Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[Chicagojk]

https://bsky.app/profile/mikevorkunov.bs...7dkpdhok25

Sounds like the mavs had some concerns this summer.  Weird

Also odd that these conversations started 3 weeks ago (so a few weeks after his injury) and the team saw how poorly this team looked with Luka out.

[hakeemfaan]

Still feels like a family member died or something. This doesn't just change how I feel about Mavs in the short term.
It fundamentally rocks the entire foundation of my life-long love for sports

deleted the ESPN app, turned off sports related twitter notifications

I was done yesterday. I am here today only because I am still dazed, depressed and hoping this is all a bad dream.  This from someone who followed Dirk from the day he got off a plane as a 19 year old and am forever content that I got to see him win a title. Kids also got to see that but they were still young.  Luka was their Dirk.  He is gone now. For so less. That too to the Lakers.  They were also in shock yesterday. 

Once the numbness and shock is over in a day or two, I am done with the NBA. What a crooked rigged league.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

To want to trade him I can even somewhat understand.  However to trade him for what they got back was criminal.  I know AD is still a top tier player but he is 32 and more hurt than Luka. Plus he has never been an alpha anywhere .  He is the type of player we should trade for Lively and picks at this stage.  Not Luka.

Not to excuse any of this craziness...but just thinking about the logic behind the trade return.

1.  Let's say as an organization, you decide you don't want to be in the Luka business anymore.

2.  Ownership says we don't want to rebuild. 

Which other top 20 or 25 players in the NBA can you trade for that fit with Kyrie, Klay, Kidd, etc?    Is there another alpha out there available in a trade for Luka Doncic?  I know theoretically his value is higher than Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, etc but would those teams move those guys?  Could you do better than Jaylen Williams and a boat load of OKC picks?   Franz Wagner and a boat load of picks.  Stephon Castle and picks wont fit with Kyrie and Klay.  Same with Darius Garland and picks. 

3.  Still inexcusable they don't get all the picks and pick swaps the Lakers have.

[bubbler86]

We could have 5 of the best centers in the league and it still doesn't make us better than having Luka. This trade sucks. I hope the fans boycott this terrible organization.

Agree, but means another trade has to be coming.  Does not change how bad this one is.  Mav's the fools of the league unless Luka has a career-threatening injury.

[SleepingHero]

Sounds like the mavs had some concerns this summer.  Weird

Also odd that these conversations started 3 weeks ago (so a few weeks after his injury) and the team saw how poorly this team looked with Luka out.

But they didn’t.
Luka didn’t request a trade. He was going to sign his extension.


This feels purely money related which if so I can’t believe it.

[SleepingHero]

Not to excuse any of this craziness...but just thinking about the logic behind the trade return.

1.  Let's say as an organization, you decide you don't want to be in the Luka business anymore.

2.  Ownership says we don't want to rebuild. 

Which other top 20 or 25 players in the NBA can you trade for that fit with Kyrie, Klay, Kidd, etc?    Is there another alpha out there available in a trade for Luka Doncic?  I know theoretically his value is higher than Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, etc but would those teams move those guys?  Could you do better than Jaylen Williams and a boat load of OKC picks?   Franz Wagner and a boat load of picks.  Stephon Castle and picks wont fit with Kyrie and Klay.  Same with Darius Garland and picks. 

3.  Still inexcusable they don't get all the picks and pick swaps the Lakers have.

Luka could’ve gotten literally anyone in the league besides Jokic, Wemby, and maybe Shai.


I am disgusted.

[BigDirk41]

How good is Max Christie as a 3&D player?

[BigDirk41]

Luka could’ve gotten literally anyone in the league besides Jokic, Wemby, and maybe Shai.


I am disgusted.

I would have traded him for ANT. That is probably a realistic trade. Trading him for AD without getting 3 firsts back is a huge mistake.

[BolsDamols]

Which other top 20 or 25 players in the NBA can you trade for that fit with Kyrie, Klay, Kidd, etc?    Is there another alpha out there available in a trade for Luka Doncic?  I know theoretically his value is higher than Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, etc but would those teams move those guys?  Could you do better than Jaylen Williams and a boat load of OKC picks?   Franz Wagner and a boat load of picks.  Stephon Castle and picks wont fit with Kyrie and Klay.  Same with Darius Garland and picks. 

They didn't even fucking bothered to check. Teams would kill to have Luka.

[DallasMaverick]

How good is Max Christie as a 3&D player?

Having his best year ever.

Made his living playing lockdown D, but has really improved his 3-point shooting.

[Mavs2021]

I´ll tell you the honest truth on why there was no bidding war. They could not risk Luka publically saying that he wants to stay in Dallas.

Luka and his team had $120M reasons to delay the trade until after the extension and the Lakers still do the same shitty deal.

So virtually the only reason they can´t do the public bidding war is Luka saying he loves Dallas and wants to stay. You think this trade is sh*t. Imagine doing the same trade AFTER Luka saying he loves Dallas. END OF STORY.

[BigDirk41]

New York times is reporting the Mavs reached out to one other team about a superstar, but they don't name the team so might be BS. Even then, 2 teams isn't enough. You offer him to the entire league if you're done with him. Create a bidding war.

[bubbler86]

I would have traded him for ANT. That is probably a realistic trade. Trading him for AD without getting 3 firsts back is a huge mistake.

I doubt the Wolves would do that.

[ThisIStheYear]

But they didn’t.
Luka didn’t request a trade. He was going to sign his extension.


This feels purely money related which if so I can’t believe it.

Yep.  Just money. The owners’ casino dream isn’t going to pan out. They’re cutting their losses (figure of speech, they’ll still turn a profit just not as big as originally hoped). They don’t care about a Dallas sports franchise. It’s just an investment.  They’ll sell or move the team before too long.

[DallasMaverick]

How good is Max Christie as a 3&D player?

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basket...to-dallas/

[Mavs2021]

Yep.  Just money. The owners’ casino dream isn’t going to pan out. They’re cutting their losses (figure of speech, they’ll still turn a profit just not as big as originally hoped). They don’t care about a Dallas sports franchise. It’s just an investment.  They’ll sell or move the team before too long.

A great GM would not put his name under this deal, regardless of what ownership wanted. He re-signs, goes out a hero and gets another high profile job. Nico decided to help his friends Pelinka and Nike instead. I wish Luka would say fuck it, run down the deal and return to Real Madrid.

[DallasMaverick]

Yep.  Just money. The owners’ casino dream isn’t going to pan out. They’re cutting their losses (figure of speech, they’ll still turn a profit just not as big as originally hoped). They don’t care about a Dallas sports franchise. It’s just an investment.  They’ll sell or move the team before too long.

Kinda funny that people have constantly accused Mark Cuban of being cheap, not willing to spend to acquire a championship team, etc.

And now, with much deeper pockets, the new ownership is being accused of the same thing.

Maybe it isn’t about the money. 

Maybe it’s really about trying to build a better, more sustainable team.

[Smitty]

Having his best year ever.

Made his living playing lockdown D, but has really improved his 3-point shooting.

In a couple years we’ll look back at this and it’ll be known as the Max Christie trade.

[hakeemfaan]

Not to excuse any of this craziness...but just thinking about the logic behind the trade return.

1.  Let's say as an organization, you decide you don't want to be in the Luka business anymore.

2.  Ownership says we don't want to rebuild. 

Which other top 20 or 25 players in the NBA can you trade for that fit with Kyrie, Klay, Kidd, etc?    Is there another alpha out there available in a trade for Luka Doncic?  I know theoretically his value is higher than Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, etc but would those teams move those guys?  Could you do better than Jaylen Williams and a boat load of OKC picks?   Franz Wagner and a boat load of picks.  Stephon Castle and picks wont fit with Kyrie and Klay.  Same with Darius Garland and picks. 

3.  Still inexcusable they don't get all the picks and pick swaps the Lakers have.

As a GM you first call all teams. Sure it will get out but as others have said it’s not like everyone is happy now. 

This seems like they focused on AD and that’s it because in Nico’s dumb brain he thinks of fandom as something that can be placated by a banner. That’s now how fandom works. Not for a team that has a banner anyway. We wanted to see Luka get it here.  If not, and you want to move on, then get some younger players and a ton of picks. I don’t enough about the cap to see what works but Sarr, Bilal and a Wiz FRP with some other matching salaries. Ask Boston if they would consider a Jaylen or a Tatum. Ask Minny if they would consider Ant.  Ask Cleve about Mobley. Ask Orlando about Banchero or Wagner. Ask Detroit about Cade. 

They traded a generational alpha for an older, fragile non alpha who seems to play in a stupor. LeBron had to ask him consistently to be more aggressive. 

This is criminally inept.

[Jym]

Kinda funny that people have constantly accused Mark Cuban of being cheap, not willing to spend to acquire a championship team, etc.

And now, with much deeper pockets, the new ownership is being accused of the same thing.

Maybe it isn’t about the money. 

Maybe it’s really about trying to build a better, more sustainable team.

Sustainable? 
this team is going to be a barren wasteland without any hope in 3 years