<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">After weeks of anxiety, rumors and talk, the Mavericks will finally make the call on longtime star Michael Finley. They must decide by midnight today about using the NBA's new luxury-tax amnesty provision and waiving Finley. Or they could trade him for useable assets. Either way, Finley, 32, will be a former Maverick by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. On the floor, he was a two-time All-Star and a key figure in the Mavericks' rise from the dark days of the 1990s. Off the court, he was a solid citizen who held a charity golf tournament each summer. Mavericks / NBA Finley statistics "In this scenario, no matter what comes of it, Michael either experiences free agency or we get something that helps us," said Donnie Nelson, the Mavericks' president of basketball operations. "It's a win-win situation." Here's a closer look at the scenarios facing the Mavericks: ? Waiving Finley under the amnesty clause in the NBA's collective-bargaining agreement. This is the most likely result, as it has been all summer. Finley would still be guaranteed the $51 million owed by the Mavericks and would become an unrestricted free agent. The Mavericks would save the $51 million in luxury taxes they would have to pay the next three seasons. </div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting gosunsgo:</div><div class="quote_post">well the suns will welcome him with open arms</div> they definetly will if they lose joe johnson. which if my memory serves me right, they already have.......dont trust me on that
