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The Mavericks had no centers under contract when free agency started. Now they have four. Don’t be surprised, though, if the one of the new arrivals is traded again before the season starts … provided that the Mavericks can find a taker for Alexis Ajinca. Ajinca and fellow newcomer Ian Mahinmi are represented by the same agent: Bouna Ndiaye. You’ll recall that the Mavericks came to terms in free agency with Mahinmi before they ever knew Ajinca would be a Mav, too. ESPN.com

Dallas Mavericks, Trade, Alexis Ajinca 

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Charlotte Bobcats, Trade, Alexis Ajinca 

When he does participate, you can see he’s still effective at any of three front-court positions. He filled in at center Friday, matched against 7-footer Alexis Ajinca in a scrimmage. He’s lost some explosion, but his savvy was apparent. "If you’ve got experience in the NBA, even if you haven’t been playing, you absorb things by watching. Darius is just a smarter player" than most here, said Dave Hanners, the assistant running the Bobcats’ summer team. "He’s still got unbelievable feel for the game. He’s still got a lot of his quickness. He doesn’t quite have the leaping ability he did at one time. It’s a work-in-progress." Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Alexis Ajinca 

"I’ve got my quickness back. I can stop-and-go when I want to," he described. "When you have knee surgery, sometimes the knee will be stiff and you can’t run and stop in certain ways. You can’t spin, you can’t play defense. "Now, since I’m healthy, I have no limits." Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Alexis Ajinca