It's not going to be smooth skating toward a deep playoff run for the Dallas Mavericks, even after making the high-profile trade for Rajon Rondo. The team has gone just 1-1 since acquiring the point guard from the Boston Celtics, and the victory was a six-point squeaker against a tired San Antonio Spurs squad that had played six overtime periods in the two games just prior and was resting many of its key players.
While gaining Rondo is a big deal, so too is losing Brandan Wright.
The backup big man may only have been averaging 8.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest, but he was an efficient offensive option and a rim-protecting presence behind Tyson Chandler. However, it's not so much about what Wright could do as it is what the remaining big men can't.
Chandler is an aging veteran, one who's prone to injury and coming off some seasons plagued by back woes. He's a nerve-wracking key to this team, and there's now absolutely no insurance policy behind him, which is rather problematic.
Losing Chandler to injury was always going to be worrisome; now that Greg Smith—a 6'10" big man with precious little experie ...
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