02-18-2025, 08:05 PM
it makes sense that they traded a player they thought they'd lose to free agency in a year anyway, but this presumes the player they decided to trade wasn't worth the supermax, otherwise they would've just given him the supermax to keep his service in Dallas for another five years. luka, despite all the flaws, is still one of the few players who are actually worth the supermax imho. apparently luka's value in nico's eyes is not nearly as high as that in most fans' and the market's eyes, and that is one reason why the return looked so hilariously poor. maybe Nico knows more about the situation, or maybe Nico is just an idiot.