Mavs Acquire Peja Stojakovic and Trade Alexis Ajinca

The Mavericks signed Peja off waivers on Monday in an attempt to fill the gap from Caron Butler as he went out wit ha season ending injury.

Over his career Peja has averaged 17.2 points per game and played very well against Dallas, scoring 19.2 per game, the Mavs realize that he's not going to be a replacement for Butler.

His average has dropped four straight seasons and he's only played eight games this season due to knee injuries, his last being on November 26th.

They are not even sure when he will play his first game with the Mavs. They are going to take it slow and get him into game shape.

To clear a roster spot for Peja, the Mavs traded center Alexis Ajinca to Toronto for the rights to Georgios Printezis, who is playing in spain.

Kidd on Peja: "We get to play with a guy who can flat-out shoot the ball. It's good ot have a guy who's been in some battles. When he's on the court, if you leave him wide-open, you can count it."

Many fans have been wondering when Roddy will make his appearance again. Carlisle has been very positive on Roddy's return. Roddy's agent said that "it could be a week or maybe two, but he's feeling much better." He has been running and cutting and stopping while shooting 3-pointers and such. Soon he will be participating in full-contact practice. Once he manages to get through a full practice without much pain on his foot, then he will be ready to go.

The Mavs are in a 4-10 slump as they head into a four game homestand, their first game being Tuesday night against the Clippers.

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