Guest Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Hard to describe how insane this trade is. Luka is 25. He is fresh off of an NBA FINALS appearance. They didn't even shop him. Lakers gave up a 31 year old AD and ONE first pick. Not the second one. Not Reeves or Knecht. Not even LA's best offer. This is absolute madness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzTitan Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I don't follow the NBA much at all and dismissed this as nonsense at first. Is this for real? wtf? why would they trade Luka? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzTitan Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 https://x.com/Blutman27/status/1885924735717949800 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I'm by no means a NBA junkie, but on its face this seems absolutely crazy. Why would the Mavericks trade Doncic? There must be something I really don't understand because you don't trade a 25 year old who can do it all for a great but lesser player who is 31. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 It honestly reminds me of the AJ trade. They are saying things like the Mavs are out on his attitude, conditioning, and defense. Those things were all good enough to get you to a Finals as long ago as...last season. They are right in the mix in the Western conference, in the same seed range they made the Finals in last season IIRC. I certainly think the Anthony Davis and Kyrie fit is interesting and good do some damage in the playoffs--I place the Mavs as a solid second tier team behind OKC, Denver, and possibly Memphis (so deep) in the West. LA though gets one of the biggest stars in the NBA before his prime even hits. That team will also be in incredible position cap wise--when LeBron retires Luka will be able to build his own team at will, recruiting at least two elite players. Also, if his conditioning and attitude is a problem---you but him next to the greatest athlete conditioning wise--possibly in any sport ever. What a win for the Lakers. I just can't make sense of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzTitan Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I just don't see what is in it for the Mavs, this feels like a deal a Laker homer would get laughed at suggesting. IsntLifeFunny, and OILERMAN 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 4 hours ago, Bink said: It honestly reminds me of the AJ trade. Way worse. It's easy to forget because the AJ trade is so bad now. AJ missed 50% of the snaps his last year, made ridiculous contract demands etc.... None of that fits here rns90 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 This trade is so lopsided, probably the most one sided trade I've witness as a sports fan. AD is 32 and Luka is 25, Luka was do $345 million with his supermax in Dallas. This is just a money move by cheap owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Hell Rudy Gorbert got more in return than Luka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 This is the worst trade in pro sports. By all reports Doncic didn't force his way out, the mavs GM initiated the trade because he wanted to be better on defense lol. The owner should have killed the trade and then fired the GM. You don't trade a top 5 player and not get another one in return. Insanity. IsntLifeFunny, and rns90 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Thei message board looks a bit like this one did when the Titans traded A.J. Brown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 22 minutes ago, oldschool said: This is the worst trade in pro sports. By all reports Doncic didn't force his way out, the mavs GM initiated the trade because he wanted to be better on defense lol. The owner should have killed the trade and then fired the GM. You don't trade a top 5 player and not get another one in return. Insanity. The Mavs could've got a whole lot more with an open bidding war. The Lakers are so propped up by the NBA it's sickening IsntLifeFunny, and DecepticonShawn2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 39 minutes ago, oldschool said: This is the worst trade in pro sports. By all reports Doncic didn't force his way out, the mavs GM initiated the trade because he wanted to be better on defense lol. The owner should have killed the trade and then fired the GM. You don't trade a top 5 player and not get another one in return. Insanity. You don't think that ownership was behind this? Supposedly he was due for $350 million and they didn't trust that he'd be able to fulfill it because of his conditioning. There's also so many issues with these weird salary cap rules in the NBA that other sports don't have, like the apron rule that most people including me have no idea what it even means, that they were kind of hamstrung. I'm not defending the deal, I wouldn't have done it, I'm just saying that it's not as simple as just giving him up for a bunch of draft picks. It got so complicated that they had to get the Jazz involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 10 minutes ago, scine09 said: You don't think that ownership was behind this? Supposedly he was due for $350 million and they didn't trust that he'd be able to fulfill it because of his conditioning. There's also so many issues with these weird salary cap rules in the NBA that other sports don't have, like the apron rule that most people including me have no idea what it even means, that they were kind of hamstrung. I'm not defending the deal, I wouldn't have done it, I'm just saying that it's not as simple as just giving him up for a bunch of draft picks. It got so complicated that they had to get the Jazz involved. The Mavs with the exception of Nowitski have always let their stars go, Steve Nash, Brunson, KP and now Luka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, headhunter said: The Mavs with the exception of Nowitski have always let their stars go, Steve Nash, Brunson, KP and now Luka Jason Kidd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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