NyKnicks1714 wrote:I made a thread saying I understood why Dallas made this trade, and from a pure basketball standpoint I don't think it's that bad at all, especially if he's really out of shape. AD is a legitimate top-10 player and there have been more lopsided trades for sure. What makes it really bad is the PR nightmare they've created. Trading the homegrown superstar and face of the franchise is just such a bad look, even if the concerns about his conditioning in the long run are valid. Luka is better than Tatum and Edwards, but I don't think Boston or Minny pulls the trigger on that trade, for that very same reason. Let's say something weird happens and Denver decides to trade Jokic. He's by far and away the best player in the league, but I guarantee you OKC doesn't trade Shai for him.
The Kyrie/AD duo is going to have to come out of the gate hard to mitigate some of this blowback.
I’ve spent the past few pages and threads stating I think this trade is fine from a Dallas perspective but I agree wholeheartedly with you in that fair trade or not, I wouldn’t have created this PR nightmare willingly. I’d have waited until the last possible moment, which I think is probably still a year away or this summer. I’d have done something similar to the Zion contract with weight and body fat restrictions. Let him lose some of that luster by refusing to show up in shape before demanding 350 million. Leaked some footage of him getting hung on the rim trying to dunk in practice.. SOMETHING! To appease my fanbase.
