REPORT: AD out indefinitely

[NZB2323]

Let me understand this.

You hate the Mavs franchise. Cool. No challenge there. Understandable.

But you have a Lakers logo... a team that gets things gifted to them? Do you not feel bad about the field not balanced in the NBA? Shouldn't you hate the fact that the Lakers have benefits that most other franchises don't have?

What have the Lakers had gifted to them? lol as another posted mentioned, they had the CP3 trade literally vetoed by the league. Are we talking about the Pau Gasol trade? A trade that turned out to not even be that bad because it netted Memphis Marc Gasol? I guess it doesn't matter how the players turned out though, only how they were viewed at the time of the trade. Guess the Paul George trade wasn't so bad after all!

Is it the Lakers fault your GM is a complete and utter moron and your team is owned by a family that probably couldn't name 5 players in the league? Your narcissistic GM was the one who went to the Lakers with the idea. He had a vision of making a defense-based team and sought out AD. He is an idiot that fell prey to the whispers circulating about Luka being too poorly conditioned/not playing enough defense to win a title after the finals. He saw the Mavs start out 5-1 without Luka and went to Pelinka, the timelines match.

If you guys really think Adam Silver's evil cabal orchestrated the trade behind the scenes to benefit the Lakers, why even watch the league at all?

I actually will take it far less seriously going forward (I guess I never took it that seriously though). I don’t care the reasoning but you cannot act like the Lakers haven’t had more than favourable luck their entire existence. It also definitely benefits the league and this is definitely more an entertainment business than it is a sport. Call it whatever you want, and rationalize the reasoning any way you please, but there’s no denying that the Lakers are gifted so, so, so much more than any other franchise has been and it’s not because the Lakers brass is good. It’s plain to see. If you can’t see it you’ve been sitting on an uneven playing field for too long to recognize it.

It’s still a sport and there have been plenty of times the Lakers were supposed to win and they lost…1969, 2004, and 2013.

The NBA is more balanced than America’s pastime where the Yankees have been getting the best players since Babe Ruth.

I also think the Lakers should get credit for giving Kobe the max when he was past his prime and drafting Lebron’s son. Their brand is they take care of stars. We can’t say the same thing about the Mavericks(Nash, Luka), the Bulls(Jordan, Butler), the Heat(Butler), or the Celtics(Isiah Thomas).

[ryguy613]

Let me understand this.

You hate the Mavs franchise. Cool. No challenge there. Understandable.

But you have a Lakers logo... a team that gets things gifted to them? Do you not feel bad about the field not balanced in the NBA? Shouldn't you hate the fact that the Lakers have benefits that most other franchises don't have?

What have the Lakers had gifted to them? lol as another posted mentioned, they had the CP3 trade literally vetoed by the league. Are we talking about the Pau Gasol trade? A trade that turned out to not even be that bad because it netted Memphis Marc Gasol? I guess it doesn't matter how the players turned out though, only how they were viewed at the time of the trade. Guess the Paul George trade wasn't so bad after all!

Is it the Lakers fault your GM is a complete and utter moron and your team is owned by a family that probably couldn't name 5 players in the league? Your narcissistic GM was the one who went to the Lakers with the idea. He had a vision of making a defense-based team and sought out AD. He is an idiot that fell prey to the whispers circulating about Luka being too poorly conditioned/not playing enough defense to win a title after the finals. He saw the Mavs start out 5-1 without Luka and went to Pelinka, the timelines match.

If you guys really think Adam Silver's evil cabal orchestrated the trade behind the scenes to benefit the Lakers, why even watch the league at all?

I actually will take it far less seriously going forward (I guess I never took it that seriously though). I don’t care the reasoning but you cannot act like the Lakers haven’t had more than favourable luck their entire existence. It also definitely benefits the league and this is definitely more an entertainment business than it is a sport. Call it whatever you want, and rationalize the reasoning any way you please, but there’s no denying that the Lakers are gifted so, so, so much more than any other franchise has been and it’s not because the Lakers brass is good. It’s plain to see. If you can’t see it you’ve been sitting on an uneven playing field for too long to recognize it.

ok bye. we will miss you taking the NBA seriously, though never really that seriously.

[Broadcaster]

What have the Lakers had gifted to them? lol as another posted mentioned, they had the CP3 trade literally vetoed by the league. Are we talking about the Pau Gasol trade? A trade that turned out to not even be that bad because it netted Memphis Marc Gasol? I guess it doesn't matter how the players turned out though, only how they were viewed at the time of the trade. Guess the Paul George trade wasn't so bad after all!

Is it the Lakers fault your GM is a complete and utter moron and your team is owned by a family that probably couldn't name 5 players in the league? Your narcissistic GM was the one who went to the Lakers with the idea. He had a vision of making a defense-based team and sought out AD. He is an idiot that fell prey to the whispers circulating about Luka being too poorly conditioned/not playing enough defense to win a title after the finals. He saw the Mavs start out 5-1 without Luka and went to Pelinka, the timelines match.

If you guys really think Adam Silver's evil cabal orchestrated the trade behind the scenes to benefit the Lakers, why even watch the league at all?

I actually will take it far less seriously going forward (I guess I never took it that seriously though). I don’t care the reasoning but you cannot act like the Lakers haven’t had more than favourable luck their entire existence. It also definitely benefits the league and this is definitely more an entertainment business than it is a sport. Call it whatever you want, and rationalize the reasoning any way you please, but there’s no denying that the Lakers are gifted so, so, so much more than any other franchise has been and it’s not because the Lakers brass is good. It’s plain to see. If you can’t see it you’ve been sitting on an uneven playing field for too long to recognize it.

It’s still a sport and there have been plenty of times the Lakers were supposed to win and they lost…1969, 2004, and 2013.

The NBA is more balanced than America’s pastime where the Yankees have been getting the best players since Babe Ruth.

I also think the Lakers should get credit for giving Kobe the max when he was past his prime and drafting Lebron’s son. Their brand is they take care of stars. We can’t say the same thing about the Mavericks(Nash, Luka), the Bulls(Jordan, Butler), the Heat(Butler), or the Celtics(Isiah Thomas).

So the defence is that the team with the second most championships lost three times and that other sports are more rigged?

[Broadcaster]

What have the Lakers had gifted to them? lol as another posted mentioned, they had the CP3 trade literally vetoed by the league. Are we talking about the Pau Gasol trade? A trade that turned out to not even be that bad because it netted Memphis Marc Gasol? I guess it doesn't matter how the players turned out though, only how they were viewed at the time of the trade. Guess the Paul George trade wasn't so bad after all!

Is it the Lakers fault your GM is a complete and utter moron and your team is owned by a family that probably couldn't name 5 players in the league? Your narcissistic GM was the one who went to the Lakers with the idea. He had a vision of making a defense-based team and sought out AD. He is an idiot that fell prey to the whispers circulating about Luka being too poorly conditioned/not playing enough defense to win a title after the finals. He saw the Mavs start out 5-1 without Luka and went to Pelinka, the timelines match.

If you guys really think Adam Silver's evil cabal orchestrated the trade behind the scenes to benefit the Lakers, why even watch the league at all?

I actually will take it far less seriously going forward (I guess I never took it that seriously though). I don’t care the reasoning but you cannot act like the Lakers haven’t had more than favourable luck their entire existence. It also definitely benefits the league and this is definitely more an entertainment business than it is a sport. Call it whatever you want, and rationalize the reasoning any way you please, but there’s no denying that the Lakers are gifted so, so, so much more than any other franchise has been and it’s not because the Lakers brass is good. It’s plain to see. If you can’t see it you’ve been sitting on an uneven playing field for too long to recognize it.

ok bye. we will miss you taking the NBA seriously, though never really that seriously.

Can’t say I’m going anywhere. I do like basketball. I can recognize it for what it is, and enjoy it for what it is, without supporting them financially or believing that they have any integrity.

[ForeverTFC]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantages compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

[Broadcaster]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantage compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

Would probably take some of the joy out of winning.

[Indomitable]

Hey you found the biggest idiot on earth.

[TheAlchemist]

Mavericks pick currently is the 18th pick.

if they lose every single game they maybe can get the what? 7th / 8th pick?

Man... I can't even understand this.

[Doranku]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantages compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

[TheAlchemist]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantages compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

The argument is that either Nico is the dumbest most idiotic GM ever, in the history of ANY professional sports league,

OR

That the NBA's best interest is to keep the Lakers doing well, so that they generate high viewership for their league, thereby rigging this trade.

And please don't tell me that the Lakers aren't the NBA's babied franchise.

[Broadcaster]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantages compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

You’re missing the obvious. It makes money. It’s a business. It has nothing to do with the things you mention. The real truth would make it clear that they’ve probably never deserved to win as much as they have.

[Doranku]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantages compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

You’re missing the obvious. It makes money. It’s a business. It has nothing to do with the things you mention. The real truth would make it clear that they’ve probably never deserved to win as much as they have.

Yes yes, the league that just signed a $76 billion TV deal is desperately hurting for money to the point that they rigged a trade for the Lakers. You guys are so enlightened.

[Broadcaster]

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

You’re missing the obvious. It makes money. It’s a business. It has nothing to do with the things you mention. The real truth would make it clear that they’ve probably never deserved to win as much as they have.

Yes yes, the league that just signed a $76 billion TV deal is desperately hurting for money to the point that they rigged a trade for the Lakers. You guys are so enlightened.

When did I say they were hurting? They’re greedy. That’s how the world works. Do you really think it’s more likely that anyone is dumb enough to trade Luka or that a bunch of billionaires would take strategic steps to ensure further billions? One seems far more likely to me.

[Indomitable]

Mavericks pick currently is the 18th pick.

if they lose every single game they maybe can get the what? 7th / 8th pick?

Man... I can't even understand this.

The Mavs owners/front office are an embarrassment. What is there to not get?

They sold Luka because of greed and not understanding how long this may follow them.

[Kobeskillz]

Are Lakers fans really arguing that their franchise has no advantages compared to the rest of the league? Even the 26 Heat fans have more self awareness...

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

The argument is that either Nico is the dumbest most idiotic GM ever, in the history of ANY professional sports league,

OR

That the NBA's best interest is to keep the Lakers doing well, so that they generate high viewership for their league, thereby rigging this trade.

And please don't tell me that the Lakers aren't the NBA's babied franchise.

The Lakers are indeed the crowning jewel of the league but lets be real here. Nico is just an idiot.

[Doranku]

You’re missing the obvious. It makes money. It’s a business. It has nothing to do with the things you mention. The real truth would make it clear that they’ve probably never deserved to win as much as they have.

Yes yes, the league that just signed a $76 billion TV deal is desperately hurting for money to the point that they rigged a trade for the Lakers. You guys are so enlightened.

When did I say they were hurting? They’re greedy. That’s how the world works. Do you really think it’s more likely that anyone is dumb enough to trade Luka or that a bunch of billionaires would take strategic steps to ensure further billions? One seems far more likely to me.

Do you realize who we are talking about? This is the same guy who botched a Steph Curry presentation for Nike by opening up with a presentation meant for Kevin Durant and calling him Seth instead of Steph. This guy is a monumental moron.

[Broadcaster]

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

The argument is that either Nico is the dumbest most idiotic GM ever, in the history of ANY professional sports league,

OR

That the NBA's best interest is to keep the Lakers doing well, so that they generate high viewership for their league, thereby rigging this trade.

And please don't tell me that the Lakers aren't the NBA's babied franchise.

The Lakers are indeed the crowning jewel of the league but lets be real here. Nico is just an idiot.

That’s as convenient as there being one rogue ref.

[Broadcaster]

Yes yes, the league that just signed a $76 billion TV deal is desperately hurting for money to the point that they rigged a trade for the Lakers. You guys are so enlightened.

When did I say they were hurting? They’re greedy. That’s how the world works. Do you really think it’s more likely that anyone is dumb enough to trade Luka or that a bunch of billionaires would take strategic steps to ensure further billions? One seems far more likely to me.

Do you realize who we are talking about? This is the same guy who botched a Steph Curry presentation for Nike by opening up with a presentation meant for Kevin Durant and calling him Seth instead of Steph. This guy is a monumental moron.

I think that’s just a convenient excuse.

[TheAlchemist]

Of course the Lakers have certain competitive advantages when it comes to acquiring talents. Huge market, Hollywood, most storied franchise in the league. What does any of that have to do with idiot clown moron Nico Harrison trading Luka for AD? Do you think he did it simply to be in the good graces of the Lakers franchise? Like, what is even the argument here?

You’re missing the obvious. It makes money. It’s a business. It has nothing to do with the things you mention. The real truth would make it clear that they’ve probably never deserved to win as much as they have.

Yes yes, the league that just signed a $76 billion TV deal is desperately hurting for money to the point that they rigged a trade for the Lakers. You guys are so enlightened.

I remember my first NBA game in 2013—a Raptors matchup where I had the luxury of floor seats, thanks to my uncle’s work. It was an unforgettable introduction to the electrifying world of professional basketball. Seeing legends like Tim Duncan and Manu live was awe-inspiring, a genuine celebration of athletic prowess.

Yet, as I soaked in the action, a subtle disquiet began to creep in. Amid the cheers and fast breaks, I couldn’t help but notice the stark class divide. The front-row was occupied not by die-hard fans, but by well-dressed, affluent individuals in tailored suits and designer attire—regulars who exuded an air of entitlement. Their presence, so calculated and repetitive, contrasted sharply with the genuine, unbridled enthusiasm of the casual fans scattered in the upper tiers.

That’s when it hit me: money talks, and it often shouts louder than the crowd. Access to the best seats—and by extension, to the closest view of the action—is reserved for those who either can pay exorbitant prices or who wield the right connections. This isn’t just about luxury seating at a game; it’s a vivid example of classism woven into the fabric of sports entertainment.

Now, consider the ripple effect of money on a grander scale. What lengths would people go to for a million dollars? Tens of millions? A billion? And then, there’s that astronomical $76 billion TV deal backing the NBA. It makes you wonder: what concessions or maneuvers might a league be willing to make to secure such colossal revenue? Could it be that the integrity of the game is compromised when enormous sums of money are at stake?

In professional sports, the stakes extend far beyond the court. The power of money doesn’t just influence who sits closest to the action—it has the potential to shape the very nature of the game itself. Money talks, and in this arena, it speaks volumes.

[Doranku]

You’re missing the obvious. It makes money. It’s a business. It has nothing to do with the things you mention. The real truth would make it clear that they’ve probably never deserved to win as much as they have.

Yes yes, the league that just signed a $76 billion TV deal is desperately hurting for money to the point that they rigged a trade for the Lakers. You guys are so enlightened.

I remember my first NBA game in 2013—a Raptors matchup where I had the luxury of floor seats, thanks to my uncle’s work. It was an unforgettable introduction to the electrifying world of professional basketball. Seeing legends like Tim Duncan and Manu live was awe-inspiring, a genuine celebration of athletic prowess.

Yet, as I soaked in the action, a subtle disquiet began to creep in. Amid the cheers and fast breaks, I couldn’t help but notice the stark class divide. The front-row was occupied not by die-hard fans, but by well-dressed, affluent individuals in tailored suits and designer attire—regulars who exuded an air of entitlement. Their presence, so calculated and repetitive, contrasted sharply with the genuine, unbridled enthusiasm of the casual fans scattered in the upper tiers.

That’s when it hit me: money talks, and it often shouts louder than the crowd. Access to the best seats—and by extension, to the closest view of the action—is reserved for those who either can pay exorbitant prices or who wield the right connections. This isn’t just about luxury seating at a game; it’s a vivid example of classism woven into the fabric of sports entertainment.

Now, consider the ripple effect of money on a grander scale. What lengths would people go to for a million dollars? Tens of millions? A billion? And then, there’s that astronomical $76 billion TV deal backing the NBA. It makes you wonder: what concessions or maneuvers might a league be willing to make to secure such colossal revenue? Could it be that the integrity of the game is compromised when enormous sums of money are at stake?

In professional sports, the stakes extend far beyond the court. The power of money doesn’t just influence who sits closest to the action—it has the potential to shape the very nature of the game itself. Money talks, and in this arena, it speaks volumes.

Ain't no way I'm arguing with ChatGPT.