Lakers acquiring Luca for AD

[spursistan]

Mind-boggling is the sheer stupidity and level of 'out of touch' of the Mavericks brass.. And they keep doubling down

[Obstructed_View]

You guys know that I have zero love for the Mavericks, but I'm an NBA fan, and I've been living in north Texas for thirty years, and this trade wounds me. ( It Still Hurts)

Luka is, at worst, a top three player, even out of shape. He was a part of this town in a way nobody has been since maybe Staubach. He loves Dallas and loves the fans.

They went to the finals last year and picked up the perfect free agent for them with Klay. Then traded for a dude whose nickname is Street Clothes. They solved a problem for Lebron and gave LA a superstar for the next ten years.

So much gaslighting. That ing GM got money from Nike or the Buss family or something to fleece that inbred re they put in charge of the team. It's impossible not to see. the NBA for going along with it.

[scott]

Must see TV on Monday as Nico Harrison will host an end of season press conference.

It will undoubtedly be a show... but at least Nico has the courage to do one of these... where is Brian Wright?

[Mr. Body]

Must see TV on Monday as Nico Harrison will host an end of season press conference.

It will undoubtedly be a show... but at least Nico has the courage to do one of these... where is Brian Wright?

Why would Wright have a press conference?

[exstatic]

Why would Wright have a press conference?

He’s in rare form today. Maybe the manic part of his cycle….

[scott]

He’s in rare form today. Maybe the manic part of his cycle….

Lots of GMs and teams do end-of-season press conferences. The Spurs get us E-N puff pieces on the Power of Friendship.

You and Tweedle Dum are on your typical form though.

Maybe Brian Wright doesn't want to have a press conference so that former players won't sever ties with the franchise if he gets a question about Pop.

[scott]

Utah Jazz GM Justin Zanik end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8DSfeA1wO0

Atlanta Hawks GM Landry Fields end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcxLnzIkyc

Washington Wizards GM Will Dawkins end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlqGQdMBoho

Nets GM Sean Marks and HC Jordi Fernandez end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjtm5Bz-cI

Sixers GM Daryl Morey and HC Nick Nurse end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvpWmMsgmKw

Raptors GM Masai Ujiri end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoye9gqJmmg

Suns owner Mat Ishbia end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL6gpa1gc4Y

Blazers GM Joe Cronin and HC Chauncy Billips end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMka6zWPQ8

Bulls GM Arturas Karnisovas end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2rypLpqRc

The only GMs who HAVEN'T had end of season press conferences: the two that got fired (SAC and NOP), the Hornets, and Brian Wright

"Why would we expect our team to do standard teams do?"

[exstatic]

Utah Jazz GM Justin Zanik end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8DSfeA1wO0

Atlanta Hawks GM Landry Fields end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcxLnzIkyc

Washington Wizards GM Will Dawkins end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlqGQdMBoho

Nets GM Sean Marks and HC Jordi Fernandez end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjtm5Bz-cI

Sixers GM Daryl Morey and HC Nick Nurse end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvpWmMsgmKw

Raptors GM Masai Ujiri end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoye9gqJmmg

Suns owner Mat Ishbia end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL6gpa1gc4Y

Blazers GM Joe Cronin and HC Chauncy Billips end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMka6zWPQ8

Bulls GM Arturas Karnisovas end of season press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2rypLpqRc

The only GMs who HAVEN'T had end of season press conferences: the two that got fired (SAC and NOP), the Hornets, and Brian Wright

"Why would we expect our team to do standard teams do?"

I’m not wrong about the manic part, tho…

[Mr. Body]

I'm sure the Spurs guys will have a press conference when there needs to be one closer to the draft.

And I'm not sure what you're whining about, like Wright has some splaining to do. He drafted the ROY and did what you guys have been begging him to do forever and got a second star via trade. Yet you're still griping.

[scott]

I’m not wrong about the manic part, tho…

You see due diligence (that takes all of 3 minutes) as mania. That does explain the complete lack of it you put in, at least.

[Arguendo]

You guys know that I have zero love for the Mavericks, but I'm an NBA fan, and I've been living in north Texas for thirty years, and this trade wounds me. ( It Still Hurts)

Luka is, at worst, a top three player, even out of shape. He was a part of this town in a way nobody has been since maybe Staubach. He loves Dallas and loves the fans.

They went to the finals last year and picked up the perfect free agent for them with Klay. Then traded for a dude whose nickname is Street Clothes. They solved a problem for Lebron and gave LA a superstar for the next ten years.

So much gaslighting. That ing GM got money from Nike or the Buss family or something to fleece that inbred re they put in charge of the team. It's impossible not to see. the NBA for going along with it.

Seconded. I've been in central Dallas for 15 years. Its hard to overstate how much Luka appeared to love the city and how much the fans loved him. There wasn't a question he was a life-long Mavs who'd have a statute next to Dirk.
On court, Luka has had an all-time start, 5 straight NBA1 and Top10 MVP in 6 yrs, 3 Top 5 MVP- he was already an HOFer at 25. He has already had a objectively better career than AD. He carried that team to the finals with multiple injuries.
The only thing I've heard that makes any sense is the Las Vegas/casino connection of the new owners + them being pissed for TX not passing gambling- basically the plot of Major League
.
Bill Simmons has been talking for 2 years about NBA plans for 2 new expansion teams, to Seattle and LV. NBA wanted a sale for $6Billion so they could charge $6billion each both those new franchises. Boston sold for $6.1billion. The Adelson's developed the Strip in Vegas, built the Venetian, Palazo, and the Sphere. They were the driving force for the Raiders Stadium in Vegas, although sold out before the move. They still own a lot of real estate in Vegas and have all of the connections and money.

Idea is tank fan/political sentiment/sour the milk with this ownership group. Make a roster so bad no one cares they leave, pull the Browns/Ravens= move to Vegas, take a new name, likely up the value of the franchise in the process, build a new SOTA stadium and gaming facility in Vegas.

New franchises become the Sonics and the Mavs. Get the history. Mavs fans don't care because the roster is terrible, they hate the owners, get a new start with better short-term prospects- clean cap and asset. Vegas Adelson's likely increase the franchise value, get to go home, and get a new stadium. Win-win. But Luka had to go. Had to be plausible enough (HOF, multi-time and reigning all-NBA) but not good enough to actually do anything. AD was perfect. Good resume, elite two-way, but will definitely get hurt, more fragile than Mr. Glass and couldn't lead the Pels to the Playoffs in his prime. Than just good lucky Kyrie got hurt playing 40mpg w/o Luka.

Nothing else makes close to sense, no one is that incompetent. They didn't even maximize the value with the Lakers. Reaves, Knecht, the '30 swap, and the '31 1st had to be included to even consider trading Luka coming off an impressive finals run and a 19-11 start. This has to be basketballs Major League moment.

[ChumpDumper]

Seconded. I've been in central Dallas for 15 years. Its hard to overstate how much Luka appeared to love the city and how much the fans loved him. There wasn't a question he was a life-long Mavs who'd have a statute next to Dirk.
On court, Luka has had an all-time start, 5 straight NBA1 and Top10 MVP in 6 yrs, 3 Top 5 MVP- he was already an HOFer at 25. He has already had a objectively better career than AD. He carried that team to the finals with multiple injuries.
The only thing I've heard that makes any sense is the Las Vegas/casino connection of the new owners + them being pissed for TX not passing gambling- basically the plot of Major League
.
Bill Simmons has been talking for 2 years about NBA plans for 2 new expansion teams, to Seattle and LV. NBA wanted a sale for $6Billion so they could charge $6billion each both those new franchises. Boston sold for $6.1billion. The Adelson's developed the Strip in Vegas, built the Venetian, Palazo, and the Sphere. They were the driving force for the Raiders Stadium in Vegas, although sold out before the move. They still own a lot of real estate in Vegas and have all of the connections and money.

Idea is tank fan/political sentiment/sour the milk with this ownership group. Make a roster so bad no one cares they leave, pull the Browns/Ravens= move to Vegas, take a new name, likely up the value of the franchise in the process, build a new SOTA stadium and gaming facility in Vegas.

New franchises become the Sonics and the Mavs. Get the history. Mavs fans don't care because the roster is terrible, they hate the owners, get a new start with better short-term prospects- clean cap and asset. Vegas Adelson's likely increase the franchise value, get to go home, and get a new stadium. Win-win. But Luka had to go. Had to be plausible enough (HOF, multi-time and reigning all-NBA) but not good enough to actually do anything. AD was perfect. Good resume, elite two-way, but will definitely get hurt, more fragile than Mr. Glass and couldn't lead the Pels to the Playoffs in his prime. Than just good lucky Kyrie got hurt playing 40mpg w/o Luka.

Nothing else makes close to sense, no one is that incompetent. They didn't even maximize the value with the Lakers. Reaves, Knecht, the '30 swap, and the '31 1st had to be included to even consider trading Luka coming off an impressive finals run and a 19-11 start. This has to be basketballs Major League moment.

Nah, they're planning on moving to Irving.

[scott]

Seconded. I've been in central Dallas for 15 years. Its hard to overstate how much Luka appeared to love the city and how much the fans loved him. There wasn't a question he was a life-long Mavs who'd have a statute next to Dirk.
On court, Luka has had an all-time start, 5 straight NBA1 and Top10 MVP in 6 yrs, 3 Top 5 MVP- he was already an HOFer at 25. He has already had a objectively better career than AD. He carried that team to the finals with multiple injuries.
The only thing I've heard that makes any sense is the Las Vegas/casino connection of the new owners + them being pissed for TX not passing gambling- basically the plot of Major League
.
Bill Simmons has been talking for 2 years about NBA plans for 2 new expansion teams, to Seattle and LV. NBA wanted a sale for $6Billion so they could charge $6billion each both those new franchises. Boston sold for $6.1billion. The Adelson's developed the Strip in Vegas, built the Venetian, Palazo, and the Sphere. They were the driving force for the Raiders Stadium in Vegas, although sold out before the move. They still own a lot of real estate in Vegas and have all of the connections and money.

Idea is tank fan/political sentiment/sour the milk with this ownership group. Make a roster so bad no one cares they leave, pull the Browns/Ravens= move to Vegas, take a new name, likely up the value of the franchise in the process, build a new SOTA stadium and gaming facility in Vegas.

New franchises become the Sonics and the Mavs. Get the history. Mavs fans don't care because the roster is terrible, they hate the owners, get a new start with better short-term prospects- clean cap and asset. Vegas Adelson's likely increase the franchise value, get to go home, and get a new stadium. Win-win. But Luka had to go. Had to be plausible enough (HOF, multi-time and reigning all-NBA) but not good enough to actually do anything. AD was perfect. Good resume, elite two-way, but will definitely get hurt, more fragile than Mr. Glass and couldn't lead the Pels to the Playoffs in his prime. Than just good lucky Kyrie got hurt playing 40mpg w/o Luka.

Nothing else makes close to sense, no one is that incompetent. They didn't even maximize the value with the Lakers. Reaves, Knecht, the '30 swap, and the '31 1st had to be included to even consider trading Luka coming off an impressive finals run and a 19-11 start. This has to be basketballs Major League moment.

Have always suspected there might be a slight chance that acquiring the Mavericks was an attempt to shortcut the process of getting an expansion team in Las Vegas, which will be a costly expansion (possibly as high as $5B expansion fee). Instead, buy the Mavericks for $3.5B and jump ahead of all the compe ion for the expansion rights.

I don’t think this is likely to be the true motivations… but that idea always creeps into the back of my mind.

[mystargtr34]

Luka had some good thoughts on the state of the lakers roster

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIp2Q...h2eWFhaGg5YQ==

[lefty]

Luka had some good thoughts on the state of the lakers roster

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIp2Q...h2eWFhaGg5YQ==

Thank you KENAN


AI voicies though

[Mr. Body]

Seconded. I've been in central Dallas for 15 years. Its hard to overstate how much Luka appeared to love the city and how much the fans loved him. There wasn't a question he was a life-long Mavs who'd have a statute next to Dirk.
On court, Luka has had an all-time start, 5 straight NBA1 and Top10 MVP in 6 yrs, 3 Top 5 MVP- he was already an HOFer at 25. He has already had a objectively better career than AD. He carried that team to the finals with multiple injuries.
The only thing I've heard that makes any sense is the Las Vegas/casino connection of the new owners + them being pissed for TX not passing gambling- basically the plot of Major League
.
Bill Simmons has been talking for 2 years about NBA plans for 2 new expansion teams, to Seattle and LV. NBA wanted a sale for $6Billion so they could charge $6billion each both those new franchises. Boston sold for $6.1billion. The Adelson's developed the Strip in Vegas, built the Venetian, Palazo, and the Sphere. They were the driving force for the Raiders Stadium in Vegas, although sold out before the move. They still own a lot of real estate in Vegas and have all of the connections and money.

Idea is tank fan/political sentiment/sour the milk with this ownership group. Make a roster so bad no one cares they leave, pull the Browns/Ravens= move to Vegas, take a new name, likely up the value of the franchise in the process, build a new SOTA stadium and gaming facility in Vegas.

New franchises become the Sonics and the Mavs. Get the history. Mavs fans don't care because the roster is terrible, they hate the owners, get a new start with better short-term prospects- clean cap and asset. Vegas Adelson's likely increase the franchise value, get to go home, and get a new stadium. Win-win. But Luka had to go. Had to be plausible enough (HOF, multi-time and reigning all-NBA) but not good enough to actually do anything. AD was perfect. Good resume, elite two-way, but will definitely get hurt, more fragile than Mr. Glass and couldn't lead the Pels to the Playoffs in his prime. Than just good lucky Kyrie got hurt playing 40mpg w/o Luka.

Nothing else makes close to sense, no one is that incompetent. They didn't even maximize the value with the Lakers. Reaves, Knecht, the '30 swap, and the '31 1st had to be included to even consider trading Luka coming off an impressive finals run and a 19-11 start. This has to be basketballs Major League moment.

There are thoughts, too, that they're getting favors from the NBA brass for gifting a superstar to the Lakers as LBJ wanes, making ESPN and other national taste makers happy. If they gift Luka to the Lakers, there's even less urge to peer at them for what they're doing to the Mavs. It's not like the league cares a lot about the Dallas market. They're certainly not the Cowboys.

Nico is an easy scapegoat. Everyone laughs at him and wonders how he hasn't been fired, but he was simply doing what he was asked to do. He's going to be set, the Adelsons will move the Mavs to Vegas, the Lakers will build a team around Doncic, and Doncic will get more attention in the biggest market.

[scott]

Tim McMahon, who has obviously spent decades building relationships in and around the Mavericks, has a really detailed story on the events leading up to the Luka trade. It's a worthy read for those with an ESPN+ subscription.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...llas-mavericks

Harrison sounds about as out of touch as Ishbia's "there are 26 teams who would trade places with us" comment. The story paints a picture of Nico as someone who just wants to be surrounded by yes-men, doing whatever he can to oust anyone who challenges him.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Wild press conference by Nico Harrison with delusional quotes galore.

He’s legit insane.

[scott]

Wild press conference by Nico Harrison with delusional quotes galore.

He’s legit insane.

Is a link up yet? This is must see TV.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Is a link up yet? This is must see TV.

Don’t have a link to the full thing but just skimmed through at least 10 nba reddit threads with quotes from it.

[Ice009]

When was this Nico press conference? Just now? Do you have any links to one of those reddit threads I can check out?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

When was this Nico press conference? Just now? Do you have any links to one of those reddit threads I can check out?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comment..._trading_luka/

There are many but this quote takes the cake.

[scott]

Here is the entire press conference (reminder for the Tweedles, end-of-season press conferences is a normal thing that almost every team does):

[Ice009]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comment..._trading_luka/

There are many but this quote takes the cake.

Yeah, there is something wrong with Nico Harrison. If this is the guy that ed up Steph Curry's Nike recruiting pitch, why would the Dallas Mavericks think he's the right guy to be their GM. This guy is out of touch.

Since he used to work for Nike, shouldn't he know about marketing if that was his previous job? If that was his expertise, then he should know just how important Luka is to the fanbase, and how important he also is from a marketing standpoint. I just don't buy any of this BS.

[scott]

Locked on Mavs reporter flat out asked Nico "why shouldn't you be fired?"

Anyone in the Spurs media would instantly be blackballed