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afrodoc2:


Someone should check the bank s of the Mavs GM as well as every member of his family. Infact check the s and phones of everybody in his village.

Nico Harrison and Rob Pelinka are good friends and need to be investigated for this trade. It not the trade itself for me but how the hell did Gobert and M. Bridges get truckloads and Luka got AD and a 2029 1st round pick.

birdman:


This feels like a post Lebron Laker move, a superstar for the future. I felt like Lakers should be going big, not small

Same here. That's why there's is rumour of LeBron wanting out too

birdman:


Mark Cuban is smart. This feels like a sell high move.

I don’t think Cuban influenced this, he is no longer the majority owner and can’t veto a trade like this. The new owners definitely approved this.

But we dey underrate AD too much o. I know the age difference matters but AD is a top 3 two way player in this league. Add a first and Max Christie to it. Na that Max Christie even pain me sef. That kid was becoming a fine rotation player for us .

A40:
I don't know that they can form the core of a title winning team anymore.

Draymond is already been washed like 4 seasons. Steph washed process also seems to have begun in earnest. He's approaching 37. Decline should not be surprising

When I said we should have kept Poole, trade Draymond and Klay someone said I was crazy. Trade deadline is approaching and neither Steph or the front office has thought of making any move. This team is done for real.

Skrrrrrrr:


We'd take him at the warriors

With Draymond?

birdman:


I actually dont like Luka, for the fact that he will always underperform. I think Mavs could have gotten more, but Luka is mostly hype imo. If you wont discipline yourself to play, all that talent is a waste of time.

Baba you Dy cap.

He's taken the mavs to a conference finals and the NBA finals in the last three seasons.
He was injured last playoffs, yet he was the mavs best player by a mile. Kyrie only showed up for one series.

Not only that Luka has a consistent record of raising his game in the playoffs. Apart from the conference and NBA finals, his other playoff losses were to a stacked Clippers team whom he utter decimated.
If we they cry, make we Dy see.
There is nothing that's over hyped about Luka. He will clock 26yrs this season and his Injury record is nowhere as sketchy as Anthony Davis who is turning 32 yrs soon.
Unless Luka's knees is totally busted which there is no sign of such, this trade is ass for the MAVs , they should have gotten AD and at least two unprotected first round picks.

SmooshCHN:
With Draymond?

Make them kill themself. E no concern me.....

SmooshCHN:
When I said we should have kept Poole, trade Draymond and Klay someone said I was crazy. Trade deadline is approaching and neither Steph or the front office has thought of making any move. This team is done for real.

Are you and Poole from the same village?

etidy:


Baba you Dy cap.

He's taken the mavs to a conference finals and the NBA finals in the last three seasons.
He was injured last playoffs, yet he was the mavs best player by a mile. Kyrie only showed up for one series.

Not only that Luka has a consistent record of raising his game in the playoffs. Apart from the conference and NBA finals, his other playoff losses were to a stacked Clippers team whom he utter decimated.
If we they cry, make we Dy see.
There is nothing that's over hyped about Luka. He will clock 26yrs this season and his Injury record is nowhere as sketchy as Anthony Davis who is turning 32 yrs soon.
Unless Luka's knees is totally busted which there is no sign of such, this trade is ass for the MAVs , they should have gotten AD and at least two unprotected first round picks.

The only superstar in his prime that has done more for his franchise right now is Jokic and Giannis. Because they each have a chip. It could even be argued that they had a better ing cast. No one singlehandedly raises his teams level like Luka especially in the playoffs....

For the first time I cried because we traded AD

etidy:


Baba you Dy cap.

He's taken the mavs to a conference finals and the NBA finals in the last three seasons.
He was injured last playoffs, yet he was the mavs best player by a mile. Kyrie only showed up for one series.

Not only that Luka has a consistent record of raising his game in the playoffs. Apart from the conference and NBA finals, his other playoff losses were to a stacked Clippers team whom he utter decimated.
If we they cry, make we Dy see.
There is nothing that's over hyped about Luka. He will clock 26yrs this season and his Injury record is nowhere as sketchy as Anthony Davis who is turning 32 yrs soon.
Unless Luka's knees is totally busted which there is no sign of such, this trade is ass for the MAVs , they should have gotten AD and at least two unprotected first round picks.

Meh, Luka is destined to frustrate in playoffs every year. No matter how good he plays, he will let you down eventually, because he is lazy. AD has more fire, this was a bad trade for the Lakers, and the record by the end of the season will show it. Watch.

greypencils:
Can Klay be trusted? That's the question. This trade makes no sense to me at all. They already better. They made the finals with their current squad. All they needed was a back up guard who could play defense. Then in the heat of the moment, you remove either Kyrie or Luka.

The bigger question is how do you accept 1 first round pick for prime Luka freaking Doncic.

He would or should be barred from all NBA team arenas and facilities if the Mavs don't win a title. That is literally the only way you can justify this trade

SmooshCHN:
When I said we should have kept Poole, trade Draymond and Klay someone said I was crazy. Trade deadline is approaching and neither Steph or the front office has thought of making any move. This team is done for real.

Steph is too meek for the Front office to apply any real pressure. He should just enjoy his last few seasons. He's showing some decline already.

Part of what has helped extend LeBronze viability and contention in the game is that he's always progressively been handed younger running mates.

First it was Wade and Bosh his age range

Then younger guys like Love and Kyrie, then AD now Luka

Yet the Warriors front office were not astute enough to recognize Draymond is washed and had no business starting on a viable contender with younger and hungrier teams all over the league. That 2022 title was the last kick of a dying horse, perfect time to cut bait from Dray and Klay.

Shame that Steph is going to spend the rest of his shrinking prime on play in teams at best

birdman:


Mark Cuban is smart. This feels like a sell high move.

Sell high with just 1 first rounder is crazy.

Nico Harrison is betting on his credibility as a basketball for the rest of his career

Anything short of a championship and he ought to be barred from all basketball facilities in North America.

If you owned a team would you accept 1 first rounder for a 25-26 year old perennial All NBA first teamer who just got the Finals?

birdman:


I actually dont like Luka, for the fact that he will always underperform. I think Mavs could have gotten more, but Luka is mostly hype imo. If you wont discipline yourself to play, all that talent is a waste of time.

Are we watching the same sport??

Luka underperformed? When?

Roland17:


Nico Harrison and Rob Pelinka are good friends and need to be investigated for this trade. It not the trade itself for me but how the hell did Gobert and M. Bridges get truckloads and Luka got AD and a 2029 1st round pick.

Now you are talking. Pelinka na seedy guy anyway so e fit get Nico Harrison nudes dey take blackmail am.

The Mavs did not shop Doncic around looking for the best deal for their franchise. They quickly rushed the move in a secretive manner like say dem dey commit crime.

Something is foul in the city of Dallas.

Fox is heading to the Spurs in a 3 team deal that sends Lavine to the Kings. There were no surprises here as this deal has been in the works since Fox specifically asked for the Spurs when the Kings started shopping him. Exciting times for the Spurs.

Man, we got Luka. I still can't believe it

birdman:


Meh, Luka is destined to frustrate in playoffs every year. No matter how good he plays, he will let you down eventually, because he is lazy. AD has more fire, this was a bad trade for the Lakers, and the record by the end of the season will show it. Watch.

This trade isn't just for this season or next.
Yes maybe the Mavs might perform better this season with AD & rest but the Lakers over the long run wins this trade.
Lebron soon to be retired, they now have a 25yr old Luka, a global superstar who they can build around over the next decade.
As for Mavs AD is 32, Kyrie soon 33, Klay 35.... this is a team that needs to win now cause there's no future with this team.
And they got just one 1st FRP for Luka In 2029😆

A40:
Sell high with just 1 first rounder is crazy.

Nico Harrison is betting on his credibility as a basketball for the rest of his career

Anything short of a championship and he ought to be barred from all basketball facilities in North America.

If you owned a team would you accept 1 first rounder for a 25-26 year old perennial All NBA first teamer who just got the Finals?

How did he do in said finals? anyhow, we will find out by end of this season one way or the other

kendrick9:
This trade isn't just for this season or next.
Yes maybe the Mavs might perform better this season with AD & rest but the Lakers over the long run wins this trade.
Lebron soon to be retired, they now have a 25yr old Luka, a global superstar who they can build around over the next decade.
As for Mavs AD is 32, Kyrie soon 33, Klay 35.... this is a team that needs to win now cause there's no future with this team.
And they got just one 1st FRP for Luka In 2029😆

Definitely for the future, Pierce is saying the same thing. And I agree with Pierce that if you bring in Luka, Lebron should be on his way out.

https://nesn.com/2025/02/ex-celtic-paul-pierce-calls-out-lakers-after-trade-for-luka-doncic/

The worst thing about this trade is people totally ignoring AD or acting like he's not All NBA. I don't think you can get multiple 1st plus a top 75 player in any trade.

A40:
The bigger question is how do you accept 1 first round pick for prime Luka freaking Doncic.

He would or should be barred from all NBA team arenas and facilities if the Mavs don't win a title. That is literally the only way you can justify this trade

There is no explanation for this trade o. Cos I swear, the Mavs are one piece from getting a title. All they needed to add to the team was a backup guard who can play defense, someone like GPII and they are good for years. Not this!

etidy:


Luka showed up , Pj Washington did what a third wheel should do, but the reason Dallas is down 2-0 is Kyrie.

Your so called superstar number 2 option can't be playing this badly especially when they prematurely crowned the mavs backcourt as the best offensive version in history.

This series again puts into perspective the greatness of curry in that 2022 run.

He was carrying so much offensive load while playing very good defense.
The Celtics thought he will be a prey in that series but he clamped down the opposition guards.

Lastly if I am the mavs GM, I will low key try to get Wiggins, he's still an elite wing defender and he will eat as a lob and spot up shooting threat for the mavs.

Birdman I posted this when MAVs was down 2-0. And Injured Luka was average 31points per game while freeloading Kyrie was averaging 14 points per game on terrible shooting splits but Luka is getting the blame.

birdman:


How did he do in said finals? anyhow, we will find out by end of this season one way or the other

How is Luka getting the blame for the loss against the Celtics. This was after the first two games compared to the heroics of Steph against the Celtics 3 years ago.

etidy:


How is Luka getting the blame for the loss against the Celtics. This was after the first two games compared to the heroics of Steph against the Celtics 3 years ago.

Point taken, but I meant his refusal to playdefense more than anything else. And you right, Kyrie was an even bigger culprit. As long as Luka's defense is terrible, his playoff teams will always be doomed, unless someone else can step up and cover for him.

birdman:


How did he do in said finals? anyhow, we will find out by end of this season one way or the other

Did we watch same Finals? You mean the series Kyrie was seeing ghosts in Boston?

Luka was not the problem Kyrie was.

Harrison is probably betting on a future Lakers job. That's the only sense I can make of this transaction. Otherwise he's set black GMs back another 25 years.

Think about it, the only thing that can make this trade a success is if the Mavericks won a championship. That's it. Otherwise it's a huge embarrassing failure

You basically traded the franchise player for a decade for AD and a first rounder? That's malfeasance

Hohenheim:
The worst thing about this trade is people totally ignoring AD or acting like he's not All NBA. I don't think you can get multiple 1st plus a top 75 player in any trade.

Lol. A plus top 75 6 years older. Don't gloss over that.

Realistically how many years do you project AD to have compared with Luka. You also factor that not whether he's All NBA

greypencils:
There is no explanation for this trade o. Cos I swear, the Mavs are one piece from getting a title. All they needed to add to the team was a backup guard who can play defense, someone like GPII and they are good for years. Not this!

He's a Laker plant is the only logical explanation. But I heard he was a Nike employee that fumbled Steph Curry and let him go to Under Armour

Either way he's going to either be vindicated or banned from all NBA facilities for the rest of his life.

And then hearing his press conference didn't help matters

It just hit me that I have to start rooting against Luka now till LeBron leaves

A40:

Did we watch same Finals? You mean the series Kyrie was seeing ghosts in Boston?

Luka was not the problem Kyrie was.

Harrison is probably betting on a future Lakers job. That's the only sense I can make of this transaction. Otherwise he's set black GMs back another 25 years.

Think about it, the only thing that can make this trade a success is if the Mavericks won a championship. That's it. Otherwise it's a huge embarrassing failure

You basically traded the franchise player for a decade for AD and a first rounder? That's malfeasance

GM cant make this type of decision by himself. This has to originate from the owner/owners.

As I said in another post, Luka does not hold his end on the defensive end. Kyrie will at least try to play some defense. Its not elite, but its better than the half-hearted defense Luka plays. Hence an NBA championship was won on the back on threes. It was too easy for the guards.

I could also see Luka requesting this trade, because of his personal relationship with Mark Cuban. Maybe he is not comfortable with the new owners? Cuban coddled him a lot imo