Mavs 108, Bulls 118

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Why not feel out his prior coaches as I said?   Stan Van Gundy is on record as considering it the biggest mistake of his coaching career that he didn't use Boban more than he did. That was despite the fact that he had Drummond in front of him.   

Doc Rivers commented extensively on how he found he could use Boban effectively as long he understood that he had just as much chance to badly outplay his 'stretch 5' counterpart on a given night as it was to go the other way.  He would play him and see who was getting the advantage on a given rotation. 

Popovich used him effectively behind Tim Duncan so much that he set him up to get a big contract to move to Detroit.

Yes, I recall SVG saying that he wished he had played Boban more, and Pop speaking very affectionately about him. Had not heard Doc's comments, but they're interesting. If Bobi wants a bigger role and can't/won't accomplish that by adding to his game, at least incrementally, then it seems that his agent could run these avenues down and see if there is a demand for him as he is. Or, if it is the Mavs who want a trade to occur, the team could do it, of course with knowledge that shopping players can have an effect on team morale, so might not be worth it for such a popular player if they're just taking a flyer and don't really expect anything to come of it. 

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing what was available, if they think that's an avenue worth pursuing. Given the attention they give to possible trades, if they are truly interested in that, I would think they have already sent out some feelers. It's an interesting idea.