His situation in Portland was not easy for Rudy though. The Blazers are stacked in the wings so it was very hard to give him the minutes he wanted, and honestly deserved. Of course he can be blamed for his attitude but it's still understandable to some extent. So I'm happy for him that he's finally out of Portland. However I'm not sure that he's gonna be in a better situation in Dallas... I mean they have a lot of SG/SF too... Marion, Stevenson, Terry, Beaubois (he got the size of a 1 but is rather a 2, just like Terry) and Butler is gonna get back... Although I'm not too worried, cause overall, in terms of pure talent, Rudy is better than all those players. Except Butler but Caron never fitted really well in Dallas. Rudy has a true chance to become the starter in that team next year IMO. He's honestly one of the most talented players I ever seen and I know for sure that he can do better than what he's done in Portland so far (even though he has been quite alright there, he can be much, much better). Besides I think that the Mavs should just try to trade Butler. Honestly Caron never fitted very well in that team, first because he's not a chemistry player (he played in Washington for too long..), and the Mavs were just better overall without him. But if he stays, well I think they should try to rather use him as a bench player. He could be useful as the player who can come off the bench to score when the team needs it. A la Jason Terry... So right now it would be between Rudy and Stevenson for the starting spot. It's true that DeShawn has been surprisingly quite good this year with Dallas, and even hit some important shots during the playoffs and Finals but still overall Rudy is better than him everywhere. Except defensively maybe... He's a better shooter, passer, slasher, dunker, ball handler, etc... Everywhere. Besides, as good as he was this year, Stevenson wasn't as good a defender than he was supposed to be... So I would give his chance to Rudy as the starting 2. Especially that Dallas is exactly the kind of team in which he can play at his best, the Mavs style of play is perfect for him. So I'm confident for Rudy's future. And for the Mavs at the same time, they definitely can become even better with him in the team. And I hope that Rudy will finally play at the level he should play anyhow, as he's one of my favorite players, I can't wait to see him as a Mavs.