Every office seems to have that one coworker who everyone likes but whose value to the company no one quite understands. For much of last season, Charlie Villanueva was that guy in Dallas.
Theoretically, Charlie V.'s role on the team was clear -- provide backup minutes behind Dirk Nowitzki and help the team's spacing with his outside shooting abilities. But the veteran power forward struggled with consistency last year -- he started off on fire, hitting on more than 42 percent of his 3-point attempts in the first two months of the season, then turned into league average in January before cratering out at 29 percent in March.