OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: FEBRUARY 2025

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  1. KingSpeed

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    Knecht or no deal.
     
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    AD is having maybe the best season of his career right now.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Well, being down 60-26 definitely isn’t going to help that fan base calm down.
     
    PDXFonz, Feb 2, 2025
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  4. KingSpeed

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    Grizzlies got Marc Gasol for Pau. Not peanuts.
     
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    Dallas losing 26-60 to the Cavs right now.

    They're in danger of dropping out of the playin. Hell we might have a chance of passing them.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Feb 2, 2025
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    I wonder what the Knicks would’ve offered. They have the assets if they were interested.
     
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    Marc hadn't played a game then - he was a throw in 2nd round pick.

    That trade made no sense at the time. Still this is 10x worse.

    And how do the Lakers benefit on both of these deals. That damn franchise.
     
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    Not this year but Luka is capable of leading them to titles over the next 10 years.
     
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    I seriously think all 28 other teams in the league could've beaten this deal.

    Even Phoenix who has about the fewest assets in the league. 28 year old Booker and Phoenix picks is a bigger haul.
     
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    Many teams could surpass what the Lakers gave up for Luke
     
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    Ask for both. It’s Luka fucking Doncic.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Not with their lack of draft picks going forward, and LeBron finally retiring they're not.
     
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    Lakers can get a couple Thybulle type of role players and contend this year. It's more likely they contend this year with Luka than Davis. Luka led the Mavs to the finals and the WCF another year.

    Davis only time leading a team anywhere was the one season with the Pelicans beating us before getting bounced in 5 games the next round.

    Insane the Mavs did this deal.
     
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    The Lakers kept their 2031 pick and have about 4 years of swaps. They also have Kneckt and Reaves who both have very good first round pick value.

    It's insane the Mavs didn't ask for more.
     
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    PJ Washington
     
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    You mean besides the NBA championship in the bubble?
    Granted he had LBJ but Luca had Kyrie last year.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Marc Gasol was considered a giveaway price for Pau. Marc was the 48th pick, playing in Europe, the trade was Feb. 1, and no one knew in which year Marc would come over from Europe. It was a surprise that Marc later became a solid starter in Memphis.

    So yes, the Lakers have a decades-long run of supposed "good luck."
     
    jlprk, Feb 2, 2025
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    Looking like Silver promised them a ping pong ball.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    They will get a top 3 for sure. Those top 3 guys ain’t going to WAS.
     
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