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Trade: [DAL/LAL/UTAH] Luka Doncic is a Laker, Anthony Davis is a Maverick and many other pieces

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Big Poppa Puck said:
Not even being hyperbolic, this is one of the worst trades in the history of sports without the benefit of hindsight.

What was Dallas thinking? How did the owners allow it? How does Harrison still have a job?

It's one thing to trade Doncic, but that is an atrocious return. That 2029 pick could wind up 1st and it's still bad.
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This^ AD is still a great player but he’s got 2-3 years max of high level ball left, Max Christie could probably start on a whole bunch crappy teams but more of a super bench player, and they couldn’t even get multiple 1st round picks. Hell!! They didn’t even get Knecht! Nico talked to 2 teams, and still couldn’t get all of the Lakers assets. It’s almost criminal how bad this trade was. If I was Nico and I could only talk to Pelinka, the first thing I’m doing is asking for like 5-6 first round picks, a bunch of pick swaps, Christie, and Knecht and that’s my opening offer not mentioning any negotiation.

It feels like Nico just wanted to get this trade done fast and took whatever offer Pelinka gave him first.
 
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frisco said:
Luka :
-Is fat.
-Can't defend.
-Has only played 22 games this year and once over 70 in career.
-Will be a free agent in 2026.

I'm a Laker fan but I'm not totally sold on this deal like so many others. A first is a first and Christie could be a starter on a good team. We badly need a C and rim protector and a few other things to contend. Hey, it is a good trade but how things proceed forward will determine if the deal works or not.

My Best-Carey
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Luka is also one of the top 10 most offensively talented players in the history of the sport.
 
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stats1 said:
This^ AD is still a great player but he’s got 2-3 years max of high level ball left, Max Christie could probably start on a whole bunch crappy teams but more of a super bench player, and they couldn’t even get multiple 1st round picks. Hell!! They didn’t even get Knecht! Nico talked to 2 teams, and still couldn’t get all of the Lakers assets. It’s almost criminal how bad this trade was. If I was Nico and I could only talk to Pelinka, the first thing I’m doing is asking for like 5-6 first round picks, a bunch of pick swaps, Christie, and Knecht and that’s my opening offer not mentioning any negotiation.

It feels like Nico just wanted to get this trade done fast and took whatever offer Pelinka gave him first.
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The Nets got more for 34 year old Durant. Then they flipped Bridges, who is nowhere near Doncic level, for another 5 firsts.
 
frisco said:
Luka :
-Is fat.
-Can't defend.
-Has only played 22 games this year and once over 70 in career.
-Will be a free agent in 2026.

I'm a Laker fan but I'm not totally sold on this deal like so many others. A first is a first and Christie could be a starter on a good team. We badly need a C and rim protector and a few other things to contend. Hey, it is a good trade but how things proceed forward will determine if the deal works or not.

My Best-Carey
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You’ll be fine

Luka dragged the Mavs to the Finals last season when they were not the favorites to win the West
As for the Finals even if he was adpoy and super fit , Mavs would have stll been smacked by Boston. Celtics are just too deep

Anx the superstar doesn’t need to be a defensive juggernaut, we were spoiled by Jordan, Dream and Duncan being 2 way players.

But if you can surround a non defensive superstar with competent defenders you won’t have to worry.

Magic and Steph are not known for their defense but they had quality defenders around them.
Cooper, AC (also Kareem blocking shots here and there) along with good team defense, trapping
Steph had Klay and Iggy, jas Draymojd

As for rim protection, you will have to add a rim protector but he won’t have to be a 2 way star like AD, it shouldn’t be to difficult to get
 
TheMoreYouKnow said:
It's a fast food burger. There's only so many places a fast food burger can go. It's never gonna blow your mind. I think In-N-Out is upper echelon fast food burger, but the problem is that Californians spent so much time hyping it up that it could never live up to that expectation.
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First time I ever went to California the first meal I hate was In-N-Out and I got to say it sucked. The Fries are shitty too. Milk Shake was solid though.
 
WolfgangPuck said:
Top Salaries in the NBA is getting crazy
Why are the sports whose league is based in the USA and popular mostly with American fans like basketball and baseball making its athletes insane amounts of money while other sports like hockey isn’t
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The NBA and MLB have almost double the revenue of the NHL. And NBA rosters are half the size of NHL ones.
 
WolfgangPuck said:
Top Salaries in the NBA is getting crazy
Why are the sports whose league is based in the USA and popular mostly with American fans like basketball and baseball making its athletes insane amounts of money while other sports like hockey isn’t
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When you look at inflation from 30 years ago these players aren't richer As a whole yes but the stars are not, just more of them making better bank.

Jordan in 1997 made 33 million. In today's money that's just under 65 million.

This season Steph Curry is the highest paid player who earns just under 56 million.

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To put it into perspective Jordan = GOAT.

If the NHL had huge TV deals and China/Saudi money they would have more money to waste.
 
The only thing I can understand about this is keeping it quiet because if word leaked that Dallas wanted to trade Doncic, you know how the NBA works. Doncic is going to tell teams 'I'm not re-signing when my contract is up" unless he's dealt somewhere he wants to go. Jimmy Butler is doing this as we speak and has been doing this. Any trade that isn't to Phoenix he's going to scuttle.

That said, it doesn't excuse the poor return, the justification of Davis fitting the "culture" more than Doncic does (you literally built your entire roster around Doncic - he IS the culture), and Nico Harrison still having a job.

This is the same dude who cost Nike Steph Curry. He's forever going to be remembered as a bottom-3 GM in basketball history because of this one trade.
 
Still can't believe what Nico Harrison did there. If I were Owner of this franchise I'd fire and sue Nico. This franchise gonna be trash and has no longterm future and thats gonna cost a fortune which the Owner's gotta pay.
 
Stylizer1 said:
First time I ever went to California the first meal I hate was In-N-Out and I got to say it sucked. The Fries are shitty too. Milk Shake was solid though.
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Primary Assist said:
Lots of hot takes in this thread. In n Out is not just the best fast food burger, it's the world's best burger.
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IMO the best Burger in California is from the Habit Burger Home - Charburgers - Sandwiches - Salads - Habit Burger & Grill Near Me
Little bit more money than In N Out but its worth it, the sides are also a lot better too.
I had never tried Tempura Greenbeans as a side until Habit Burger and I was amazed at how good they are.
 
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Luceni said:
Still can't believe what Nico Harrison did there. If I were Owner of this franchise I'd fire and sue Nico. This franchise gonna be trash and has no longterm future and thats gonna cost a fortune which the Owner's gotta pay.
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Owners don't seem to give a f*** about the Mavs so long as they eventually get a casino built next to a new arena.

I have a feeling the Mavs are Vegas bound.
 
So I dont understand why Cuban allowed it... as per this article he still calls the shots when it comes to basketball decisions.

Cuban will be the alternate governor with a 27% stake in the club and will maintain control of basketball operations. He made it clear there were no plans for the franchise to leave Dallas.
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www.nbcnews.com

Mark Cuban explains why he sold his majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks

The NBA on Wednesday approved Cuban’s sale of a controlling interest in the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families, who run Las Vegas Sands Corp.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
 


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He could eat Krispy Kreme donuts in between shooting free throws and I wouldn't give a shit.You don't trade an all world player who's 25 for a breaking down 32 year old and spare parts
 
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Voight said:
So I dont understand why Cuban allowed it... as per this article he still calls the shots when it comes to basketball decisions.




www.nbcnews.com

Mark Cuban explains why he sold his majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks

The NBA on Wednesday approved Cuban’s sale of a controlling interest in the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families, who run Las Vegas Sands Corp.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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That was something said at the time of the sale for PR reasons, but it was not true. Cuban lost all basketball ops power the day the deal was done.
 
Stylizer1 said:
When you look at inflation from 30 years ago these players aren't richer As a whole yes but the stars are not, just more of them making better bank.

Jordan in 1997 made 33 million. In today's money that's just under 65 million.

This season Steph Curry is the highest paid player who earns just under 56 million.

​

To put it into perspective Jordan = GOAT.

If the NHL had huge TV deals and China/Saudi money they would have more money to waste.
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You can't point to only Jordan and say players aren't being paid more. Jordan was a huge outlier.

The vet league minimum in 1997 was $272k. In today's dollars with inflation, that's about $520k. The current veteran minimum is about $2 million.

Players today certainly are much much much richer thanks to revenues exposing well beyond inflation rates.
 
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