Whether you like or dislike Joe Cronin, at least we aren't the Suns with their awful situation or the Mavs making one of the absolute dumbest trades in NBA history. Go Blazers.
Dallas must have had pretty high certainty that he was going to opt out after next year... But even then, there is no way this was the best deal out there. Wonder how many teams knew Dallas was willing to move him.
No way man. Phoenix is the ultimate treadmill. They're old, they're in cap hell, and they're simply not good enough to win the title anymore. They're in absolute purgatory now. I wouldn't trade our situation with them for anything.
I read the Mavs are tired of Luka's lack of conditioning and balked at giving him something like 348 million on his next deal in the summer. decided to go another direction with the franchise and probably figured they weren't winning with him this season either.
Embiid to Lakers for LeBron? LeBron said he didn’t know about the AD trade. They’re keep him away from decisions.
Yeah, I'd be irate... I actually am fucking pissed. Fuck the Lakers, seriously. How the fuck do they trade a washed AD, one FRP, one second, Max Christie and Jalen Hood-Schifino for a 25 year old Luka and they get Kleber who is a decent stretch big off the bench. The fucking Lakers always get the most favorable trades. Got what they wanted out of AD when they traded for him. Got Pau for virtually nothing to get two more titles with Kobe. This shit feels rigged... I know it's not but how the fuck do they get this trade?
The Pillsbury doughboy who can pass better than anyone in the league, who scores at ease, who rebounds on both ends of the court, who isn't a great defender but is crafty and no a total liability and who is a 25 year old who probably has a couple of MVPs in him. Honestly what if somehow the Lakers get this guy to do strength and conditioning... what a fucking nightmare that would be for every other player in the league. SMH. Lakers with another absolute robbery and Jerry West isn't even a part of the Mavs organization.
To be fair.... AD isn't washed. He's still really good. But he's 31 and he's a very old 31. The Mavs traded Luka for a guy that might not be playing in 3-4 years. And they only got one pick. It makes no sense.
Sorry, washed was the wrong word for sure. I just think his best days are behind him and he could be looking at a steep decline. Luka on the other hand as hard as it is to imagine probably still hasn't played his best ball. Again though, you're right, "washed" was the wrong term to use.
I will say this, I thought the Mavs were absolutely stupid for trading for Kyrie. It almost got them a championship. So there's a chance that there's something we don't know about Luka. I still think they should have gotten more value for him. The Lakers should have given them Reaves and another first.
I still just don't know how the Lakers have historically got such great players at a bargain. Why would any GM not put the screws to the team that has the easiest time out of every team in the league, signing all nba players as free agents??? You make a good point though, maybe there is some missing information that not just the Mavs know but may be well known around the league. If you were going to trade Luka, you wouldn't just take the first offer you got, right? They had to have made some calls to other teams to see if they could get more... you would think.
What in the actual fuck? So 25 year old Luka ends up on the fucking Lakers for old injured AD? How does this shit always happen?
Absolute meltdown, as expected. Wow, I’d be pissed. At least we got some good assets back for our franchise cornerstone. Mavs just pulled an absolute stinker!
