Mavericks Free Agent Targets

With plenty of cap space to spend the Mavericks will be active players once free agency begins on Wednesday. He are the names that should be of most interest to the Mavs, who currently have only 4 players under contract (Dirk, Parsons, Harris, Felton). Note: Free agents who played for the Mavs last season such as Tyson Chandler, Monta Ellis and Al-Farouq Aminu are not included.

Big Men

DeAndre Jordan (26), LA Clippers
The Houston native who led the league in rebounds and field goal percentage last season, will be the Mavs' top free agent target. It is a mutual interest as the Mavs are reportedly the only team Jordan would leave the Clippers for. Chandler Parsons who shares an agent with Jordan is already selling the big man on Dallas. Jordan would give the Mavs a young building block to pair with Parsons in the team's post-Dirk era.

LaMarcus Aldridge (29), Portland
The Seagoville product coming home would be a great story but it appears Aldridge prefers San Antonio and now maybe the Lakers to a Dallas homecoming. In the unlikely case the Mavs were forced to choose between him and Jordan, I'd go with Jordan but obviously signing either would be a major coup for the franchise.

Robin Lopez (27), Portland or Omer Asik (28), New Orleans
These two would only be options if the Mavs strike out on  Jordan  and cannot re-sign Tyson Chandler. Both are starting centers in the league with Lopez being solid on both ends  while Asik is a defense only player.

Wings

Danny Green (28), San Antonio
Green is an ideal 3 and D player the Mavs now crave for the two guard spot, sort of an anti-Monta. With the Spurs possibly needing cap room to sign Aldridge, Green might become very available. With Parsons taking an expanded offensive role, playmaking will be less of need from the 2 than shooting, making Green a perfect fit.

Wesley Matthews (28), Portland
Matthews is another 2 guard in the 3 and D mold with one major drawback, the torn achilles he suffered in a game against the Mavs on March 5. Matthews hopes to make an early season return but the track record for guys coming back from that injury isn't the greatest. Still, Matthews when healthy is a heck of a player on both ends of the court and might be worth the risk.

Khris Middleton (23), Milwaukee
Middleton is yet another 3 and D guy who unlike Green and Matthews is a restricted free agent, meaning the Bucks can match any offer he receives. Still, a team like the Mavs could test how much the Bucks are willing to pay the former Aggie who is coming off a breakout season for the surprising Bucks.

Point Guards

Mo Williams (32), Charlotte
Williams, a Dallas resident, almost signed with the Mavs last offseason before the team opted to sign Jameer Nelson instead. Williams, is a gifted scorer who scored 52 points in a game last season. He is probably the best of the cheap point guard options the Mavs will look at, with the hope being that he will produce more than Nelson did last season.

Jeremy Lin (26), LA Lakers
The former Mavericks Summer Leaguer is another intriguing cheap point guard option who could excel in the Mavericks pick-and-roll heavy offense. While never duplicating his "Linsanity" heights, Lin has been a solid contributor the last few years for both Houston and the Lakers.

Patrick Beverley (26), Houston
If the Mavs wanted to go a bit more pricey on a point guard, the defensive specialist Beverley would be a good option. Beverley missed last year's playoffs with a wrist injury and is offensively limited but is considered one of the top defenders at his position thanks his pestering ability on the ball.