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Dallas trading Luka to the Lakers for Anthony Davis! Utah involved.

Anthony Davis will be pissed being traded also James and doncic play the same position very weird trade
Actually...

...within an hour of the trade announcement, Bobby Marks had confirmed that AD had waived his trade kicker, which they still could have done the trade. So, AD got a $6 million bonus for being traded. He waived it. That would have been paid by the Lakers but would have gone on the Mavericks’ books... That keeps the Mavericks out of the luxury tax… So, it helps the Mavericks going forward here, potentially even doing something buyout-wise at the deadline here

 
The reasoning was " Luka is going to the Lakers whether we get involved or not so might as well get some free ****" probably
Honestly, the freebies we got is either some cash considerations (which still is a GM job, so okay I guess) or the new Ante Tomic and a guard that been a complete bust so far. Honestly, I believe that a "It's better Luka ends up in the Lakers than along Wemby or Shai with 10+ frp in the same conference we're rebuilding for" is the only reasoning I can come up with to not opt with to "lets help such a heist"
 
This trade was simply an example of the jazz helping out the jazz.

Hah! It's more like a farm team catering to the Fakers to make the NBA and Adam Silvers happy. Maybe the Fraudzz are simply too scared to fall out of the top 3 in the draft, so they did this to stay on the good side of the commissioner as well.
This trade was simply a lopsided trade. The league and commissioner doing everything they can to make the Fakers relevant, even after LeQueen retires.
 
This is a good business decision for LA. Truckload of tickets will be sold. AD is like Lauri, both very good #2 but difficult to build around. Nba will make sure Luka wins a title iand it will be hyped like crazy.
 
My guess is that each of those will be eligible for sale for $3 million the night of the draft. Maybe more considering the 2025 draft hype.

Or, 2 seconds for a 2026 first?
 
Honestly, the freebies we got is either some cash considerations (which still is a GM job, so okay I guess) or the new Ante Tomic and a guard that been a complete bust so far. Honestly, I believe that a "It's better Luka ends up in the Lakers than along Wemby or Shai with 10+ frp in the same conference we're rebuilding for" is the only reasoning I can come up with to not opt with to "lets help such a heist"
The options were
1. Luka goes to Lakers and AD goes to Mavs and jazz get nothing.
2. Luka goes to Lakers and AD goes to Mavs and the jazz get some crappy picks and a young prospect that will likely never be any good.

Neither option is great but option 2 is greater than option 1. I'm glad Ainge chose option 2
 
Hah! It's more like a farm team catering to the Fakers to make the NBA and Adam Silvers happy. Maybe the Fraudzz are simply too scared to fall out of the top 3 in the draft, so they did this to stay on the good side of the commissioner as well.
This trade was simply a lopsided trade. The league and commissioner doing everything they can to make the Fakers relevant, even after LeQueen retires.
The options were
1. Luka goes to Lakers and AD goes to Mavs and jazz get nothing.
2. Luka goes to Lakers and AD goes to Mavs and the jazz get some crappy picks and a young prospect that will likely never be any good.

Neither option is great but option 2 is greater than option 1. I'm glad Ainge chose option 2
 
Honestly, the freebies we got is either some cash considerations (which still is a GM job, so okay I guess) or the new Ante Tomic and a guard that been a complete bust so far. Honestly, I believe that a "It's better Luka ends up in the Lakers than along Wemby or Shai with 10+ frp in the same conference we're rebuilding for" is the only reasoning I can come up with to not opt with to "lets help such a heist"
Acting like the deal doesnt go down if we dont grab the freebies is naive. Also assuming DA even knew who was being traded is very questionnable.

Rob Pelinka and Danny Ainge obviously have a good working relationship, which is why Rob probably called Danny and asked whether he wants to facilitate a deal they are trying to make by taking on JHS with some picks. I doubt he disclosed the entire deal to DA.
 

I think its fair to assume a deal like this doesnt happen because a GM just has an idea on how to improve the roster and then goes and executes it. Giving away a 25 year old MVP caliber talent is obviously either a long and painful discussion involving the owners among others, or then its a top down order (as this article suggests).

Either way, I'm 100% convinced Adelsons were aware this was going to happen.

Its obvious that this move was always going to have negative marketing impact on the franchise. So if they dont care about basketball success that much and are just in the business of making money, I find it hard to see how this trade increases the money they make off the franchise. From that perspective that casino conspiracy makes sense.
 
So luka is now just eligible for $229 mil extension instead of $345 mil supermax in dallas. How much tax in California?
12.3+1% over a million for mental health vs 0% in Texas. A key reason I left CA.

Keep in mind NBA players pay tax anywhere they play away games and get a credit in their home state CA will tax all of his income now). So Luka paid 0% state income tax for every home game and a variable rate for away games. He may make it up in sponsorships.
 
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