"The Mavericks, according to league sources, have acquired the No. 5 overall pick in Thursday's draft from Washington as part of a package that features Antawn Jamison, the newly minted Sixth Man of the Year, as the prize catch for the Wizards.

ESPN's David Aldridge reports that the Wizards also will send Christian Laettner and Jerry Stackhouse to the Mavericks in the deal."

Sources say the Mavericks hope to use the No. 5 pick to sweeten the package they can offer the Lakers in exchange for the disgruntled O'Neal. It is also possible, sources say, that the Mavericks will pursue additional trades that include Laettner and/or Stackhouse.

Laettner makes a return to Dallas and Jamison joins former teammate Gilbert Arenas in Washington.

The Mavericks are trying to sweeten the package for Shaq because they are trying to do the deal without adding Dirk Nowitski. The package could inlcude the pick, Antoine Walker, Steve Nash, and Josh Howard.

If the Mavericks can't use the pick in a deal they might possibly select Pavel Podkolzine.