Luka traded to the Lakers

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

I’ve never been so torn - my favorite NBA player on the same team as my least favorite NBA player.

Hermano, as a matter of fairness, I expect a thread asking whether or not Luka will end up being known as a team hopper like LeBron.

[drobfan8]

Let's be honest.

Luka is going to make Dallas pay.

We've seen what he's done to teams. He can rip them apart on his own.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Asian62150

Nico says he only spoke to the Lakers.

I don't know why you want to double down on that, but that's what he said.

Of course he is going to say that. The Athletic says that he spoke to another team and they rejected his offer for Luka.

[drobfan8]

Luka in a Lakers jersey looks terrible

[WaiverWire]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

Luka in a Lakers jersey looks terrible

It’s the love handles

[JRX]

Originally Posted by WaiverWire

It’s the love handles

They'll start sprinkling peds in his food and get him on one of those hollywood diets of trt, trenbolone, and hgh errrrrrrr I mean chicken rice and broccoli. Oh and they'll write stories about how he works out all day like they did back in the day for guys like McGwire, Bonds, and Arod and nobody will bat an eye.

[JRX]

Of course it could be as simple as NBA contracts are getting to the point where even the owners look at 70M a year as a lot of money and don't want to give that to a guy unless they see him as someone that's fully committed.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

Luka in a Lakers jersey looks terrible

I think he looks great!

Sincerely,

Violet Beaureguard

[msink28]

What's baffling to me though is that Dallas is perfectly ok to take back Anthony Davis at 54M, 58M, and 63M.

Originally Posted by JRX

Of course it could be as simple as NBA contracts are getting to the point where even the owners look at 70M a year as a lot of money and don't want to give that to a guy unless they see him as someone that's fully committed.

[JRX]

Originally Posted by msink28

What's baffling to me though is that Dallas is perfectly ok to take back Anthony Davis at 54M, 58M, and 63M.

Maybe they view it as they only have a couple of years left with Kyrie and then they'll blow it up and they'd rather clean house then have Luka at 70M into his late 20s early 30s.

[BobCollects]

I’m not a sports guy. I’m proud of myself for recognizing the name Luka Doncic when I read a headline about the trade. I’ve been following this topic with interest to see how actual sports fans are reacting.

Questions:

How do these trades work? Are they immediate? Has Luka already cleaned out his locker and flown to wherever the Lakers play? Can he play in their next game assuming he’s healthy? What happens to Luka Mavericks jerseys and memorabilia for sale through official NBA retailers? Recalled and destroyed? Discounted? How quickly can Fanatics spit out Luka Lakers jerseys to sell?

Thanks for any and all responses.


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[daeve]

Originally Posted by JRX

Maybe they view it as they only have a couple of years left with Kyrie and then they'll blow it up and they'd rather clean house then have Luka at 70M into his late 20s early 30s.

Yeah it's pretty straightforward really. With Cuban gone there is no obsessive billionaire who will care about making small-market Dallas into a FA destination. And no point in paying Luka 70M per with a bad team, especially if his body is going in the wrong direction.

So they figure give Kyrie the reigns, get him a top 10 player who is a defensive big and give it a shot before he can't do it anymore. Plus he likes Dallas / being in a red state so make him comfortable to re-sign.

With the way Cuban exited so quickly, I think he and others in the Dallas FO saw the writing on the wall with Luka, he was going to ask out anyway.

[mc1]

DFW a small market? I guess if you think the only large markets are NY and LA.

[Nomad]

Red state is such a dumb concept. Probably its just more relaxed in a smaller market, but plenty of museums and stuff to do.

[rms13]

Originally Posted by JRX

Maybe they view it as they only have a couple of years left with Kyrie and then they'll blow it up and they'd rather clean house then have Luka at 70M into his late 20s early 30s.

By the end of Luka's deal the cap will be $226 million and if he is still the player he is now, $70 million is going to look like a bargain.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by mc1

DFW a small market? I guess if you think the only large markets are NY and LA.

media/celebrity-wise yeah.

[daeve]

Lakers got Luka and it cost them their best player.

This is what a fleecing looks like:

[Finger] Two years after initiating one of the biggest hoops heists of the decade, the Spurs continued it by swiping the guard they coveted all long. What did it cost? None of their top 8 players. None of their 6 most prized picks. How did they get away with it again?

[Nomad]

Just like how the Pacers picked up Thomas Bryant (arguably more impactful) from Miami for like a minor pick. Players want to ball for an organization, they find a way.

[jacksonjj]

Whatever the official story is, that's not what happened at all. Don't be naive.

It ain't about fitness.

The Mavs look incompetent here because their feet were held to the fire by Luka himself.

Luka's body language the past month-2 was obvious he was done with the Mavs.

He told the Mavs he was going to sit out all season, or trade him to the Lakers.

He hand picked the Lakers to play with Bron. Once in a lifetime opportunity.

The Mavs got everything the Lakers had to offer and that was going to have to be enough. Luka made up his mind and the Mavs had no choice. Luka wasn't going to any other team.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by jacksonjj

He told the Mavs he was going to sit out all season, or trade him to the Lakers.

He hand picked the Lakers to play with Bron. Once in a lifetime opportunity.

The Mavs got everything the Lakers had to offer and that was going to have to be enough. Luka made up his mind and the Mavs had no choice. Luka wasn't going to any other team.

I’m surprised more people are not saying this. This sounds very likely, though I am not sure Luka could have turned down a trade to another team.

[jacksonjj]

Originally Posted by mc1

I’m surprised more people are not saying this. This sounds very likely, though I am not sure Luka could have turned down a trade to another team.

Legally no. But Luka pulls more strings than he's given credit for, and he could easily find a reason to sit out from 'injury.'

The Mavs knew that Luka's camp would warn any other team trading for him that he wouldn't play for them either.

[stevebay]

Question for Dallas Fans...

Let's say Dallas does win the Championship this year...would you be happy, or meh, since it didn't include your once star player? From an outsider, the championship without Luka, wouldn't seem as sweet.

The only comparable example in baseball, was when Nomar (face of the franchise) was traded months before the Red Sox finally won the World Series, but I don't recall fans "sad" that Nomar was not part of it?

[Nomad]

Fans no, but hobbyists will be devastated until the next-year copium kicks in.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Hermano, as a matter of fairness, I expect a thread asking whether or not Luka will end up being known as a team hopper like LeBron.

No need for a thread as the obvious answer is no.

Luka never made “a decision” for this trade.

He never pumped “not one, not two, not three, not four……”

Besides, Luka is actually likeable - he’s a plump, doughy euro.

[rms13]

Originally Posted by jacksonjj

The Mavs got everything the Lakers had to offer and that was going to have to be enough. Luka made up his mind and the Mavs had no choice. Luka wasn't going to any other team.

I'm listening to Kirk Goldsberry on BS Report and he was saying that he heard there was a version of the deal with 2 first round picks and Knecht going to the Mavs along with AD. But the Lakers got cold feet because of concerns about Luka and negotiated down. So I guess the Mavs got all the Lakers were willing to offer but apparently they were willing to offer more before reports leaked out of Mavs front office about Luka.

It sounds like the official narrative is that the Mavs really believe that Luka is the next Embiid and his next contract is going to be a nightmare for whoever is left holding the bag.

Also saw this clip of Michael Finely taking a beer out of Luka's hand in the locker room after they won the WCF. I don't think it means much but if I was the best player on the team and one of the top 3 in the league and the front office was treating me like a child in front of my father and the media I would probably have some resentment built up

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