I said the same thing the other day...
If the Maverick's main concern was improving on the defensive end, why trade your young superstar generational talent who is the main reason as to why you are in “win now” mode when you could've just made trades to accommodate him and the team's defense? Sure, it wouldn't have been an AD, but there are other serviceable guys out there who can provide the necessary defense.
That's why people are flaming and laughing at them while saying it's one of the worst trades in NBA history because it doesn't make any sense, most franchises would be looking to accommodate their young superstars with pieces that can minimize their flaws in certain areas, not trade them away to get better, how do you get better by trading away your homegrown generational superstar that you could've built a championship-caliber team around for the next decade?
That's why this trade is awful because no franchise in NBA history has ever traded or let alone convinced themselves that they'd get better by trading away a superstar cornerstone who puts up MVP numbers and isn't in their prime just yet.
Shyt is oxymoronic and takes a whole mental gymnastics to make sense of it all, and even then, it still doesn't add up.
Nobody in their right mind truly believes Kyrie and AD will lead Dallas to a championship, I think most people would be confident enough to bet on their life savings on that likelihood.
