ESPNDallas.com columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor and MavsOutsider.com editor-in-chief Bryan Gutierrez join Tim MacMahon each week to run a three-man weave on a few questions on the minds of Mavericks fans.

1. How much should Monta Ellis be worth to the Mavs this summer?

Gutierrez: Dallas will only have early Bird rights with him, meaning the Mavs can go over the cap but can offer only 175 percent of the previous season's salary in order to re-sign him. The Mavs could realistically go up to roughly $14 million for Monta, but four years, $48 million would be a very reasonable offer. If that's not good enough, the shooting guard position is one of the easier ones to replace, in theory. They'll just have to move on if that is the case.

Taylor: He's worth more than Rajon Rondo, I know that. He's pretty close to Dirk Nowitzki as the best player on the team, and the best thing about him is that he's unafraid -- and you certainly can't say that about every good player. He wants the ball in his hands at the end of games and he wants to win. How do we know? He doesn't miss games and he takes charges.

MacMahon: If the Mavs want to keep Ellis, assuming he opts out of the final season of his contract, there really isn't much wiggle room in negotiations. His early Bird rights allow the Mavs to make an offer with a starting salary of up to $14.63 million. The Mavs need to put that on the table or find a replacement for Ellis. (Wesley Matthews, a 3-and-D shooting guard with good size and playoff experience, is an intriguing possibility.) With the allowable annual raises, the Mavs could give Ellis a three-year, $47 million deal. That's $1 million more than Chandler Parsons' contract -- and that probably matters to Ellis.

2. How much should Rondo be worth to the Mavs this summer?

Gutierrez: Based on the CBA, Rondo can get up to five years at roughly 30 percent of the cap and can get a max-salary deal from Dallas using Bird rights. That means the Mavs could offer a max-out deal of up to five years and roughly $107.4 million to Rondo. That's a huge spike and likely well outside the desired range for the Mavs. Rondo is coming off a five-year, $55 million extension. Four years and no higher than $48-50 million makes a lot of sense.

Taylor: He's not worth a max contract on this team. He's a terrific player but he looks like a bad fit on this team because he doesn't do what the Mavs need him to do, which is be a consistent outside shooter, especially when he gets open jumpers on the weak side. The next few months will tell the truth about Rondo's future here.

MacMahon: Mark Cuban has made it clear that he intends to keep Rondo, but it'd be crazy to give him anything close to a max contract. If that's what Rondo is looking for, let him test the market. Maybe he'll get it from the Los Angeles Lakers or New York Knicks, but it'd be surprising to see a contender step up with that kind of offer for a point guard who is a poor shooter and isn't as explosive as he used to be. I'd be hesitant to pay Rondo more than $10 million per year.

3. How much should Tyson Chandler be worth to the Mavs this summer?

Gutierrez: Chandler has clearly shown his value to the Mavs this season. Like with Rondo, Dallas can offer a max-salary deal to Chandler using Bird rights. Chandler signed a four-year, $55.4 million deal with New York in 2011. Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol is the most intriguing option for Dallas if it wanted to move on from Chandler, but it's hard to imagine the Mavs would deviate from that basic framework of his previous contract for a proposal to arguably its most valuable player.

Taylor: I'd pay whatever it takes to keep him because he's one of the players on this team who is truly interested in playing defense. And as he gets older, he can morph into more of a role player as needed. He's never been about scoring, but his defense and rebounding is a tone-setter for this team. Besides, if he's not playing center then some dude like Samuel Dalembert is doing it.

MacMahon: Cuban has admitted it was a mistake to not offer Chandler a long-term deal after the 2011 lockout. He won't make the same mistake twice, even though there is risk involved in committing to a 32-year-old center with Chandler's injury history. Chandler, the Mavs' MVP so far this season, has earned a three-year deal in the $40-45 million range. If his market value is higher, the Mavs should still pay up.