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The Dallas Mavericks have reacquired center Tyson Chandler from the New York Knicks, sources have confirmed to ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Jeff Goodman.
The Mavericks, who immediately made reacquiring Chandler one of their priorities after their first-round playoff exit against San Antonio, have completed a trade with the Knicks that was clinched by agreeing to take back the contract of New York's out-of-favor guard Raymond Felton as well.
The trade cost Dallas two starters -- point guard Jose Calderon and center Samuel Dalembert -- along with prized young point guard Shane Larkin, reserve guard Wayne Ellington and the 34th and 51st picks in Thursday's draft.
The deal was first reported by Stein.
Chandler is the player Dallas has missed most since it decided to let go several key contributors in free agency after the team's championship run in 2011.
Chandler, 31, wound up landing a four-year, $60 million deal in free agency with the Knicks that year, a deal that has one season remaining.
The departures of Chandler and Felton are believed to be just the start of a roster overhaul by new Knicks president Phil Jackson, with Jackson pursing as much salary-cap flexibility as he can in the hopes of convincing star free-agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony to stay.
Information from ESPN.com's Marc Stein was used in this report.
Ali wrote:The last time LeBron James became a free agent and the Mavs traded for a contract-year Tyson Chandler, we won the NBA Championship. Hmmm....
I like this move, I think it helps us a lot. Tyson knows Carlisle's system, pairs well with Dirk, and knows the training staff, which is one of if not the best in the NBA. We can keep him healthy, I'm not too worried about that.
Raymond Felton is a wild-card. I don't know where his head's at, I don't even know if he'll ever wear a Mavs uniform. He could be gone in a draft-day deal tomorrow.
I did like Jose Calderon in Dallas, I thought he was an excellent passer and 3-point shooter, but his contract was kind of bloated. Dalembert was kind of all over the map, he'd be good some days, lazy others, it was weird. Larkin was promising, but I'm not too upset at losing him. Ellington never got playing time here anyway, so, meh.
There is one other thing in play here: The Melo Factor. Tyson Chandler is very good friends with Carmelo Anthony, and Dallas is on the mythical list of places Melo would consider. Could Chandler's familiarity with Carlisle, Nowitzki, and Anthony be the magic piece that brings them all together? It's certainly a possibility now.
SKS wrote:I think this a great deal for the Knicks, surprising
Ali wrote:Also, on Felton... Lamar Kardashian aside, Dallas is pretty good at making supposed "problem" players into rehabilitation projects. Brandan Wright was a draft bust, Monta Ellis was an overrated chucker, hell, Tyson Chandler was an injury-prone risk when the Mavs initially acquired him. Mike James and OJ Mayo had decent seasons under Rick Carlisle's coaching, for crying out loud!
Environment has a lot to do with how players are. It could be that Chandler and Felton were in a toxic environment under James Dolan and Mike Woodson. If any coach in the NBA can whip Raymond Felton into shape... it's Gregg Popovich, but a close second is Rick Carlisle.
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