All i can say is WOW
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WOW. I’m shocked. Shocked the MAVS traded Luka and SHOCKED Lebron traded his buddy Davis.Comment -
What does it change? Nothing. Lakers gave up a first round pick also. Luka is washed at 32 he's out of shape every yr. Unless he changes his ways. No one is closer to Luka than the Mavs and they just traded him. It should tell you something.Comment -
I thought Luka and Jokic would play together some day. No way did I see Luka and LeBron.Comment -
Mavs just traded "Baby Bird." Lol, what a disgrace to call him that. No way in Hell, Boston would have ever traded Larry Legend. Also, what team would ever willing give up a "superstar?" Like was previously stated, good on all parties for shaking up the landscape. But I don't see any titles for either side. Bron got Lakeshow to the West Finals and Lakers got swept. Was it a close sweep? Sure, if you dont count the final 2 minute meltdowns LAL suffered in 4 straight games. Yes, the Mavs got to the NBA Finals last year. Then got throttled in 5. So Big Big picture, neither team is actually close.Comment -
Wild trade. Where will they send LeBron??????????
I like AD as a person and player but dude is perpetually injured. Max Christie was a nice young player but whatever. I'm sure there's more to come. JJ Reddick must have incepted Pelinka there's no way that brain dead mongoloid came up with this on his own.Comment -
Lakers 15/1 to win the 'ship. You heard it here firstComment -
Wild News.
Body snatchers seen leaving Dallas.Comment -
One of the more stunning trades of my lifetime...Comment -
I think this trade is gonna help the Mavs. Look @ how it changes the Mav lineup.
I can't believe they were still starting Klay. I think Klay goes to the bench. Mav front-line gets much bigger.
Say what you want about Irving. I think he's become a better pro after age 30. I'll say that the Mavs go up from here.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Crazy. If Luka gets motivated to stay in shape this could be a great move for the Lakers.Comment -
I haven't followed the NBA much but the Mavs got robbedComment -
Tim MacMahon
@espn_macmahon
The Mavs had major concerns about moving forward with Luka Doncic due to his constant conditioning issues and the looming commitment of another supermax contract extension this summer, sources told ESPN.
Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
basketballforever
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Luka Doncic has reached up to 270 pounds and the Dallas Mavericks were growing concerned, per ESPN.This makes Luka the 7th heaviest player in the NBAWhere's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Great move for the Lakers.Comment -
Can't resist the allure of the world's biggest market.
Good move.Comment -
The injury angle for Luka doesn't make sense
They don't call davis "glass" for no reason.Comment -
I got up a couple of hours ago, I heard the news, I said to myself "WTF", I thought it was a bad Groundhog Day joke.
I just listened to Shams, Shams was floored, so was (according to Shams) every other NBA executive.
I know Cuban has relinquished some of his Mavs 'power', but obviously the 'powers that be' that run Dallas had to be saying "This isn't working with Luca, we need to blow this thing up"
What's puzzling me is how this deal went down in secrecy under the cloak of darkness.
Obviously, there's a lot more that happened behind the scenes that we may not know the details of for months.
My take?
I don't think Lakers ownership is happy with AD's conditioning as he's injury prone.
This is also LA's way of saying to LeBron, "Dude, thanks for the greatness, thanks for everything, but you know, and we know you're cooked after 20+ years, and quite frankly we don't and won't need your rubber stamp of approval on any transactions going forward.
I'm told Cuban and his 'people' have always coveted AD, that had to be a factor too.
Now I'm not 'rush to judgement' guy.
There's truth to the old adage "There's three sides to every story, your side, my side, and the truth".
Analysts are taught (at least I was anyway) that the very definition of an analyst's job is to collect all the data possible, analyze all that data from all sides before forming a conclusion.
I just learned something I did not know.
(See that? Your pal Nasher is not a know it all, I just admitted it. I know what I know, what I don't know I listen to or read from those that are savants in their particular field)
Luca is up for a super max contract next season, if Luca is traded before that super max, that goes off the table, the Lakers are not obliged to honor that.
I'll make a long story short (oops, too late for that)
Brevity is not my forte; I am not capable of making a long story short, it's what I do, it's who I am, that being a blowhard from way back.
Now that I have enough information (data) to form an early opinion, my take is:
a) Lakers clearly think the AD and LeBron era is finished, like stick a fork in them, they're done, and like I alluded to, I don't think LA is thrilled with Davis's conditioning, and LA is gearing up for the very near future with youth.
b) Mavs think they'll never win a trophy with Luca, and think they're much better off with AD and Kyrie, than Luca and Kyrie.
And here's the important part, Mavs are off the hook from that super max contract.
(There's a lot more details that I don't know, like I said, this is just my early take or opinion if you will)
Just like almost every other thing in life, it all comes down to cash money, after all the bottom line is the bottom line and the business of business is business.
"Money doesn't talk, it swears obscenities"
-Bob Dylan
OK, I want to listen to Stephen A.'s take on all this, but I need to get jacked on coffee and prescription Adderall first.
I respect Stephen A., this just be me, but I need to be in a certain frame of mind to listen to him.Last edited by stevenash; 02-02-25, 10:54 AM.Comment -
Nash, that's a great post. Very well-thought out. Where else do you get content like that?
You used to see some trades like this. Almost like both parties could use a change of scenery.
I think the key points have come to the forefront:
1) This guy (Doncic) doesn't keep himself in top shape.
2) The Mavs were staring at a HUGE payday. And they didn't like it.
People think these escalating contracts are normal. When you're on the hook for that $$, you have to think about how you're going to re-coup that $$.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
They got one thing right in the title of the article......this trade is about news worthy as a blockbuster video storeComment -
Lakers have no defense now. Davis has a higher PER than Luka this season too.Comment -
So now Lakers just to pay him 'regular max' since this is the max he'll get paid anywhere in the league, rather than Super Max?
Nice move Dallas. Luka is pissed rn but he should be pissed at hotdogs and beers in the offseason. He's the only one to blame. Normal human beings don't deserve that kind of money, and in some respects he's just one of us. He's no LeBron or KobeComment -
Collusion. Mark Cuban spinning in his graveComment
