Shawne Williams could be available

Mavs sign Singleton

By signing James Singleton to a one-year contract, i.e. he accepted the qualifying offer, the Mavs apparently have 17 players under (guaranteed) contract.

In the story linked above, Marc Stein of ESPN reports that the Mavs are actively pursuing "two for one" trades to cut down their player number to the maximum of 15 that has to stand when the season starts. Shawne Williams and Nathan Jawai are two of the players named to be available in such scenarios. However, there likely is not many takers, as many teams have their rosters set. I wonder what will happen if the Mavericks cannot find a trading partner. They will have to cut a player or two (at the moment, exactly two) having guaranteed contracts.

Since Shawne's name can be found on the short list of players considered to be dealt, he may as well be cut before the season starts. The ultimate irony would be (OK, I know this is hypothetical, since the Pacers front office doesn't want him back) if the Pacers would then pick him up for a minimum salary, essentially resulting in the trade last year as "Mavericks give two second-round picks and Eddie Jones, Pacers nothing".