"The champagne was being used as shampoo in the Mavericks' locker room celebration and Tyson Chandler was basking in the revelry of the Mavericks' NBA championship.

Inevitably, the subject of his pending free-agency on July 1 came up. Chandler is job one for the Mavericks, once the collective-bargaining situation clears itself up. Donnie Nelson has made that clear.

So Chandler said he was hoping to take advantage of the situation as the Korbel and Tott's was flowing and owner Mark Cuban was swilling the bubbly."