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

[RB34]

I think the Mavs made the right call moving off of Luka. It's a very gutsy call. I wish the GS front office would show that kind of fortitude and do a true rebuild now while they can still get something for Steph and Wiggins.

Why do it for peanuts?

Start a bidding war.

[holdenwait]

Next move for Mavs: trade AD to LA for LeBron and Bronny. F yes!

[PlatinumState]

I think the Mavs made the right call moving off of Luka. It's a very gutsy call. I wish the GS front office would show that kind of fortitude and do a true rebuild now while they can still get something for Steph and Wiggins.

Right call? Hell no, he's only 25

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The reports of LeBron not knowing this deal was going down? lmao.

Anyone believes that is extremely gullible.

[Raps in 4]

Next move for Mavs: trade AD to LA for LeBron and Bronny. F yes!

It's gonna be Kyrie for Bronny and a SRP.

[holdenwait]

Watch on YouTube

[Coach Carter]

The league caters to Bron, it's actually disgusting.

[DB23]

I think the Mavs made the right call moving off of Luka. It's a very gutsy call. I wish the GS front office would show that kind of fortitude and do a true rebuild now while they can still get something for Steph and Wiggins.

Even if that’s true, why not get much better value?

Is anyone buying the mavs as contenders now??

[Lamak]

This is the craziest trade ever complete shocker, the timing and return make absolutely no sense.

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Danny Ainge somehow getting himself involved in one of the biggest trades in sports history

[FarBeyondDriven]

If Luka only wanted to sign with the Lakers it doesn't matter what the other teams were offering so opening up the bids to them is a moot point. But let's pretend every team was given a chance to bid knowing Luka wasn't signing long-term, can any of them beat AD as far as players going to to Dallas? The answer is a resounding no. Heck, let's pretend Luka would sign an extension with whoever and the bidding was open. What team can beat AD as the main part of their offer that they're willing to trade? SGA, Jokic, Giannis, Wemby and Tatum would be off the table and those are the only players better than AD if we're being honest. So who else would be someone that could be the main player going back in a trade that would feasibly excite the Mavs but that also had the cap to sign him to a massive extension? Only guys I can come up with might be in the conversation are Edwards, Banchero, Ball, Cade, Fox, Sabonis, Haliburton, Ja, Zion, JJJ, KAT, and Fox. Now you see why this trade happened?

The Mavs in an open market could have likely gotten a slightly lesser player, a couple of other young players and several 1st round picks. But it wasn't an open market due to Doncic's demands. So they end up getting arguably the best player they could have hoped for, one young player, and just one first. Oh, and the Mavericks have to be top 3 favorites now to win the West. Remember, nothing says they're done making moves either. If they were willing to do something major like this, for all we know they have something else in the works just like everyone assumes the Lakers do as well.

[DCasey91]

Both teams smoking that good stuff, could be genius or an outright disaster zone for both teams all factors at play here.

Will say this is probably the craziest trade of all time considering how left field it was.

I sense some big AI cooking here. After last season Luka looked damn near best in comp but sadly he's going to the Harden route of not conditioning himself which you can't do in in sports.

His load since he was 18 was basically easily number one in the world considering all the heavy lifting for the Mavs and the National team. Dude hasn't stopped going on six years without respite.

I suspect the algorithm liked AD and Irving for champ equity in the short-term because of how much basketball parity there is.

This is now where comps and nerds rule. This is legit something we would discuss and it's happened

I just legit talked about this being distinct possibility whereby orgs go full pro gaming mode. Engines have hard solved games basketball should be legit an afterthought for a powered AI program.

This 100% feels like that not a real one. Welcome to the new world brothers and sisters.

[therealbig3]

I actually think this is the Lakers front office deciding to take the future into their own hands and not have to be slaves to LeBron any more. He's old and washed up, and they're tired of listening to him, so now they got the younger version of him and can tell him to go kick rocks now.

[t-time]

Anyone who thinks this trade is even 1% acceptable is severely underrating Luka.

He is incredible.. just over a year ago he had a 73/10/7 game, which he followed up with 28/10/17 and then 45/9/15.. and then 40/9/11. Think how absurd those numbers are even in the current weak NBA.

To throw that away for a 31 year old have broken Anthony Davis is just insane. Imagine how excited the Lakers management were when the NBA told them this was the storyline they were going with.

[therealbig3]

LeBron and Luka together will be an unmitigated disaster, the Lakers are not planning on those two being the duo that takes this team anywhere.

They're going to ditch LeBron as soon as they can, and then start putting everything towards building a team around Luka and his skill set.

[Tomhomes33]

This is SO BAD for Mavs for so many reasons. Imagine you have to trade Kyrie or AD in a season or two..what kind of offers will you get:):):) hahaha…Or any other player you wanna trade.
Imagine drafting top 5 prospect-d you think he will stay beyond his rookie contract?
Imagine you have to sell seats in your arena few years down the road
I just think Dallas just lost their NBA franchise..they will re-locate ..question is how soon…

[DCasey91]

72 pages in a few hours..........I just woke up
I dont understand why Dallas traded 25 year old Luka unless they dont believe in his knees anymore OR............he asked out. But why would he ask out, he was a God in Dallas?

By the reports both teams and players are gobsmacked.

Highly suspect engine play is at hand. It's a legit a fantasy trade you see on the boards... And it happened.

Engines in gaming are literal GOD I so zero reason why this wouldn't be he case here.

[NiceLikeChrist]

The Mavs felt the same way about Luka as I did. He’ll never win a ring. Lakers will spend 1.5 seasons tryna make it work with LBJ and Luka and fail. Then they’ll spend the next 8 years after LeBron retires slowly realizing what the Mavs did as they try to build around Luka with a difficult CBA

People point at one final appearance like he was a chosen one destined for a LeBron run or something. A lot more went into that finals appearance than “Luka magic”. A whole lot of things had to fall in place. They weren’t going back this season or any other season with the roster as is.

Dallas made a move to make a run in the next couple of years and we’ll see if it pays off. Only a bad trade if you think Luka could ever be 1A on a championship team and I don’t think he can.

[Coach Carter]

They had a sex tape of Mark Cuban. Its the only explanation.

Cuban was at the Diddy parties?

[Tomhomes33]

If Luka only wanted to sign with the Lakers it doesn't matter what the other teams were offering so opening up the bids to them is a moot point. But let's pretend every team was given a chance to bid knowing Luka wasn't signing long-term, can any of them beat AD as far as players going to to Dallas? The answer is a resounding no. Heck, let's pretend Luka would sign an extension with whoever and the bidding was open. What team can beat AD as the main part of their offer that they're willing to trade? SGA, Jokic, Giannis, Wemby and Tatum would be off the table and those are the only players better than AD if we're being honest. So who else would be someone that could be the main player going back in a trade that would feasibly excite the Mavs but that also had the cap to sign him to a massive extension? Only guys I can come up with might be in the conversation are Edwards, Banchero, Ball, Cade, Fox, Sabonis, Haliburton, Ja, Zion, JJJ, KAT, and Fox. Now you see why this trade happened?

The Mavs in an open market could have likely gotten a slightly lesser player, a couple of other young players and several 1st round picks. But it wasn't an open market due to Doncic's demands. So they end up getting arguably the best player they could have hoped for, one young player, and just one first. Oh, and the Mavericks have to be top 3 favorites now to win the West. Remember, nothing says they're done making moves either. If they were willing to do something major like this, for all we know they have something else in the works just like everyone assumes the Lakers do as well.

Doncic didnt demand anything dude..he was stunned by the trade,,dont imagine things:):)