in what could be Chris Bosh's final year north of the border -- would like to get something back for Marion if possible. But Hedo can't sign on the dotted line until the Raptors resolve Marion's status -- Toronto just doesn't have any cap space until then.
There's no word on what Marion's pay scale would look like, or what exactly Toronto would get back in a swap. The Dallas Morning News (linked above) and ESPN.com's Marc Stein both place Jerry Stackhouse in the mix -- Stackhouse has a $7 million expiring contract, with only $2 million guaranteed if Stack is waived by August 10 -- but it's unclear what the Raptors would gain from such an inclusion. Stein reports a third team may need to get involved to help with cap massaging. Oklahoma City, Portland and Sacramento are the teams currently under the salary cap.
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