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Would be hilarious if Luka forced LeBron out of LA
Has he said he wants to play with Jokic? That'd be an insane pairing to see.
Would be hilarious if Luka forced LeBron out of LA
Once he realizes all the advantages, whether it's the refs or the ability to get any free agents or become even more a media darling or the Lakers fanbase who'll make u a god...
Taxes aside, there's no more privileged place to play basketball than the Lakers.
No way he leaves.
It's more Luka who'll force Lebron out of the Lakers.
Did this guy just repeat exactly what Scott said?
Agreed that's exactly what's going to happen. He's hurt and emotional right now about the betrayal but give it a few months and he will get over it once he sees how great living in LA is and all the perks, he gets being a Laker.
The more I think about this the more I think the owners (Adeldon-Dumont) were the ones that told Nico trade Luka and take the fall.
Nico has made some great moves the last 2 years there is no way he’s dumb enough to trade Luka for AD.
Heard the owners want a new arena and casino resort and they are trying to tank the Mavs as leverage. Could also be some shady sideways between them and Silver.
I’d say the owners forcing this is pretty much a given. There is no way any basketball person would’ve traded Luka for Davis due to basketball reasons. This is purely a financial decision and those owners appear to be specifically the types of money hungry psychopaths who’s screw over a supportive fan base for a few extra dollars.
Silver has turned the league into a money making machine at the expense of the integrity of the game, and ironically, it will be the reason for the downfall of the league.
As much as people disliked stern, he kept a tight ship, had clear boundaries on how much the game can be tampered with, and a clear vision of where the league should go. Silver had none of that, all he sees is money, and will destroy the game for casuals as long as he can earn another dollar.
He created a league with too much money floating around are now attracting the type of snake owners that will run the league to the ground. He is more than happy to comply because it will further help funnel players to big markets.
I mean David Stern stole the Sonics from Seattle on behalf of his billionaire asshole friend.
That’s for meth money though. Not to help the lakers.
Man this conspiracy I gotta hear.
I love it tbh
And now ing Elon Musk wants to label parody accounts
this frustrated psychopath tbh
. I have a few crazy ones
The league told Detroit to throw the series vs Boston in 87 so they would give them 2 les later. It’s the only explanation to Zeke’s re ed turnover .
Same thing with Miami in 2011
Or Magic making way too many weird mistakes in 84
Given the realities of AD's contract vs. Luka's, and considering merch sales, ticket sales, etc., AD doesn't really save them much money vs. Luka at the Supermax.
Unless you believe the NBA would allow a move from the 4th largest media market to the 40th, I don't think this is part of a conspiracy to move the team. And even if it could work that way, if the idea was to make the Mavs worse, I think they do a package that doesn't net them back a top 20, All-NBA player plus another starter.
I've come around on this just being Nico (and perhaps Kidd) souring on Luka being more important than the team. I still don't think it was the right move, but I do buy that it was a basketball/culture move in a situation where the owners are not basketball people (therefore not as likely to see the business and local ramifications of dealing a local hero.)
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Even RFK Jr. is blushing.
The thing about Vegas is that if they have a team and built a casino to host the Mavs, the team will be worth billions more than any other team. The stream of revenue from gambling and entertainment will be insane, with an nba team as an attraction.
For example, the golden knights is a newer team in the nhl, and yet it has the 8th highest revenue in the league, behind only big markets and Canadian teams. They pretty much double the last placed team the Arizona coyotes, despite similar locales.
If the Mavs do move to Vegas, the league will expand and get another team in Dallas in no time. But that hosting an nba team in a casino/entertainment complex idea will make silver salivate.
The lesson from this is: Don't let your wife near Rob Pelinka. Nico should have woken up last Sunday wondering where his panties went. He still thinks this was a collaboration between him and his friend.
This is championship-level grooming.
Except you’re in the shadow of greatness like Kobe who was the epitome of work ethic. If the Lakers are not winning and Luka shows to work (or not show at work) overweight, goodluck with all the eyes on him and his weight.
- Have you heard of Magic's work ethic? ^^
- Luka is a talented stat padder and will always have an army to defend the undefendable, it's always been the case and it'll be even worse in LA with crazy fans, for ex some genuinely think kobe is the real Goat (
- If he fails it'll be bc of Rob Pelinka as usual or the insufficiencies of the roster. It was already the case when Kobe was playing a horrible selfish basketball (prior to Phil Jackson's return).
- LA needs Luka more than the other way around, especially with Lebron on the way out. LA has the same issue as any large cities with so much stuff to do they need a special figure that goes beyond the sport and can generate interest from the "casuals". There are very few players that can fill that need today, Luka Wemby and maybe Giannis, not even Jokic (not the personality for LA). (FYI that's why PSG paid so much to get Neymar at some point or Messi later)
Magic was actually famous for his work ethic. Riley hated the magic nickname because it implies magic didn’t work for it, which wasn’t the case.- Have you heard of Magic's work ethic? ^^
- Luka is a talented stat padder and will always have an army to defend the undefendable, it's always been the case and it'll be even worse in LA with crazy fans, for ex some genuinely think kobe is the real Goat (
- If he fails it'll be bc of Rob Pelinka as usual or the insufficiencies of the roster. It was already the case when Kobe was playing a horrible selfish basketball (prior to Phil Jackson's return).
- LA needs Luka more than the other way around, especially with Lebron on the way out. LA has the same issue as any large cities with so much stuff to do they need a special figure that goes beyond the sport and can generate interest from the "casuals". There are very few players that can fill that need today, Luka Wemby and maybe Giannis, not even Jokic (not the personality for LA). (FYI that's why PSG paid so much to get Neymar at some point or Messi later)
AD with 26/16/7 after 3q, and he is injured again
AD went off in the 1st half and then suffered a non-contact injury in the 3rd quarter. The full AD experience in one game.
Street Clothes.
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