Less than a year ago, Warriors general manager Garry St. Jean was talking to reporters in his office when he showed them a blackboard with the following words written on it: "Warriors' philosophy."

Under that heading were approximately 10 guidelines for the upcoming season. Among them: "Develop the young core; no short-term fixes; stick with the plan -- go young."

On Monday, an eight-player trade between the Warriors and Dallas is expected to be finalized, one that will send Antawn Jamison, the team's leading scorer for the past four years, and three other players, to the Mavericks for point guards Nick Van Exel and Avery Johnson, forward Popeye Jones and center Evan Eschmeyer.

Within the past two months, the Warriors, who are coming off their most successful season since 1993-94, have turned over half their roster. They drafted shooting guard Mickael Pietrus, signed free-agent point guard Speedy Claxton and are on the cusp of adding those four Mavericks, three of whom are 32 years of age or older. The league is expected to make the deal official on Monday.

In the meantime, they lost starting point guard Gilbert Arenas, 21, to the Washington Wizards and backup Earl Boykins to the Denver Nuggets via free agency. And now, Jamison, Danny Fortson, Chris Mills and Jiri Welsch are no longer in the picture.

The trade with Dallas not only will have a significant impact on the court but on the team's future salary cap situation. The effects on the hardwood will come immediately. But the financial flexibility that the trade could yield probably won't come for a few years.