Luka Doncic traded for Anthony Davis

[NewEra]

This is the most shocking trade in the history of the NBA imo.  25 year old mega star that didn’t want to be traded….

 

super max contract coming up-  He’s always banged up (AD also similarly banged up) and getting fatter by the minute.  Does Cuban think that contract will end up being a problem due to Luka being so injury prone?  
 

The Mavs approached the lakers about this-  Does cuban look at AD and think that he’s the missing piece that can win him a title along with Kyrie and the rest of the solid cast?  Is it the new ownership group of mavs?  
 

🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

 

what a debacle for Mavs fans.  Lakers got handed another generational superstar to build another championship legacy with 

[Augie]

I don’t follow the NBA anymore, or even watch the NBA Finals, but I don’t get this. 

 

 

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Edited Sunday at 04:46 PM by Augie

[SectionC3]

11 minutes ago, NewEra said:

This is the most shocking trade in the history of the NBA imo.  25 year old mega star that didn’t want to be traded….

 

super max contract coming up-  He’s always banged up (AD also similarly banged up) and getting fatter by the minute.  Does Cuban think that contract will end up being a problem due to Luka being so injury prone?  
 

The Mavs approached the lakers about this-  Does cuban look at AD and think that he’s the missing piece that can win him a title along with Kyrie and the rest of the solid cast?  Is it the new ownership group of mavs?  
 

🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

 

what a debacle for Mavs fans.  Lakers got handed another generational superstar to build another championship legacy with 

Cuban saw this guy "every" day.  He probably didn't want to pay him $345 million to keep IHOP in business.  I was stunned at first, but then I asked myself why the Mavs would trade that guy.  There have to be bad habits behind the scenes. 

[section122]

Cuban isnt running the mavs and hasnt for a few years.  The new owners clearly didn't want to pony up for doncic.

 

As a laker fan it's incredible.  Trading a 32 year old oft banged up 2nd star for a certified superstar is an incredible get.  I am wondering tho if Luka is either more banged up than we know or has hit that rumored 270 lbs.

 

[NewEra]

19 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

Cuban saw this guy "every" day.  He probably didn't want to pay him $345 million to keep IHOP in business.  I was stunned at first, but then I asked myself why the Mavs would trade that guy.  There have to be bad habits behind the scenes. 

There better be bad habits -  I just can’t believe they didn’t put him up for auction- trading a 25 year old oft injured all time player for an 31 year old always injured elite player.

 

this is a debacle for Mavs fans imo 

[Sojourner]

6 minutes ago, section122 said:

Cuban isnt running the mavs and hasnt for a few years.  The new owners clearly didn't want to pony up for doncic.

 

As a laker fan it's incredible.  Trading a 32 year old oft banged up 2nd star for a certified superstar is an incredible get.  I am wondering tho if Luka is either more banged up than we know or has hit that rumored 270 lbs.

 

I saw a report last year before the finals talking about how removing Mark Cuban from the basketball operations role he had was good for the future. 
 

Absolutely insane trade. There’s no way he signs off on the back room handshake between the clubs. Sure they got some value in Davis but to not even have him up for offer is unbelievable. They would have gotten an absolute haul from countless teams for Luka. 
 

Whether LeBron chooses to admit it, he had a hand in it. So did Luka. Absolutely no way they allow that to unfold without players knowing. 
 

Lakers got the better end of the deal imo. Global superstar, insurance for when Bron leaves without risking anything other than another player on a super max deal. Their future is set. 
 

Only way it works out for the Mavs is if they get back to the conference or NBA finals. I understand the portion of getting rid of Luka from a simple basketball perspective; the guy is a liability on defense and has shown to be an absolute hot head when it counts. His ejection in game 3 of the finals pretty much out the nail in the coffin of that series. They would have likely been 2-1 and had a chance to take home court if game 4 panned out the way it did with a Mavs win. Different series at 2-2. 
 

Luka, if he lost weight and stayed at prime strength and conditioning could be otherworldly. Some of the best fundamentals I’ve seen for a ball handler in 30 years of watching basketball and the NBA. I’m sure that played a huge part of their willingness to move on. 

[US Egg]

Lakers now have the two biggest crybabies in the league. 

[NewEra]

14 minutes ago, section122 said:

Cuban isnt running the mavs and hasnt for a few years.  The new owners clearly didn't want to pony up for doncic.

 

As a laker fan it's incredible.  Trading a 32 year old oft banged up 2nd star for a certified superstar is an incredible get.  I am wondering tho if Luka is either more banged up than we know or has hit that rumored 270 lbs.

 

Laker/Dodger fans are feeling like KC fans right about now.  Super lucky

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

This is a crazy trade. I always thought AD was an injury-prone soft player, and figured the Lakers would be stuck with him. It’s amazing they could unload him for a stud like Luka.

 

if Luka’s big issue is being lazy, that is easy enough to cure. 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Whatever TeddyKGB/Ryan L Bilz is going by now someone should probably do a wellness check.

 

 

 

[Sojourner]

36 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

This is a crazy trade. I always thought AD was an injury-prone soft player, and figured the Lakers would be stuck with him. It’s amazing they could unload him for a stud like Luka.

 

if Luka’s big issue is being lazy, that is easy enough to cure. 

Two of my favorite players in the league are from Europe; Luka & Giannis. 
 

Dallas had to feel he wasn’t committed to them in the bigger picture which I do and do not understand for as you perfectly stated, the issue he has is laziness. Not so much the basketball standpoint but rather what it takes to be available for your team. 
 

The best thing a player has in any sport is availability. Luka’s weight is a serious concern and mainly the reason he’s missed games. The reports are the dude “ballooned to 270lbs”. Like WTF LOL

 

They didn’t want to tie to money to a guy at such an important position for them which is weird in itself as you could add clauses to the super max deal. On the flip side, they got AD who’s a decent perimeter shooter, can space the floor for the guys down low and Kyrie. Their offense wasn’t the most efficient and their 2 best players are at their best penetrating the paint which effectively removes the guys inside. With just Kyrie that should be a bit more fluid basketball you’ll see. On top of that, they aren’t tied to signing him to the max deal he’s entitled to if they don’t want to. 
 

Big picture, AD has his injury history also but he’s actually not as bad as it seems. A lot of it is more precautionary rest on a tweak or a strain, he’s been one of the better available big men in the league over the last few years. 
 

All in all, very strange trade. 

[BADOLBILZ]

2 hours ago, section122 said:

Cuban isnt running the mavs and hasnt for a few years.  The new owners clearly didn't want to pony up for doncic.

 

As a laker fan it's incredible.  Trading a 32 year old oft banged up 2nd star for a certified superstar is an incredible get.  I am wondering tho if Luka is either more banged up than we know or has hit that rumored 270 lbs.

 

 

 

The best part is that Boston sports fans are pissed.   Bill Simmons is beside himself that the Lakers have managed to re-set their future despite seemingly having nothing to do so with.   Boston pro sports fans have received a few nut kicks since the finale of the NFL regular season and hopefully it's the beginning of decades of failure. 🤞

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 minutes ago, Sojourner said:

Two of my favorite players in the league are from Europe; Luka & Giannis. 
 

Dallas had to feel he wasn’t committed to them in the bigger picture which I do and do not understand for as you perfectly stated, the issue he has is laziness. Not so much the basketball standpoint but rather what it takes to be available for your team. 
 

The best thing a player has in any sport is availability. Luka’s weight is a serious concern and mainly the reason he’s missed games. The reports are the dude “ballooned to 270lbs”. Like WTF LOL

 

They didn’t want to tie to money to a guy at such an important position for them which is weird in itself as you could add clauses to the super max deal. On the flip side, they got AD who’s a decent perimeter shooter, can space the floor for the guys down low and Kyrie. Their offense wasn’t the most efficient and their 2 best players are at their best penetrating the paint which effectively removes the guys inside. With just Kyrie that should be a bit more fluid basketball you’ll see. On top of that, they aren’t tied to signing him to the max deal he’s entitled to if they don’t want to. 
 

Big picture, AD has his injury history also but he’s actually not as bad as it seems. A lot of it is more precautionary rest on a tweak or a strain, he’s been one of the better available big men in the league over the last few years. 
 

All in all, very strange trade. 

well said. 
 

I may be too harsh on AD. When the Lakers signed him, they got exactly who he is. He’s going to get these constant nagging injuries. They really only won in the bubble because it allowed LeBron and him to not play a full season. 
 

I do think we will see Luka bounce back, assuming he can shed some weight and his calf isn’t too serious.

[Sojourner]

2 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

well said. 
 

I may be too harsh on AD. When the Lakers signed him, they got exactly who he is. He’s going to get these constant nagging injuries. They really only won in the bubble because it allowed LeBron and him to not play a full season. 
 

I do think we will see Luka bounce back, assuming he can shed some weight and his calf isn’t too serious.

It shouldn’t take the trade to make him more willing to maintain his weight and conditioning but if you’re looking at it, whether you like Lebron or not, there isn’t a better person to be under the wing of. 
 

There’s a reason he’s played 20+ seasons at a high level and his performance last night @ MSG is another testament to that. 
 

Hopefully for Luka he takes a serious self evaluation as to why the Mavs moved him. It helps the league as the Lakers ratings are otherworldly with a Superstar but it should also help him. Unless they win championship/s I don’t see Luka staying there after the deal he signs unless he’s given team decisions as part of his position. 

[Simon]

45 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

if Luka’s big issue is being lazy, that is easy enough to cure. 

 

Is it really though?

He's been in the league seven years on a top shelf team and has only gotten fatter and lazier and now somebody is going to give him even more money. 

How is he he going to look after hanging out in LA for a few years with 300 million dollars in his pocket?

 

[Strethor]

From a marketability perspective this is absolutely criminal 

[BADOLBILZ]

7 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Is it really though?

He's been in the league seven years on a top shelf team and has only gotten fatter and lazier and now somebody is going to give him even more money. 

How is he he going to look after hanging out in LA for a few years with 300 million dollars in his pocket?

 

 

 

That's @Bob Lamb prior to moving to So Cal.   Then he dropped like 50 lb's just walking on jogging paths and watching silicone bounce.  Lamb is a few inches taller than Luka but if he could get under 270 then no reason Luka can't.   Luka will get in shape.  He just took the Mavs to the finals last year.  He's literally one of the 3-4 best players in the world.

[boyst]

I'll get back into the NBA when there isn't a James on the back of a jersey. 

[Process]

I don't follow the NBA closely but the NFL equivalent to Mavs trading Luka would be Bengals/Bills/Ravens trading their QBs, no? Elite, young players/faces of the franchise. 

 

Shocking. 

Edited Sunday at 09:00 PM by Process

[Mikie2times]

Crazy trade. Unibrow for twinkayy