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Posted March 03, 2012 - 09:40 AM
'No Chance' Of Shawn Marion Trade Before Deadline
If the Mavericks are able to sign Deron Williams and Dwight Howard this summer, they will need to move the contract of Shawn Marion.
But sources insist they are not shopping Marion and will wait for the summer to begin making serious moves for Williams and Howard.
One source says there is "no chance" Marion is traded before the deadline.
Edited by LALakersFan4Life, February 08, 2013 - 07:50 PM.
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Posted February 08, 2013 - 07:53 PM
Shawn Marion Would Refuse To Report If Traded To Bad Team
By Brad Townsend / Reporter
btownsend@dallasnews.com
1:46 pm on February 8, 2013
The Feb. 21 NBA trade deadline is approaching. Shawn Marion doesn’t know if his name will be wafting in trade winds, but he says this much is for certain:
“The thing is, right now, you come into a position like I am, this is my 14th season,” Marion, 34, said after practice Friday. “If I’m going to get traded, they’re going to tell me what’s going on and where I’m going.
“Because if I’m going to a (crummy) situation, I’m not going. It’s just that simple.”
Marion does not have the ability, by contract, to veto trades, but he does have a 15-percent trade-kicker clause. That means any team that acquires Marion would have to pay the remainder of his $8.4 million 2012-13 salary, plus 15-percent of his salary.
“At this time, I’m too old to be trying to go through a (bad situation). . . and not have a chance to do anything,” Marion said. “I’m at a point where I want to be playing for something right now.”
Marion probably doesn’t have to worry about going to a mediocre team. His versatility and production would seemingly make him attractive addition to a contending team, but there is no reason to believe a rebuilding, non-contending team would want to take on a 34-year-old who after this season has one year left on his contract, at $9.3 million.
One could argue that the Mavericks aren’t a great situation right now. They are 21-28 and are an extreme longshot to make the playoffs. Marion does, however, have luxurious home here and a legacy, having been a key contributor to Dallas’ 2011 NBA championship.
Would Marion be open to going to a team that has a chance to contend for a title?
“That’s the only way I’m going, yeah,” Marion said. “That’s it. That’s the only possibility that could come out of that. Other than that, it ain’t happening.”
So what would he do if a crummy team acquires him, retire?
“Maybe,” he said, laughing. “Anything is possible.”
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Posted February 08, 2013 - 08:33 PM
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