Welcome to Dallas Anthony Davis

[HMFFL]

I know it's bitter sweet without Luka but we'll see what our ownership adds going forward.

Salary
25-26 $54,126,380
26-27 $58,456,490
27-28 $62,786,601 (player option)



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[Mr B]

I’m pretty sure that I’m 1 of about 2 guys on this board that are actually excited to see how this team plays with AD.

[Jamaaliver]

I’m pretty sure that I’m 1 of about 2 guys on this board that are actually excited to see how this team plays with AD.

I come in peace.

In the short term, a Healthy Anthony Davis makes you guys a pretty well rounded team.

[Jamaaliver]

Word is, AD is focused on making this team more competitive...

[Forbes]

I’m pretty sure that I’m 1 of about 2 guys on this board that are actually excited to see how this team plays with AD.

I’m one as well. Looking forward to a different offense, freedom and defense. Let’s hope for the best.

On thing I know for a fact we have the best big man rotation in the league

[arkuo]

I know it's fresh and emotions are high. But I'm not the sentimental type. So I roll with whoever's on the team. AD is on the team now so we roll with him. I understand for some people trading Luka is like a family member dying. So that will take some time to process.

From a basketball standpoint, bringing AD back to the 4 seems like a good idea. He's been doing a lot of heavy lifting at the 5 in LA. AD and Lively in the paint should mean opponents are shooting jumpshots all night. Your layups are getting blocked there.

[41Dirk41]

I know it's fresh and emotions are high. But I'm not the sentimental type. So I roll with whoever's on the team. AD is on the team now so we roll with him. I understand for some people trading Luka is like a family member dying. So that will take some time to process.

From a basketball standpoint, bringing AD back to the 4 seems like a good idea. He's been doing a lot of heavy lifting at the 5 in LA. AD and Lively in the paint should mean opponents are shooting jumpshots all night. Your layups are getting blocked there.

Wow. What a problem... In a league where teams shot 50 times for 3s per game

But we are the new Cleveland... No no, not the Irving-lebron Cleveland. This Cleveland. Oh ****.

[arkuo]

I know it's fresh and emotions are high. But I'm not the sentimental type. So I roll with whoever's on the team. AD is on the team now so we roll with him. I understand for some people trading Luka is like a family member dying. So that will take some time to process.

From a basketball standpoint, bringing AD back to the 4 seems like a good idea. He's been doing a lot of heavy lifting at the 5 in LA. AD and Lively in the paint should mean opponents are shooting jumpshots all night. Your layups are getting blocked there.

Wow. What a problem... In a league where teams shot 50 times for 3s per game

But we are the new Cleveland... No no, not the Irving-lebron Cleveland. This Cleveland. Oh ****.

You guys can complain and sulk for a whole year. It's okay. I understand. I'm not the sentimental type. My mother could die later and I'd be back at work tomorrow. Different people. Cant expect everyone to cry and sulk for a year.

[arkuo]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

[boogiezen]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

Like how do you do that? You don't have any draft capitals. You don't have assets outside of Lively I guess.

[boogiezen]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

Like how do you do that? You don't have any draft capitals. You don't have assets outside of Lively I guess who is body showing breakdown already.

[arkuo]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

Like how do you do that? You don't have any draft capitals. You don't have assets outside of Lively I guess.

That's Nico's job. Ask him. I just said you do not do that trade. Read, man, read. Reading the whole post doesn't take 2 minutes. Read to understand first. You just read with the goal of responding fast.

[arkuo]

Responding to the thread title, in strictly a basketball perspective, setting the future yada yada aside. What Davis would bring to the table is defense in the paint. He's still averaging 25 pts per game. So he will give you 25 on the other end but the defense should be elite in the paint. That's what you're getting there. And in Nico's mind it's worth the risk for short term gain. Don't necessarily agree with him but I would like to see if the risk plays out in his favor.

It may be that emotions are high and a lot of fans are attached to Luka a certain way. But it's not like you got Eric Dampier. And Kyrie is not freakin Travis Best. The team can and should be able to compete in the present (short term). Long term you can forget about it. Team made their choice.

[Bob8]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

What a bull is this short term gain? Like 32 years old AD is better than 26 years old Luka? Are you even listening to yourself? You can't be that naive. Yes AD is better in D, but his D won't change back court D, you will still have Kyrie, Dinwiddie, Klay, Hardy...playing there. Mavs won't have the best D in the league, because their backcourt won't be constructed by DPAa and their perimeter D won't change overnight. On the offensive side, Luka is not only giving you 30+ points, but he gives you 10 assists too and gravity with all opponents defenders being locked him. Luka is totally different level offensively than AD. Now all attention will be on be on Kyrie, who has immensely struggled in the Finals already and who's not a Pg.

If you insist to talk about short term, the best thing would be not making play-in and hoping for luck in lottery.

[arkuo]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

What a bull is this short term gain? Like 32 years old AD is better than 26 years old Luka? Are you even listening to yourself? You can't be that naive. Yes AD is better in D, but his D won't change back court D, you will still have Kyrie, Dinwiddie, Klay, Hardy...playing there. Mavs won't have the best D in the league, because their backcourt won't be constructed by DPAa and their perimeter D won't change overnight. On the offensive side, Luka is not only giving you 30+ points, but he gives you 10 assists too and gravity with all opponents defenders being locked him. Luka is totally different level offensively than AD. Now all attention will be on be on Kyrie, who has immensely struggled in the Finals already and who's not a Pg.

If you insist to talk about short term, the best thing would be not making play-in and hoping for luck in lottery.

Read my post again. I said you do not do that trade. Read it and digest. You read with the purpose of responding quick. I just said I will give you and the other emotional fans that space. So spend some time in a corner, hold hands and cry it all out. Come back when you are ready to have a conversation.

If you have a problem with the trade, take it up with Nico.

[Bob8]

Getting AD is a short term move from Nico. While sending Luka out was the penalty. Sacrificing long term for short term gain. I do not think you do that trade, but in his mind it made sense.

My two cents is you need to win one championship out of it in the next 3 years to make it worth your while. Nico and this move will be judged in a couple of years time.

Now regarding the thread topic, AD is now a Maverick and I support Maverick players. It's not his fault he got traded. And I'm not changing teams because of one player. I know a lot of people are emotional right now so I will give you that space.

What a bull is this short term gain? Like 32 years old AD is better than 26 years old Luka? Are you even listening to yourself? You can't be that naive. Yes AD is better in D, but his D won't change back court D, you will still have Kyrie, Dinwiddie, Klay, Hardy...playing there. Mavs won't have the best D in the league, because their backcourt won't be constructed by DPAa and their perimeter D won't change overnight. On the offensive side, Luka is not only giving you 30+ points, but he gives you 10 assists too and gravity with all opponents defenders being locked him. Luka is totally different level offensively than AD. Now all attention will be on be on Kyrie, who has immensely struggled in the Finals already and who's not a Pg.

If you insist to talk about short term, the best thing would be not making play-in and hoping for luck in lottery.

Read my post again. I said you do not do that trade. Read it and digest. You read with the purpose of responding quick. I just said I will give you and the other emotional fans that space. So spend some time in a corner, hold hands and cry it all out. Come back when you are ready to have a conversation.

If you have a problem with the trade, take it up with Nico.

I read well enough, you have written sacrificing long term for short term gain. So tell me which short term gain brought you trading second best scorer in the history of playoffs?

[arkuo]

What a bull is this short term gain? Like 32 years old AD is better than 26 years old Luka? Are you even listening to yourself? You can't be that naive. Yes AD is better in D, but his D won't change back court D, you will still have Kyrie, Dinwiddie, Klay, Hardy...playing there. Mavs won't have the best D in the league, because their backcourt won't be constructed by DPAa and their perimeter D won't change overnight. On the offensive side, Luka is not only giving you 30+ points, but he gives you 10 assists too and gravity with all opponents defenders being locked him. Luka is totally different level offensively than AD. Now all attention will be on be on Kyrie, who has immensely struggled in the Finals already and who's not a Pg.

If you insist to talk about short term, the best thing would be not making play-in and hoping for luck in lottery.

Read my post again. I said you do not do that trade. Read it and digest. You read with the purpose of responding quick. I just said I will give you and the other emotional fans that space. So spend some time in a corner, hold hands and cry it all out. Come back when you are ready to have a conversation.

If you have a problem with the trade, take it up with Nico.

I read well enough, you have written sacrificing long term for short term gain. So tell me which short term gain brought you trading second best scorer in the history of playoffs?

Short term gain means to win now with this group. At least in Nico's mind it works. In my post I said Nico sacrificed long term for short term gain. I'm narrating what happened, I didn't say I was for it. Reading just fine pffft. Next time, read to digest the information before clicking the reply button. Don't just click and click for the sake of replying and being in someone else's face. If you have a problem with it, I can send you a cardboard sign and you can protest outside Nico's office. Come back after you're done crying.

[Bob8]

Read my post again. I said you do not do that trade. Read it and digest. You read with the purpose of responding quick. I just said I will give you and the other emotional fans that space. So spend some time in a corner, hold hands and cry it all out. Come back when you are ready to have a conversation.

If you have a problem with the trade, take it up with Nico.

I read well enough, you have written sacrificing long term for short term gain. So tell me which short term gain brought you trading second best scorer in the history of playoffs?

Short term gain means to win now with this group. At least in Nico's mind it works. In my post I said Nico sacrificed long term for short term gain. I'm narrating what happened, I didn't say I was for it. Reading just fine pffft. Next time, read to digest the information before clicking the reply button. Don't just click and click for the sake of replying and being in someone else's face. If you have a problem with it, I can send you a cardboard sign and you can protest outside Nico's office. Come back after you're done crying.

So we're not having discussion about what happened, you're just translating us what Nico believes? You're Nico's lawyer or maybe his wife?

[arkuo]

I read well enough, you have written sacrificing long term for short term gain. So tell me which short term gain brought you trading second best scorer in the history of playoffs?

Short term gain means to win now with this group. At least in Nico's mind it works. In my post I said Nico sacrificed long term for short term gain. I'm narrating what happened, I didn't say I was for it. Reading just fine pffft. Next time, read to digest the information before clicking the reply button. Don't just click and click for the sake of replying and being in someone else's face. If you have a problem with it, I can send you a cardboard sign and you can protest outside Nico's office. Come back after you're done crying.

So we're not having discussion about what happened, you're just translating us what Nico believes? You're Nico's lawyer or maybe his wife?

I see you're still crying. I will give you space for the time being. We sympathize with your loss.

Use a tampon while you're at it. We can talk after your menstrual period is done.

Don't report other people's insults and then go and make worse insults, have the understanding that this is a hard time for many people here and act accordingly.

[Bob8]

Short term gain means to win now with this group. At least in Nico's mind it works. In my post I said Nico sacrificed long term for short term gain. I'm narrating what happened, I didn't say I was for it. Reading just fine pffft. Next time, read to digest the information before clicking the reply button. Don't just click and click for the sake of replying and being in someone else's face. If you have a problem with it, I can send you a cardboard sign and you can protest outside Nico's office. Come back after you're done crying.

So we're not having discussion about what happened, you're just translating us what Nico believes? You're Nico's lawyer or maybe his wife?

I see you're still crying. I will give you space for the time being. We sympathize with your loss.

Use a tampon while you're at it. We can talk after your menstrual period is done.

Always nice to have good and civil conversation. Thanks.