Obviously what it boils down to is Dallas didn't believe in Luka enough to pay him 5/345, and I think that's a totally reasonable position. Luka doesn't have the mindset of an athlete that will make that a good investment. Especially with how constraining the cap rules are now.
If they thought they could win a title this year with Luka this wouldn't have happened. They obviously have a longer term vision in mind that probably doesn't even include AD. I respect it.
that long term vision involves tanking when Kyrie, Klay, and ad bounce the first chance they get