Luka Doncic traded to Lakers for Anthony Davis (Shams) He might be hacked?? IDK* ITS REAL DAMMIT

[Bigwhite2498]

Or you know, you don't put it out there that Luka is on the block and wait until the offseason before jumping out the window by taking the first offer -- worse yet -- getting haggled down from the original offer when you're the one with the treasure. The fact that Pelinka managed to lowball him on the original trade is even more mindboggling.

There was absolutely no reason for Nico to trade Luka when he did. Luka didn't want out and nobody thought he was on the market.

How is low balling to get a top 5 player and a really good 3 and d player plus a first round pick

 

[HollywoodP]

1. Jokic
2. Giannis
3. Luka
4. Shai
5. Wemby/Tatum/Embiid????

AD hasn't been an unquestioned top 5 player in a few years now

none of those guys are on the trade block. Embiid is not better than AD either.

 

[CHICAGO]

Stretches for sure but did many have AD as a top 5 player before this trade went down?

WEMBY ISNT THERE YET
EMBIIDS KNEE IS DONE
AND TATUM HAS NEVER BEEN THERE

ITS AD BY DEFAULT


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[Bigwhite2498]

Stretches for sure but did many have AD as a top 5 player before this trade went down?

I always have to be fair. I just think people underrate him so bad especially once chuck started calling him street clothes and shyt

 

[lib123]

Seen some comments hinting at the NBA hitting him hard for tanking once again and him selling being the compromise. Could be bullshyt (probably is) but you never know.

Nah that don’t make sense. He didn’t really tank that year, the Mavs just lost the last two or so games so they didn’t have to give up the protected pick that became Lively. On Reddit people were saying he went big investing in crypto and NFT companies before the bust and might’ve needed the cash.

 

[Bigwhite2498]

I wonder if it will ever come out why exactly he sold his majority stake in the team. His reasoning about Adleson’s being real estate savvy doesn’t really make sense.

Didn’t they say he wants to make a presidential run in 28

 

[Mars]

AD's a top 5 talent but not a top 5 performer.....He has too many games where he disappears in the 4th.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Underrated post. You know where you need to improve because it cost you a championship, but you still come in outta shape and no better on the defensive end of the court. I understand you're a MEGA star, but damn meet me halfway at least.

Honestly, this is the same problem I had with Dirk when he got Avery Johnson fired because he didn't play defense.

Underrated post?

It's a nonsensical one.

Luka's defense, or this perceived lack thereof, wasn't the reason why the Mavs lost the Finals. Anyone that's trying to claim so doesn't understand hoops. It's low-hanging fruit, when in reality, it doesn't even register on the radar on why Boston beat them. You think that if you perceived his defense to be even average that it would've changed anything in that series? It would've meant Kyrie didn't go MIA on offense? That all the other role players actually provided consistent offense?

The Celtics' defense drowned the life out of the Mavs offense, so much so, that Luka was the only one to keep his head above the surface. I can't possibly fathom why anyone would single out his defense as the reason for why they lost that series, especially when the Celtics only averaged 101 points. It's not as if Boston completely overwhelmed the Mavs with dominant offensive play (their best player couldn't even get it going on the side of the floor). It's that the Mavs offense shyt the bed and couldn't deal with the defense that the Celtics threw at them.

Why put the spotlight on Luka's defense when it was the Mavs lack of offensive production which ended up being their demise?

You even made it worse by saying that it's the same problem you had with Dirk, when he literally ended up winning a title as a centerpiece. And let's be honest here, without that generational whistle that DWade had in the 2006 Finals, this wouldn't even be a talking point.

 

[ECA]

Underrated post?

It's a nonsensical one.

Luka's defense, or this perceived lack thereof, wasn't the reason why the Mavs lost the Finals. Anyone that's trying to claim so doesn't understand hoops. It's low-hanging fruit, when in reality, it doesn't even register on the radar on why Boston beat them. You think that if you perceived his defense to be even average that it would've changed anything in that series? It would've meant Kyrie didn't go MIA on offense? That all the other role players actually provided consistent offense?

The Celtics' defense drowned the life out of the Mavs offense, so much so, that Luka was the only one to keep his head above the surface. I can't possibly fathom why anyone would single out his defense as the reason for why they lost that series, especially when the Celtics only averaged 101 points. It's not as if Boston completely overwhelmed the Mavs with dominant offensive play (their best player couldn't even get it going on the side of the floor). It's that the Mavs offense shyt the bed and couldn't deal with the defense that the Celtics threw at them.

Why put the spotlight on Luka's defense when it was the Mavs lack of offensive production which ended up being their demise?

You even made it worse by saying that it's the same problem you had with Dirk, when he literally ended up winning a title as a centerpiece. And let's be honest here, without that generational whistle that DWade had in the 2006 Finals, this wouldn't even be a talking point.

Kyrie average more than 20 points per game and 48% ts they have a shot at being at least competitive in that series

 

[KillerB88]

This is what i believe. Peep exit interview after Knicks game.

Bron isn’t retiring without making an announcement preseason. He’ll want the entire season to be one big farewell tour.

 

[Rigby.]

Seen some comments hinting at the NBA hitting him hard for tanking once again and him selling being the compromise. Could be bullshyt (probably is) but you never know.

Why would they make Dallas give up a top 5 player for blowing like 10 games, rather than just take their lottery pick away lol

 

[GunRanger]

 

[ALonelyDad]

AD is great and will do his part, for the Mavs..the bigger question will be if Kyrie can be the main back court guy now with no Luka. AD is a unique star where he really can't get his own consistently even though his impact is great, you need a excellent shot creator with him, which Kyrie is but he's had a lot of struggles as being the #1 option in playoffs.

Now if this was Luka and AD, I would have put them as the favorites

 

[CHICAGO]

AD is great and will do his part, for the Mavs..the bigger question will be if Kyrie can be the main back court guy now with no Luka. AD is a unique star where he really can't get his own consistently even though his impact is great, you need a excellent shot creator with him, which Kyrie is but he's had a lot of struggles as being the #1 option in playoffs.

Now if this was Luka and AD, I would have put them as the favorites

AD DOESN'T STRUGGLE GETTING HIS OWN
THE LAKERS SIMPLY STOP
GIVING HIM THE BALL
EVEN WHEN HES KILLING.

IVE SEEN IT HAPPEN
TOO MANY TIMES

HES NOT A PERIMETER PLAYER
SO HE STILLS DEPENDS
ON HIS TEAMMATES TO GIVE
HIM THE BALL


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[NoMorePie]

somehow more believable than the trade itself