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My wife did not appreciate me yelling WOW this morning staring at my phone. She thought something happened in real life, lol.

I thought LAL would've had to give up all their picks and young assets. Wild trade
 
While the circumstances are different than the Chris Paul trade over a decade ago, but the NBA should veto this deal. It is absurd. A fantasy league commissioner would nix this trade.

If Dallas wanted to trade him that badly, they could have asked around before jumping at the Lakers’ offer. I am sure they have done better, even if Doncic is arrogant and does not stay in shape.

This looks like the NBA was saying “how can we bail out our favorite child from prison again.”
 
kranmars said:
While the circumstances are different than the Chris Paul trade over a decade ago, but the NBA should veto this deal. It is absurd. A fantasy league commissioner would nix this trade.

If Dallas wanted to trade him that badly, they could have asked around before jumping at the Lakers’ offer. I am sure they have done better, even if Doncic is arrogant and does not stay in shape.

This looks like the NBA was saying “how can we bail out our favorite child from prison again.”
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Lakers always able to get the superstars goes back to at least Wilt and Kareem. Guess Hollywood has it’s advantages.
 
If Doncic can get and stay healthy they’ll be a force in the playoffs, biggest threat to OKC
 
With Le Bron turning 41 next season, I don't how much he has left. While playing statistically at the same level "as ever", he is in his 22nd year of playing in the NBA which equals Vince Carter's NBA record and will probably have played in the most games in NBA history (regular season + playoffs). I listened to his interview after the game versus the Knicks and he sounded like he was contemplating retirement. Maybe Doncic will bring success to LAL and taking some of the burden off LeBron to keep him going particularly if they win it all this year.
 
Interesting takes I've heard, not that I buy into either, on this.

#1. Mavs GM only talked to one other team about this. Was afraid word would get out and if it didn't happen he'd have lost Doncic mentallyhfor the rest of his time in Dallas and get nothing when he jumped into Free agency in 18 months. Would only talk to guys he trusted unconditionally and Pelinka was one of two. They've been said to be discussing this for weeks. The fact that none of the insiders had any clue means that while you might question his intentions the GM would be happy with how the process played out. Didn't want a Jimmy Butler type situation.

#2. Stephen A was on Get Up this morning and said that giving Kyrie the ball with AD underneath made Mavs his #2 team in west. LA still not close to that and with a gaping hole in the middle.
 
austour said:
Interesting takes I've heard, not that I buy into either, on this.

#1. Mavs GM only talked to one other team about this. Was afraid word would get out and if it didn't happen he'd have lost Doncic mentallyhfor the rest of his time in Dallas and get nothing when he jumped into Free agency in 18 months. Would only talk to guys he trusted unconditionally and Pelinka was one of two. They've been said to be discussing this for weeks. The fact that none of the insiders had any clue means that while you might question his intentions the GM would be happy with how the process played out. Didn't want a Jimmy Butler type situation.

#2. Stephen A was on Get Up this morning and said that giving Kyrie the ball with AD underneath made Mavs his #2 team in west. LA still not close to that and with a gaping hole in the middle.
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I honestly am in the minority where I don't think this is that bad for the Mavs. This getting leaked and having a bidding war would've backfired. There was a story out last year that Luka gained weight during the season -- how is that remotely possible for someone who's playing NBA games? The new CBA has harsh restrictions, and I think people are reacting to this as if it's a CBA from a decade ago. Giving Luka 40% of your cap (aka 70 mill per year), while not trusting him at all to stay in basic NBA shape, is not a no brainer like it once was. I know he's only 26, he was just in the finals, etc. But this being a Zion situation in four years wouldn't shock me.

That said, I absolutely think the GM failed at getting the maximum package from LA -- they should've got the '31 pick and '30 swap, and Knecht.

But people are acting like Anthony Davis isn't a top 10 player. He is! He's superstar and the best guy they could've gotten in a trade for Luka, especially with a 2-3 year window if you're committed to Kyrie. They actually match-up better against OKC now, as they're much bigger. I agree with Stephen A.
 
dk423 said:
I honestly am in the minority where I don't think this is that bad for the Mavs. This getting leaked and having a bidding war would've backfired. There was a story out last year that Luka gained weight during the season -- how is that remotely possible for someone who's playing NBA games? The new CBA has harsh restrictions, and I think people are reacting to this as if it's a CBA from a decade ago. Giving Luka 40% of your cap (aka 70 mill per year), while not trusting him at all to stay in basic NBA shape, is not a no brainer like it once was. I know he's only 26, he was just in the finals, etc. But this being a Zion situation in four years wouldn't shock me.

That said, I absolutely think the GM failed at getting the maximum package from LA -- they should've got the '31 pick and '30 swap, and Knecht.

But people are acting like Anthony Davis isn't a top 10 player. He is! He's superstar and the best guy they could've gotten in a trade for Luka, especially with a 2-3 year window if you're committed to Kyrie. They actually match-up better against OKC now, as they're much bigger. I agree with Stephen A.
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I am thinking they didn't have any leverage with the Lakers without competitive bids so it was hard to drive up the price. And I agree that AD is just what they need with Lively out until the playoffs. Though I agree they should have demanded Knecht instead of Christie. He'd be in waiting for Klay's retirement.. Sets them up pretty well. And all's been quiet on they Kyrie front since he got to Dallas. It's his team now which might make him even happier.

Obviously Luka could take this as a wake up call, lose 20 pound and really be Magic 2.0 but that surrounding cast in LA is no where near where close to what is available in Dallas and they'll be financially hamstrung until Lebron retires with two max contracts. After that they'll need to totally rebuild the team. I think this is short term for Dallas and long term for Lakers.
 
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