BREAKING: Shams: Mavs Trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, & Markieff Morris to the Lakers for Anthony Davis + FRP

[BigGargamel]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

I'm not buying that they think they could have lost him for nothing. He was up for the super max he is not saying no to that money. Worst case scenario is he requests a trade... and guess what... at least more teams would know that he is actually up for trade

Yeah, this is just the media trying to cover the fact that this is malpractice. Luka wouldn't have been the first player to demand a trade. You shop for the best offer. Every team is going to give you pretty much anything you want.

At the most, this was corruption. At the least, this was a trade made by a bunch of rich people who want to just be as rich as possible, and this helps them make more money.

[Mk0]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

I'm not buying that they think they could have lost him for nothing. He was up for the super max he is not saying no to that money. Worst case scenario is he requests a trade... and guess what... at least more teams would know that he is actually up for trade

I will quote Russell again: “do you think Nico asked for 2 1sts and Pelinka had the balls to say nah, I’m only giving you one?”

People can try and make this make sense as much as they want. It won’t. The Lakers gave up ONE first round pick for Luka Doncic.

Not even pick swaps. Nothin.

[NBA4Lyfe]

I just woke up to this.

WTF IS GOING ON????

Silver had to boost ratings.

Stilll won't boost ratings

People and fans are sick of LeBron

[Raps in 4]

NBA fans the last 3 years: OMG, Lebron's washed! AD's the only reason they are where they are! Lebron needs to pass the TORCH already! AD needs more MVP hype!!!"

Fans now AD is traded for Doncic and ballast: "OMG, AD's so OOOOOLLLLDDDD, how is he even in the LEAGUE anymore??? Mavs need to be investigated!!!"

AD is 32 with a broken down body. He has maybe 1-2 years of high-level production left.

But even at his peak, his production was well below Luka's, let alone now.

[jc23]

im still not going to watch any more games. but props to the nba for being the most entertaining off the floor league in sport.

[KyRo23]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

I'm not buying that they think they could have lost him for nothing. He was up for the super max he is not saying no to that money. Worst case scenario is he requests a trade... and guess what... at least more teams would know that he is actually up for trade

Well apparently Dallas was buying it.

After Brunson, it makes sense.

Luka has sneaker money and will get paid wherever he goes.

There's something else going on here, it looks like.

Luka went through a lot of junk under Cuban's ownership. Even though Cuban isn't running the show anymore, Luka may have been ready to hit the exit for a refresh.

They were worried about losing him for nothing SO MUCH that they didn't bother to put him on the market? It's just weird to me and makes 0 sense. Losing him for nothing was never on the table. That's the whole point of the super max

[-Luke-]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

If they were concerned that Luka could leave for nothing, okay, I get it. But if that was the case, why not just let all 29 teams know that Luka is available and wait for the offers to come in? That's the part I don't get.

[Bloodbather]

Definitely the most shocking trade I've seen since starting to follow the NBA.

It makes no sense for the Lakers in the short term, but that doesn't matter, they just got a 25 year old MVP-level franchise player by trading an of-injured 31 year old star. That overrides everything else.

While I understand why the more conspiracy theory-loving folks are jumping to that conclusion right away, I think this is just a stupid swing for the fences move by Nico Harrison.

He clearly thinks Doncic's conditioning is a huge problem going forward. He clearly rates Kyrie's ability to lead the offense without Luka highly. He clearly thinks the length they added on defense last season was what got them to the Finals and rates the potential impact of AD very highly because of it.

I think his arguments are unsound, but this is probably what he genuinely thought.

People saying why didn't he shop Luka around are missing the point, it looks like the guy specifically wanted AD and was willing to give up Luka to get him.

[Tomhomes33]

old KD Durant to Suns for 4 FRP
young (approaching prime) Luka to LA for 1FRP..

Damn..if Dallas wanted for WHATEVER REASON trade Luka, they could get so many first rounders (4-5) along with two high potential young prospects and could at least set their franchise to a bright future.

Toronto trading Vince for 3bags of chips is better that this trade for Mavs

[th87]

I have absolutely no problem believing that Klutch is corrupt and that Nico was their inside man.

I am skeptical of the notion that Silver was in on this because, frankly, it makes the whole league look bad.

I absolutely think the league should open an investigation, if not outright veto the deal.

I mean this trade is dumb as **** but Silver is not investigating LeBron.

ok then Investigate nico Harrison's phone records and text messages at worst

Think you might need a name change

[lilfishi22]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

I'm not buying that they think they could have lost him for nothing. He was up for the super max he is not saying no to that money. Worst case scenario is he requests a trade... and guess what... at least more teams would know that he is actually up for trade

I will quote Russell again: “do you think Nico asked for 2 1sts and Pelinka had the balls to say nah, I’m only giving you one?”

People can try and make this make sense as much as they want. It won’t. The Lakers gave up ONE first round pick for Luka Doncic.

Mavs also gave up a 2nd round pick. Absolutely lunancy

[CobraCommander]

Hell no. Just not an NBA fan anymore.

Might come back to gloat about how hilariously shamelessly rigged the NBA is if they rig the lottery to give us Flagg now, and they owe it to the Mavs after that Adelson bitch backstabbed the team like this for Silver

So you quiting because your team betrayed you - so uh you are a wiz fan? Welcome to nba hell

Oh I'm quite aware we just entered NBA hell, the team is now ancient, injury prone, has no main building block, very few draft picks available over the next 7 seasons and only got one low value 2029 pick back, and we sent out a second round pick that probably has roughly the same value as the pick the Lakers sent. The Mavs now have the darkest future in the NBA

No yall are assured flag - unfortunately Flagg ain’t Luka - Luka gonna be mvp next year and gonna drop 50’on Mavs everytime they play-

This is like the cavs trading LeBron or bulls trading MJ…

[Raps in 4]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

I'm not buying that they think they could have lost him for nothing. He was up for the super max he is not saying no to that money. Worst case scenario is he requests a trade... and guess what... at least more teams would know that he is actually up for trade

Well apparently Dallas was buying it.

After Brunson, it makes sense.

Luka has sneaker money and will get paid wherever he goes.

There's something else going on here, it looks like.

Luka went through a lot of junk under Cuban's ownership. Even though Cuban isn't running the show anymore, Luka may have been ready to hit the exit for a refresh.

They were worried they were going to lose a 25 year-old top-5 player with two years left on his contract for nothing? Really?

[Repeat 3-peat]

Davis is about to turn 32 years old in March, Kyrie will turn 33 in the same month. Does Dallas really think that duo is winning anything? they're both in the end of their primes. Nico Harrison is a moron. This has to be an inside job lmao.

On the Lakers sides, the defense will be awful as the roster is currently constructed, but congrats, you have a top 3 player in the league in his best years, and should remain there for close to a decade assuming a clean bill of health. Post LeBron era is set.

[Raps in 4]

Davis is about to turn 32 years old in March, Kyrie will turn 33 in the same month. Does Dallas really think that duo is winning anything? they're both in the end of their primes. Nico Harrison is a moron. This has to be an inside job lmao.

On the Lakers sides, the defense will be awful as the roster is currently constructed, but congrats, you have a top 3 player in the league in his best years, and should remain there for close to a decade assume a clean bill of health. Post LeBron era is set.

I'm honestly buying the conspiracy theory that they are trying to devalue the team so they get permission to move them to Vegas.

Alternatively, I could see Silver letting the Mavs owners relocate to Vegas under the condition they trade Luka to the Lakers, so they did.

[th87]

Teams will get cheeky now and show up at Spurs' door for Wemby with a bag of chips and a candy bar


So many shocked dudes online right now, the energy is palpable. Gotta love moments like this lol

NBA got exactly what it wanted - engagement.

[HotRocks34]

I'm not buying that they think they could have lost him for nothing. He was up for the super max he is not saying no to that money. Worst case scenario is he requests a trade... and guess what... at least more teams would know that he is actually up for trade

Well apparently Dallas was buying it.

After Brunson, it makes sense.

Luka has sneaker money and will get paid wherever he goes.

There's something else going on here, it looks like.

Luka went through a lot of junk under Cuban's ownership. Even though Cuban isn't running the show anymore, Luka may have been ready to hit the exit for a refresh.

They were worried about losing him for nothing SO MUCH that they didn't bother to put him on the market? It's just weird to me and makes 0 sense. Losing him for nothing was never on the table. That's the whole point of the super max

There's something weird going on here.

I don't know what it is, but apparently it is.

[Tomhomes33]

Definitely the most shocking trade I've seen since starting to follow the NBA.

It makes no sense for the Lakers in the short term, but that doesn't matter, they just got a 25 year old MVP-level franchise player by trading an of-injured 31 year old star. That overrides everything else.

I understand the more conspiracy theory-loving folks are jumping to that conclusion right away, I think this is just a stupid swing for the fences move by Nico Harrison.

He clearly thinks Doncic's conditioning is a huge problem going forward. He clearly rates Kyrie's ability to lead the offense without Luka highly. He clearly thinks the length they added on defense last season was what got them to the Finals.

I think his arguments are unsound, but this is probably what he genuinely thought.

People saying why didn't he shop Luka around are missing the point, it looks like the guy specifically wanted AD and was willing to give up Luka to get him.

With all that being true, if he let that rumor out for 30min,,he would get 29 calls from other franchises and at least 20 better offers on the table with multiple FRP and young prospects.

He should tight up his personal security:):)

[HotRocks34]

Ok. Now we may be starting to get some real information about why the trade happened.

This is Tim MacMahon, who covers the Mavs and other teams for ESPN.

At the end here he says that Dallas could have been concerned about losing Luka for nothing. What bgwood has been saying.

It's better to tick the fans off and get Anthony Davis than take a chance on another Brunson situation.

Luka has gone through a lot of stuff during his time in Dallas. I don't think he wanted to leave, but if he did I could understand it.

If they were concerned that Luka could leave for nothing, okay, I get it. But if that was the case, why not just let all 29 teams know that Luka is available and wait for the offers to come in? That's the part I don't get.

It doesn't make a lot of sense IMO.

[Decipher]

Lakers should go centerless:

PG - Doncic
SG - Vanderbilt
C --- James
PF - Hachimura
SF - Finney-Smith

Then trade Knecht, Vincent, and scraps to CHI for Lonzo Ball. Your second unit begins to take shape:

PG - Reaves
SG - Reddish
C --- Morris
PF - Kleber
SF - Ball

Jokic would sit after the 3rd with 30/20/20