Lakers acquiring Luca for AD

[itzsoweezee]

Spare a thought for Anthony Davis though.

He's being kicked out of the door by the team he threw away his supermax for.
He's going to a team that is rightly being viewed as a laughing stock by everyone in the NBA, their own players included.
He'll play in front of a crowd that's going to boo the out of everyone there.
He'll play for a coach who probably wants to shoot the GM.
His legacy will be that he's been the bad part of the worst trade in NBA history.

And they're supposed to be a contender as well. I bet the camaraderie is going to be awesome.

AD waived his trade kicker, so he seems not to have a problem with it

[vy65]

Holy how the is this dude a GM?

[baseline bum]

I hate conspiracies, but just imagine Mavs falling off the playoffs and winning the Flagg lottery with like 1.5% chance.

Sorry man Doncic is one of the alltime greats, I don't think Cooper's ceiling much less expected value reaches Doncic's actual value.

[scott]

That's exactly what Magic said, tbf.

Imagine if Pop traded Wemby for Greta Thunberg or some and had a press conference where he said "I'm a ing 76 year old stroke victim, you guys think I give a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?"

[TimDunkem]

Even if all the justifications were true - Luka is out of shape, Luka has an at ude problem, Luka is always hurt, Luka wants to leave, you don't want to pay him, you are prioritizing defense, you love Anthony Davis, etc, etc - this trade still doesn't make sense.

They only got one first rounder in return and shipped him to the Lakers of all teams without calling anyone else.

There is more going on here.

[LeBowen]

Imagine if Pop traded Wemby for Greta Thunberg or some and had a press conference where he said "I'm a ing 76 year old stroke victim, you guys think I give a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?"

That's not what we do here.

Our front office is all the way on the other side of loyalty spectrum.
Mavs trade their second best player ever behind his back while we PATFO sees Keldon as a core player because he's a great guy.

[Mugen]

It's 100% understandable. I mean if the Spurs traded Wemby out of nowhere without any trade demand for say Brunson I'd just quit being a fan of the team.

I'd quit the NBA immediately if this happened tbh.

The absolutely kick that Mavs fans got yesterday is probably the worst I can remember in all of sports.

Imagine your GM and ownership group trading away your generational franchise player to a rival out of nowhere, getting an all time return, then trying to gaslight you that it's because he was a fat alcoholic

[Floyd Pacquiao]

For our sake let’s hope luka does have a drinking and eating problem and is done by 29. He already can’t stay healthy.

[RodNIc91]

Nico just admitted live that: Luka never asked to be traded. Never indicated he would not sign a supermax and that LA was the only team he called.

Unreal

Any other FO would get fired for this IMHO.

[tbdog]

Even if all the justifications were true - Luka is out of shape, Luka has an at ude problem, Luka is always hurt, Luka wants to leave, you don't want to pay him, you are prioritizing defense, you love Anthony Davis, etc, etc - this trade still doesn't make sense.

They only got one first rounder in return and shipped him to the Lakers of all teams without calling anyone else.

There is more going on here.

Fat, out of shape Luka, took them to the finals with one leg.

[vy65]

The Mavs reddit is top-rated Mic in restaurant tier of tastiness ...

[baseline bum]

Interesting scenario since you mentioned the number 1 pick. Do you think that some teams would give up the number 1 pick if they were offered Luka for it?

If the Spurs got the #1 pick I'd trade it in a second for Doncic.

[vy65]

The Mavs reddit is top-rated Mic in restaurant tier of tastiness ...

Seriously these dog owners. Do not give them your money. Do not go to the games. Billionaires ruin damn near everything they touch all in the name of hoarding as much wealth as humanly possible because they are vapid, insatiable, inhuman monsters.

I want to puke. You can blame Nico if you want but he got the directive to trade Luka from up top. Adelsons can get ing bent as far as I’m concerned, these grotesque sociopaths can off back to Vegas. Thanks for ruining another thing I loved.

I have been a fan of this team since I was 10 years old. I am 29 now. I legitimately don't think I can be a fan of this team anymore if this is real and I thought there was nothing that could have ever changed that.

Edit: I am done. This is literally the worst trade of all time. It will be talked about for the rest of the history of the sport, especially if Luka goes on to win multiple championships. The dude has top 5 player of all time potential and we just traded him away for almost as little value as we could have possibly gotten. I absolutely cannot fathom this. I have to watch my favorite ing player terrorize the League for years on the ing Lakers of all teams. I just can't be a fan of this team anymore.

You want Christmas Day games? Forget it. People watched because of Luka. You want marquee national broadcasts? Say goodbye to that too. People watched because of Luka. You want a presence on the expanding global stage? You have little to no international draw now.

If this was because a couple billionaires didn’t want to pay a supermax contract they’re about to witness their excess merchandise and revenue stream completely vanish. Great job guys. Truly truly truly great work.

Yeah, you’ll still make money, I’m sure some people will still buy the tickets that are now going to understandably depreciate in value. But my god, the price of not retaining Luka is going to haunt you.

[LeBowen]

Wright should call Harrison before the drugs wear off and offer him Devin in exchange for Washington+Klay.
Who knows, maybe Harrison thinks Devin is the secondary creator they need.

[TimDunkem]

Fat, out of shape Luka, took them to the finals with one leg.

And they only got 1 first rounder.

[baseline bum]

I still think the funniest thing about this is how do you trade your generational star when you don't even control your own drafts? Charlotte has the 2027 DAL pick (top 2 protected), OKC has the 2028 DAL pick unprotected, HOU has the 2029 DAL pick unprotected or they can take the 2029 PHX pick and swap their own pick with DAL in 2029 unprotected, and the Spurs can swap with DAL in 2030 unprotected. These are going to be ing lottery picks if Davis plays his normal half the season.

[Jordan Jackson]

Dirk couldn’t help Luka but somehow LeBron will? Good luck with that.

People don’t change.

[DPG21920]

Any other FO would get fired for this IMHO.

Truly unbelievable and I cannot believe new ownership signed off on this? How is that possible. I can understand Nico to a degree, but ownership said “sure thing!”

[scott]

Vegas is widely considered to get an expansion team... but the Adelson's don't automatically get to own the rights to that. I wonder if they'll try to short-circuit the process and move the team to LV, and then let the NBA award an expansion team to Dallas.

At this point, Mavericks fans might prefer that.

[Dod01]

Stern literally vetoed prime Chris Paul to the Lakers for a trade semi similar to this.

Yeah, of course he did. But you forget all of the other crooked he did, like rigging games for the Lakers to make the Finals in 2000, 2002, 2008. Letting the Lakers get away with .4 in 2004.

Also, the gift wrapping of Pau for some used tires, etc. I think by the time Stern vetoed the Chris Paul trade, he knew had pushed his luck far enough with all the other crooked rigging and shady trades that he finally realized that he had to do something good and not bail out the Lakers yet again.

[timtonymanu]

That Mavs GM probably getting death threats and doxxed shortly.

[jjspur]

Its a safe bet that Nico Harrison will not win NBA GM of the year.

[Tyronn Lue]

Just the league trying to keep the money machine in LA churning out profit before Lebron calls it.

[LeBowen]

Luka Dončić dad: With this trade, hypocrisy (from Mavs organization) hurts me personally. I think Luka absolutely did not deserve this. I know he sacrificed a lot. I know Luka really respected Dallas. He respected the whole city, he helped children and it was not a problem for him to go to hospitals and charity events. He played 100 games last season for like 40 minutes per game, constantly being doubled... I feel it's really unfair from certain people from Dallas"

Nico Harrison is obviously unaware of the level of pettiness and grudges Eastern Europeans can hold.
Luka is going to murder them every single game from now on until he retires.

[Tyronn Lue]

That Mavs GM probably getting death threats and doxxed shortly.

How do you dox a GM when everyone knows who he is and his address is easy to find?