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Mark needs to call Diop personally and issue an apology for that silly trade.

Diop was traded but the Mavs knew that Diop will be coming back to Dallas. Diop also knows that his bes opportunity is in Dallas. Anywhere else they wouldn't know what to do w/ him.

I like Diop but I have to say, if this is all the Mavs end up having to talk about before next season then it is going to be a LONG season. I'm trying to be optimistic and leave all the problems on Avery but Kidd has got to show some WOW factor under the new coach or the Mavs are sunk. I'm hoping a big trade is being talked about in secret and I will be surprised one day. You never know...

I think Mark Cuban is a good guy, but he makes some really terrible basketball decisions. TheDude, I totally agree with you. If Diop is your big offseason excitement, something is definitely wrong.

Diop, though very limited, is going to be very rich very soon.

4-5 mill

He is a defensive presence and decent rebounder

Dallas is saying that the team as currently constructed is of championship caliber.

Ya, we'll see....

$5 million for a guy who had 2pts, 5rebounds last year? The Mavs are really guard heavy if they need to sign Diop to help them win...

Does anyone else think that last season's big trades were all flip-flopped? That Shaq would have been a perfect fit in Dallas, Gasol in Phoenix, and Kidd in LA? None of the teams really filled their deficiencies except for Phoenix, but Shaq clashed with their style of play.

If you are in need of a center to BACK UP Erik Dampier, there is already a problem--and if DeSagana Diop is a priority, you've misplayed your hand somewhere. Dampier himself should be a back-up. And the idiot that said that this team "as currently constructed" is of championship calibre, should be fired immediately

no shaq actually blended in he made amare better and diop is a good shot blocker that's probly y they want him. interior DEFENSE

Diop would be a good fit, but if I were Dallas, Alonzo Mourning would be better. If you sign him to a 1-year deal, when his contract expires, you can go out next season and get a starting center. Miami really needs a player like Diop anyway.

I hate to say it, but even though I hate the idiot, maybe Miami should consider Kwame Brown at the center spot. We know he's not going to be an allstar, but he's big and strong and will cost less, but will probably give a similar output that Diop will.

A short-tempered failure, Cuban has turned out to be.

if Riley thinks about diop he is an idiot!

If the Mavericks could dump Dampier, they would have a long time ago. It's not like anybody else wants him. I would also hardly call Cuban's tenure a failure; he's resurrected the franchise in his time here.