Stifko, Tim Hardaway is being traded as part of the deal, he's with the No-Guts now. This could be either the best thing that ever happened to the Mavs, or this could ruin their good chemistry and balance. LaFrentz is an excellent player, they got a good deal there. Nick "The Quick" Van Exel seems to be a very temperamental guy, I hope for the Mav's sake they get him to be a little more even-keeled.
The Mavs also got rid of an incredibly bad top-heavy contract they got themselves into with Juwan Howard.... I think they win this one all around, considering their #1 draft pick won't be more than a #25 or so.
This could make things interesting between the Mavs and the Lakers when they end up meeting. There is no "antidote" to Shaq, but that should be a pretty explosive back court with Nick and Nash.