Orlando hasn't announced it but a person with knowledge and anonymity has reported to the AP that Bass agreed to a 4 year deal with the Magic, with an escape clause after 3 years.

Good luck Bass, we will miss you in Mavland.

The dealings were between 4 teams. Shawn Marion though is a Maverick and Stackhouse gets sent to the Grizzlies.

The Mavericks also picked up Kris Humphries, center Nathan Jawai and cash went from Toronto to Dallas. Greg Buckner is now a Maverick for the 3rd time who is coming in from the Grizzlies. Antoine Wright and Devean George are going from Dallas to Toronto.

Wright was okay but won't be missed. Devean George already has a ring and comes off as a paycheck player to me who didn't really apply himself while in Dallas, so he definitely won't be missed.

It's been reported that Bass has started talks in dealing possibly with Orlando. Reported is a 4 year deal worth 18 million. I know the Mavs wanted to try and keep him and Singleton but I'm sure Bass is looking for more playing time, possibly a starting role. Can't be that bad if he goes to Orlando to play alongside Dwight Howard for a possible ring in the near future.

It's been reported that Jason Kidd is staying put in Dallas, most likely to finish out his career in Dallas. Supposedly it's a 3 year deal worth 25 million. Kidd will probably play a major role in Dallas, especially with mentoring Little Jose and Rodrigue Beaubois who is coming aboard from France after the draft.

Also in the works supposedly is acquiring Marcin Gortat from Orlando, which in my opinion is a good move for a big man to backup Dampier before he departs and hopefully take on a full role or starting role. Watching him play with Orlando in the playoffs and finals was exciting, he's got a good open look shot that I think could help Dallas down in the paint.

If Dallas keeps their team intact, maybe perhaps getting someone else worthy from a Dampier, Stackhouse and even Josh Howard trade, we could be building the team that gets us back into competition in the West. The only teams that really scare me now is the Lakers and Nuggets, who only got better after the season is over with some of the players they've picked up.

So it's more than likely that Kidd won't be back with the Mavericks after this season is over. There's recent rumors about seeing him in a Knicks uniform. I'd imagine that is only likely is because Kidd would want to play for their coach and not the city or team. Also with all the rumors about LeBron possibly eyeing New York, it would set Kidd up for that possibility. Everyone should realize when players heading to the Hall are nearing their daily life as an NBA player without a ring already, that's their only goal.

Everyone talks about how old Kidd is and he's done but I really don't see him officially retiring for another couple of years, probably taking more of a bench role for a up and coming point guard.

But Cuban even is claimed to say Kidd was not only to help but make some salary cap room for the next coming seasons. Was it a mistake to trade Harris though? Absolutely in my opinion.

Another rumor that was floating around was Shaq coming to Dallas. I'm not sure what he'd do for the team except open his mouth to talk smack to others around the league in how great he is and how they're not. He can stay put or retire, but please, he won't contribute anything if we're still seeking to rebound and try to win a finals in the coming years.

Jason Terry is back from his fractured hand and Kidd joined the 10k assist club, becoming the 4th NBA player to achieve this milestone.

Kidd trails Stockton, Jackson and Johnson on the assists category. If he plays another season or two, he should easily surpass Mark Jackson and Magic Johnson but most likely can't surpass John Stockton, who has an amazing 15806 assists to his career. That's a mark that won't be beaten probably in my own lifetime perhaps.

The Mavericks handed the Raptors a loss in Terry's return and where Kidd made his 10k assist. Now with Terry back, hopefully the Mavs can rebound, get a nice spot for the playoffs in a few months. Let's also hope they can pull together and get another 50 win season so it will be their 9th season in a row with 50 plus wins.

Now with Terry out, having surgery on his broken hand, Josh Howard needs to step up and take over the role he is suppose to carry, the number two man on the team.

Terry underwent surgery to stabilize a fracture in his hand. There is no time table for his return. This is bad news for the Mavericks, being 7th in the Western Conference standings and losing Terry who's the most likely 6th man leader in the NBA.

With Terry out though, Howard needs to step back up to the plate, stop half ass'in his performance and live up to the hype that surrounded his potential before last year.

If Howard can't take over where Terry was so effective in helping win games, we're going to need Bass and Little Jose's help desperately if we want to stay in contention going into the second half of the season.