(02-18-2025, 02:09 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: What the Lakers have to be careful with at this point is. whatever is going on with his calf, doesn't develop into an Achilles injury. That's what happened to KD.
The calf situation is interesting as is AD's groin.
The age difference between the 2 All stars is what jumps out to the world naturally. Doncic being a 25 year old MVP caliber player with 6 years of age difference is the shot heard round the world but both players being gimpy with injuries is not a small consideration in the trade dynamics. How "recurrable" exactly is Doncic's calf? Word I heard was that his issue was that didn't stay out long enough to let it heal completely. Is that being handled now properly by just avoiding back to backs?
What about AD? How "recurrable" is his injury? Did both teams try and sell each other the proverbial "pig in a poke"?
If the Mavs really were concerned that Doncic's calf might be a problem all season and perhaps even longer then you have to consider again the pending Supermax. It might start to add up at least as to why the GM might feel an obligation to shop the possibilities.
Of course it still doesn't speak to the failure to shop the market for the highest bidder, but it does raise some possibilities that supermax Luka for life might have worked out if recurring injury was a real concern. The Sixers for example look to be in shambles at this point with Max Embiid.
Then I'm starting, just a little bit to consider Nico bringing back this 21-year-old player, Max Christie, who shows signs of being at least an elite role player with upside possibilities that could be even higher.
https://thesmokingcuban.com/max-christie...icks-favor
The end result of Nico's gambit still hinges on AD getting healthy along with a healthy roster to see what he envisioned, but the possibility of recurring injury with Doncic is at least opening the door for a reconsideration that maybe this trade wasn't quite as disastrously lopsided as it appears.