I say, screw T-Mac and Shaq and just get this Pavel guy. He looks huge and could, in the long run, do just what the Mavericks need: play defense. He's 7'5" and almost 300 pounds if I remember correctly. That's about 300 pounds more than the load of turd they have in Bradley and almost six or seven inches than Danny Fortson, the (in my mind) best center that they have. Instead of getting rid of KEY core players, I think the Mavs should consider this plan of action:
Sign Steve Nash
Sign Marquis Daniels
Sign Nick Van Exel (he said he would come here for cheap)
Draft Pavel
KEEP DIRK.
I think the lineup of Pavel/Nowitzki/Howard/Finley/Nash would kill mucho. And they would have one of the deepest benches with Van Exel, Walker and Daniels sitting there. Maybe they could move Finley to the three, and put in Van Exel at the two. It all depends on if the Mavericks REALLY want Shaq.