PF Charlie Villanueva, SF Richard Jefferson, C Bernard James, PF Greg Smith, PG Rajon Rondo
The case for keeping them: The odds are that all of them end up somewhere else next season, but the Mavericks could do worse than throwing a modest raise at Villanueva. He showed everybody a lot of heart and the ability to help win games with his shooting. Jefferson is another player who showed he still has skills — not to mention the athleticism to rise up for the highlight-reel dunk on occasion. But the Mavericks know they can find deep rotation players on the free-agent market for next to nothing.