Yesterday afternoon the Dallas Mavericks made history by dumping what is known unequivocally as the worst contract in team history. Center and lamppost Erick Dampier, whose 7-year contract has 1 year remaining at a staggering 13.1 million dollars, will be successfully delivered to the Charlotte Bobcats in return for actual basketball players. Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca will arrive in exchange for Eduardo Najera, Matt Carol and the Big Man from Mississippi.
(Pictured: Dampier not blocking)
Shortly after the deal was signed, I spoke with my brother in Dallas. I could barely hear him over the screams of elation as people ran wild in the streets of Big D and did their damndest to show up Madrid and Barcelona in the contest for most destructive celebration riot. Our conversation went roughly as follows:
