Jamison To Dallas For Van Exel! Blockbuster deal! Mavs trade Van Exel, 3 others, to Golden State Warriors send 4 players, including Antawn Jamison By Art Garcia Star-Telegram Staff Writer Antawn Jamison and Nick Van Exel are the kingpins in an eight-player trade between the Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors that was agreed on Friday night, the Star-Telegram learned. The trade can't be approved until Monday when the NBA offices open. In addition to Jamison, the Warriors' leading scorer the last season, the Mavericks also receive power forward Danny Fortson, small forward Chris Mills and guard Jiri Welsch. Along with Van Exel, the Mavs send Avery Johnson, Evan Eschmeyer and Popeye Jones to Golden State. Jamison, who averaged 22.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last season, his fifth in the NBA, and immediately becomes the Mavs' starting small forward. Jamison, 27, will be joined in the starting lineup by Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Raef LaFrentz. Fortson adds toughness and rebounding off the bench. Despite playing only 17 games last season because of injury, the six-year veteran has averaged at least 11 rebounds three times in his career. Welsch, a 6-7 guard, was a first-round draft pick last year and played in only 37 games as a rookie. Mills played in only 21 games last season, his 10th in the league. Van Exel was the Mavs' leading scorer off the bench and second-leading scorer in the playoffs last season at 19.5 points per game. He spent the last 1 ? seasons of a 10-year career with Dallas. The Warriors are his fourth team. Johnson, who spent the 1993-94 season with Golden State, Eschmeyer and Jones were each role players. Jones, a free agent, wasn't expected back this season.
Thats a rather amazing trade. It just shows how good Dallas roster was when they were using Van Exel as a back up yet another team is willing to give up one of their starting star players for him...
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