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The Worst Trade in NBA History: Luka traded for AD


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This is even funnier if true. “Well he’s kinda fat, can you ask for fewer assets?”

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[Goldsberry] The Luka Dončić deal originally included multiple first-round picks, Dalton Knecht, and more, but was chiseled down after Rob Pelinka was able to convince Nico Harrison that taking on Luka Dončić was a big risk due to his weight and injury history.

 

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Taking this trade at face value w/o any implications of the Adelsons having ulterior motives - Nico not only completely misjudged Dallas fans' loyalty to Luka, he did not understand the culture that Dirk and Cuban built. 41.21.1.  Loyalty never fades.  MFFL.  He got none of that.  

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I watched some of Nico Harrison's PC from yesterday. First time I've seen him speak. Did not get the impression that this guy is some sort of Alpha GM who confidently made this deal. He seemed completely unprepared for reporter questions and lacked any thoughtfulness or understanding of the gravity of the situation.

 

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Condolences to Mavs fans. As a Houston fan, I span from indifference to rooting against Dallas teams (unless playing against LA or NY teams). This trade was so terrible for the Mavs that I actually wish it would get vetoed by the NBA commissioner. Giving the Lakers a young star makes it 10x worse than if they'd sent Luka for pennies to literally anywhere else.

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39 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

The Destiny's Child / TLC tweet was a way better comparison than this junk. AD has accomplished way more than Dak.

Like what, a title in 2020 because Lebron rescued his career like he did Kyrie? That was now 5 years ago and AD is now 32. The comparison is spot on. Burrow is much better than Dak. Burrow is younger. AD is brittle like Dak.

 

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2 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Like what, a title in 2020 because Lebron rescued his career like he did Kyrie? That was now 5 years ago and AD is now 32. The comparison is spot on. Burrow is much better than Dak. Burrow is younger. AD is brittle like Dak.

 

Yep. And Dak is a good player but Luka is generational.  

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Obviously this guy has some irons in this fire, but the bit at the end about Lindsey is interesting. [Adding here since twitter is borked: "The only other thing I'll add to this is Dennis Lindsey was with the Mavs last year and is a great basketball mind. He left to work for the Pistons this season. Do with that what you will."]

https://surlyx.com/haralabob/status/1886194519718166730

On a personal note, I've carried my Mavs fandom with me after leaving Texas over a decade ago. I've seen them just about every time they've played at MSG in recent years, and planned to go to the game in March. This trade is an absolute gut punch to caring about this franchise going forward. I'll probably just let my kid pick up a Knicks jersey instead of trying to brain wash him like I do all things Longhorns and Rangers. Monumentally stupid and unforgivable. 

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1 hour ago, Kermit said:

Not that anyone cares, but I'll give my two cents: 

This fucking sucks as a sports fan for multiple reasons. I've seen a lot of my fellow Spurs fans liken this to the Kawhi bullshit, and I've seen it slapped down for reasons that I agree with. If I had to compare it to something I've never felt, it would be akin to the Spurs trading Manu after the 2005 season. Hear me out (Sushi Gloryhole). I'm not comparing their basketball skill. What I would compare is the love that the team's fans have for them respectively and the way they're exalted in the community. I can't think of another player in San Antonio history as beloved as Manu. Tim is/was the rock, but Manu was the heart. I assume that the Dirk/Luka comparison would be comparable here. Luka was overlooked in the draft and fell to the Mavs. He was a prodigy from day one. He's done things on the court that I've never seen an overweight, slow-ass motherfucker do. He's taken everyone in this league to school. He's won and lost in every way imaginable. And, he wanted to be in Dallas. He loved the community, and the community loved him. The Finals run last year was glorious, and when he came back this year you just knew they were gearing up for another run. 

I've had my heart ripped out of my chest multiple times. A few of those have been sports-related. 99.9% have been wins and losses. If my team had traded Manu at the height of his popularity and taken away from me the resulting years of his career, the championship runs and the incredibly hurtful losses, I would be beyond furious. This kid was supposed to be there for the long haul, a fixture in the Dallas community after he stopped playing. It doesn't matter if he wasn't the perfect player, he was perfect for the team they had built around him and perfect for the fans that adored him. And now it's gone. 

As I was driving home last night, I saw a kid riding his bike wearing a Dirk jersey. You could see the emotion on his face, trying to process what happened. We all get our hearts broken at some point, but it's supposed to happen on the court and field. It's a rude awakening when the business of sports and politics ruins what sports is supposed to be about. What happened Saturday night still has no plausible explanation and it's caused a lot of us to see nefarious conspiracies because they make more sense (and unfortunately might have some truth to them). I'm sorry to all of you who rooted for this team and I hope this works out for you in the long run. You guys deserved better than this. 

 

That comparison is ridiculous, Manu was way better than Luka

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2 hours ago, MrBig said:

 In 2006 the Mavs killed our chances for a title in a very close Game 7. The Spurs would likely have had a three peat since they won in 05 and 07. 

Gonna disagree here. The 2006 title was decided before those playoffs even started. 

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2 hours ago, d2o said:

Why the fuck would they do that?!?!?!!  Yall complaining about AD being old and injury-prone but thinking they will go get an older and more injury-prone guy?

Yes but if they get Butler then they can trade him for LeBron!

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52 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Like what, a title in 2020 because Lebron rescued his career like he did Kyrie? That was now 5 years ago and AD is now 32. The comparison is spot on. Burrow is much better than Dak. Burrow is younger. AD is brittle like Dak.

 

AD:

  • NBA champion (2020)

  • 10× NBA All-Star (2014202120242025)

  • 4× All-NBA First Team (2015201720182020

  • 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (201820202024)

Dak:

  • Second-team All-Pro (2023)

  • 3× Pro Bowl (201620182023)

AD was a consensus top 10 player at worst for a decade, and was often considered top 5.  Dak finished 2nd in MVP voting once? AD is on every 100/75/etc of all time list. Is Dak on any top 100 of all time lists? 

Saying the comparison is "spot on" because they're the same age is stupid as shit.

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1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

Yep. And Dak is a good player but Luka is generational.  

Yep. Nothing about AD is generational. Good player? Sure. Can he lead a team to a NBA Finals? Absolutely not. Switch Luka with AD last year and Mavs don't even sniff a Finals. Most likely would be 1 and done or at best, get ran off the court by OKC.

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1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

Like what, a title in 2020 because Lebron rescued his career like he did Kyrie? That was now 5 years ago and AD is now 32. The comparison is spot on. Burrow is much better than Dak. Burrow is younger. AD is brittle like Dak.

 

At least AD doesn't get hurt eating. 

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2 minutes ago, Derka said:

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What the Shoe Guy and Adelson’s fail son will never understand is the mutual love between Luka and the people of Dallas. If Shoe Guy traded him for 200 first round pick we would all be pissed. But for this shitty ass return they are lucky no one burned down the AAC yesterday. 

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I think that is the point he is making.  He's saying that they applied all of this pressure on the legislature and they didn't move. So the Adelson's only play left was to tank the franchise so that they can demonstrate it needs to move to Vegas. In 2 years, if the legislature does reverse course, then my guess is that by then the Adelson's will move anyway to Vegas. But, they will have a choice at that point.  That is what this guy is saying.

If the Adelsons think this is going to change the dynamic on casino gambling, they’re even dumber than their pouring millions of dollars into campaigns and lobbying previously suggested.
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11 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:


What the Shoe Guy and Adelson’s fail son will never understand is the mutual love between Luka and the people of Dallas. If Shoe Guy traded him for 200 first round pick we would all be pissed. But for this shitty ass return they are lucky no one burned down the AAC yesterday. 

It’s not too late.

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It been about 48 hours, and I am even more pissed off and confused than when this was announced. 

Aside from how terrible a deal this was for Dallas, think about how Nico just treated one of the top five faces of the game, a five year first team all NBA, and future hall of famer. What great player will ever sign with this franchise in the future? No one. He’s demonstrated incredibly poor ethics and integrity. Fuck him. Mavericks are dead. 

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10 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It been about 48 hours, and I am even more pissed off and confused than when this was announced. 

Aside from how terrible a deal this was for Dallas, think about how Nico just treated one of the top five faces of the game, a five year first team all NBA, and future hall of famer. What great player will ever sign with this franchise in the future? No one. He’s demonstrated incredibly poor ethics and integrity. Fuck him. Mavericks are dead. 

I was sad all night Saturday after I found out.  Yesterday I was sad.  Today I am MAD. 

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1 hour ago, Firemans4Horn said:


What the Shoe Guy and Adelson’s fail son will never understand is the mutual love between Luka and the people of Dallas. If Shoe Guy traded him for 200 first round pick we would all be pissed. But for this shitty ass return they are lucky no one burned down the AAC yesterday. 

exactly.  Luka wanted to be in Dallas. as Mavs fans, that meant so much. we've seen so many big name free agents turn us down.  they had zero desire to play for or live in Dallas. but Dirk did, for 21 years, which is why he is so beloved.  and we lucked out by getting a generational talent who also wanted to play in Dallas, seemingly for the rest of his career, too. he wasn't already making waves about wanting to go to LA or NY or Miami. that's why this bridge has been burned forever.

and to add gasoline to the fire, these fuckwads pushed Luka out for a quarter of his value.  

 

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