The Dallas Mavericks have a wild draft night...take Miami guard Shane Larkin

The Dallas Mavericks had a very weird night in the NBA Draft. They had the number 13th pick. As David Stern announced the Mavericks pick, we heard that they had drafted Kelly Olynyk (center out of Gonzaga). Decent pick. But then within just a few seconds we find out that the Mavericks have traded the rights to Olynyk to the Boston Celtics for the 16th overall pick and two second round picks.

Then as the 16th pick drew near, we found out that they traded down again. This time they sent the pick, along with last year's first round pick Jared Cunninngham, to the Atlanta Hawks for the 18th pick. Then finally the Mavs took a player...Shane Larkin out of the University of Miami. It's difficult to figure out why Dallas did all this trading until you realize that they created over $1 million of cap space by doing all this wheeling and dealing.


Larkin is a decent point guard, averaging 14 points a game according to ESPNDallas. But Dallas' actions tonight all point to one thing and one thing only...Mark Cuban is serious about making a run at Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. I didn't think it was possible, but after seeing all the trades, it just might be possible. I just might be able to actually stomach watching a Mavericks game. But we'll see.