Klay, probably one of the most impacted players or one of the few that, understanding the robbery, spoke: Luka to LA is like Bron to Miami
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I was watching ESPN today (first time in a long time) and they were legit acting like this might be a good thing for Dallas, how Luka is kinda fat, and it could improve their chances blah blah blah. I just felt like I was being gaslight by an entire sports network, like wtf are they talking about LMAO.
Dallas got robbed and Pelinka might be a sith lord with the mind tricks he pulled on Nico. There is no fucking way the Mavs get to the finals this year or any time in the near future, 0.
The only reason that would make sense to me is that Luka is such a diva or an asshole behind the scenes that the organization wanted to get rid of him asap. But it still doesnβt make any sense to let him go for AD and 1 FRP when most of the contending teams would gladly give so much more for him.
Kyrie was a known asshole and diva, and the Mavs had no problem trading for him. The only way this makes sense is if tomorrow we find out Luka was point shaving.
AM I TAKING CRAZY PILLS??
Here to join the chorus that the Mavs are idiots
The NBA should win an emmy for best drama lmao. That joke about it being a soap opera for men really is true.
more drama than in WWE
What a weird way to find out Luka has a drug addiction. (That's the only way this make sense. )
Officially the biggest post in /c/NBA history β thanks Nico!
This dude just bought a 15 million dollar house, just closed it last week in Dallas. Apparently he cried when he found out. - Chandler Parsons
And they cost him over 100m from loosing the supermax. Now the Mavs are spreading rumors how Luka is fat and difficult to deal with in the media.
Luka got traded out of sheer pettiness, Mavs are just a trash organization now SMH
The Mavs as an org may never recover from this. What star wants to play for a team that does this to the player that took them to the finals.
Surprised the NBA didn't veto this one like they did with CP3 and the Lakers
I think we'll never see a veto again
On a day where Trump seems to have caused trillion dollars worth of damage Nico seemed to have one upped him. Bravo
Citing discipline issues related to his fitness and weight management
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This is so fucking insane!!!
Are the Lakers now allowed to play with 2 balls? both for James and Luka.
From ESPN "Though Doncic was relatively svelte by his standards when he reported to camp, his weight ballooned to the high 260s early this season, sources said. He sat out five games in late November, when the Mavs listed him with a sprained right wrist, an extended absence to allow Doncic to focus on his conditioning. He had a similar early-season layoff in the 2022-23 season.
Doncic was in line to receive a five-year, $345 million contract this summer but because of the trade, he is no longer eligible for a super max deal, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks."
Seems to me that the Mavs were not looking for a long term partnership with Luka due to his work ethic so they preferred to cut a deal while it was still making sense and move on. For Lakers it could work out well if this can trigger hookah Doncic and fire up his motivation.
So here's Mavs' thinking. Luka has player option for 2026. Lakers have cleared cap space to give Luka the MAX. Mavs must have a sniffling of an idea that Luka wasn't going to sign with them. So they are getting the best deal they can NOW. It also explains the leaks tonight on Mavs' frustrations with Luka's "conditioning" basically calling him a lazy fat fuck in polite words.
Two years of luka basketball with the mavs absolutely outweighs this trade. One year of luka basketball (the rest of this season) absolutely outweighs this trade. The mavs, being upset about his conditioning could have literally shopped around the league for more than this crap. This is a complete and utter failure on behalf of the mavs and in my opinion a sell out from the new owners who donβt care about the future of this franchise and donβt want to pay luka his super max contract he very much deserves. I am a Mavs fan so all of this is extremely raw, but itβs so hard for me to see this as any other way than how I see it right now
Why does all the unbelievably stupid stuff that happens have to be bad? Why do the rich keep getting richer? First the Dodgers get Sasaki and now this, I don't know why I bother following sports
What the hell? π±
Why the fuck would they do that
not everyone in the NBA is smart.
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