Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[Smitty]

That was not potentially anything game-changing re a supermax extension for Luka.
1 With any extension, a no-trade cannot be added if it did not exist in the contract being extended.
2 Luka would not have qualified for a no-trade anyway. Requires 8 prior NBA seasons, including 4 with the team being signed with.
3 A trade kicker could have been negotiated into an extension, but if the Mavs had given Luka a supermax extension, that trade kicker would not have been in play for 2 years (the 1st year after signing, the player cannot be traded at all, and the next year he's already making full max salary, which means the kicker would not be applicable).

You continue to be a valuable asset for this board. Great stuff!

I hope we never trade you.