There seems to be some reservation amongst NBA followers concerning the Mavericks' signing of Chris Kaman, or more accurately a giant meh...and yet, Mavericks fans are quietly giddy.
I'm willing to admit it myself and if you don't understand the reasons, a little history is in order.
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
The Dallas Mavericks had their first good center.
His name was James Donaldson, and he was a 7' 2" mountain. The Mavericks had been in existence for five years already without much in the way of a true center, so Donaldson was a welcome addition to an already star-studded cast on the verge of greatness.
Donaldson holds the interesting distinction of possessing the record for most NBA games played, without ever attempting a three-pointer.
But don't hold it against him—from where he stood, not so far away from the basket, he put the ball in it often enough. In fact, his .571 career field-goal percentage is the 7th highest in NBA history, and during the 1984–85 NBA season, he led the league in field goal percentage at 0.637.
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