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

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

Post#541 » by Mk0 » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

ocelot17 wrote:Does mark cuban hate luka? If I was a Mavs fan, I would renounce my fandom.

He sold the team to the Adelsons last year. He has some bs title with the team but wasn't even on the stage when they won the WCF last year. He is just a minority owner now.
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Post#542 » by BrianInPhilly » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

Very curious how each team rounds out their rosters in the next few days ... Mavs surely gonna deal Gafford now & maybe even PJ Washington perhaps & Lakers gonna use whatever pieces they have left to get a big (What pieces besides Reaves?)
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Post#543 » by MrGoat » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

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JayMKE wrote:Ummmm what the **** is Cuban doing?


Cuban isn't the owner anymore, he sold the team last year. This is the Adelson's, Las Vegas mobsters doing a deal

That makes it even more confusing. The Adelsons have SO much money. I would expect the team selling off their superstar like this was getting money back.

Hell it doesn't even make sense to avoid his 5-yr supermax. $345 million is a lot of money but nothing compared to what Luka brings in for your franchise's value.


The Adelson's don't care about winning. They bought the team for financial reasons, some which may have more to do with than just the NBA. The Mavs had a 20+ year sellout streak which ended this year because they massively jacked up the tickets on even the season ticket holders on the loyalty program.
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Post#544 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

Eightnineborn wrote:Who rebounds / plays D for Lakers ?

Both teams look so much worse. Lmao. This is hilarious.

Who cares? This year doesn't have to mean anything for the Lakers, they just got a superstar in his prime for absoutely nothing.
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Post#545 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

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Bird4Three wrote:I’m gonna laugh if the Mavs actually end up the better team.

I hope the Lakers go for the big superstar filled team, and it backfires just like it did for Phoenix, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, etc.


I dont see how it works out for the Mavs imo.

AD isn't the offensive hub Luka is. Not even close actually. He's obviously a great two way player but he's also 31 years old whilst Luka is 25.

If Rob is wise he'll build around luka. He does it right and Luka stays healthy we are contending for years.


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

Post#546 » by RIPskaterdude » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

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Post#547 » by RB34 » Sun Feb 2, 2025 5:59 am

Why. They just went to the finals and were looking good for another run
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Post#548 » by Marvin Martian » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

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turnaroundJ wrote:this is the craziest thing i have ever seen. if that was his value every single team other than OKC or DEN should've offered their superstar and a first.


Players like that don't get traded unless there is something going on behind the scenes tbf

It's obvious isn't it. Lebron is retiring soon and LA doesn't want to go through a long rebuild so they forced the Mavs to give up Doncic.
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Post#550 » by Forbes » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

Damn I’ve been complaining about Luka and his weak conditioning and how he hasn’t bothered to improve much on his shooting and they slap me with this lol. I can’t lie I’m shocked and not surprised at the same time. But I do agree defense wins championships and we were never gonna win with Luka if we did not get significant defense around him.

However, the team was kind of built around Luka so let’s see what else is lined up.

I don’t know how to feel but I’ll be rooting for him on the lakers.

I def think we could have got more but I understand going defensive and “win now”.

Now AD can play with centers lol
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Post#552 » by TeamTragic » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

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Post#553 » by Enzo954 » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

No joke....If I was a Mavs fan, I would be losing my ish over this. I'd honestly stop watching the NBA. I feel for those fans bigtime!
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Post#554 » by Decipher » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

turnaroundJ wrote:this is the craziest thing i have ever seen. if that was his value every single team other than OKC or DEN should've offered their superstar and a first.


If true AND Luka isn’t injured then why not trade him to one of the teams with a boatload of picks?
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Post#555 » by Sofia » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Rob Pelinka and Jeanie are owed apologises from Lakers Fans worldwide lol

This is definitely the most stunning/out of nowhere trade in NBA history (least in my lifetime following the league, 1992)

Absolutely devastated for Mavs fans to say the least

Pelinka and Jeanie have nothing to do with this.

They are like a homeless person that some influencer just gave a bag of cheeseburgers to put on Tik tok. All they had to do was grunt and nod their heads
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Post#556 » by dawhizz » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:00 am

How are the Lakers even among the first five teams you call if you want to deal Luka? Wemby (at least worth a call, right?), Ant, Shai, Paolo, maybe even Amen, Ja, or Mobley make more sense as long time assets than AD.
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Post#557 » by Blame Rasho » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:01 am

I don’t have nba2k24/25… but is this even a trade that would work there ?
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Post#558 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:01 am

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Wolfgang630 wrote:The Lakers got a lot easier for the Nuggets to beat at least unless we find out tomorrow they trade Austin Reaves for Nikola Jokic.


There is zero chance the Lakers don't have more trades lined up.

Buddy AD was the best player to hang back off Jokic. There’s nobody the lakers can trade for that’s the defensive anchor as AD so give me a break.
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Post#559 » by Crives » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:01 am

dawhizz wrote:How are the Lakers even among the first five teams you call if you want to deal Luka? Wemby (at least worth a call, right?), Ant, Shai, Paolo, maybe even Amen, Ja, or Mobley make more sense as long time assets than AD.


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Post#560 » by CobraCommander » Sun Feb 2, 2025 6:01 am

Honestly now Luka NEEDs help - this Lakers roster is garbage

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