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

[Thee Jazz Fan]

This is THE most shocking trade I can remember.

Probably significantly worsens our 2027 pick from LA. Oh well.

I’m not so sure this hurts the value of the pick more than it ensures it’s not top 4. LA has no assets and LBJ isn’t going to be a star caliber player forever. If it hurts the value of the trade it won’t be by much.

We couldn't put together a better package than what LA gave up for Doncic??!? This feels even more sketchy than when the Lakers got Gasol.

I’m guessing they wanted a star back in return. We couldn’t offer that. Also we got two 25 seconds and JHS who we can use as a as a trade filler as a prospect with still a decent amount of untapped potential. I don’t think there was any offer short of all our picks and any young talent with any potential leaving us bare. No thanks. Jazz made out like bandits here.

 

[nateboz]

Dallas really traded a 25 year old that many could argue is the best player in the league. For a 31 year old always injured 2nd best player on his team.
Dallas now has a 3 year window to win, if that.

 

[Goodluckchuck]

Trade is so lopsided it reeks of NBA favoritism. We had way more to offer for Luka. Along with majority of teams. This smells like them trying to fix ratings.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

To improve the asset-base. But I agree it’s weird he’s helping the Lakers extend their window of relevance.

They ain’t extending their window by much assuming LBJ finally slows down and at any rate LBJ by then will at least have clown down a little more and after LBJ and Luka they won’t have much.

 

[JimLes]

I’m guessing they wanted a star back in return.

He's a guy about to turn 32 who's been healthy exactly one season this decade and who peaked 7 years ago. I'm not sure he's in some whole other category compared to even Lauri, let alone some other players around the league that teams would've surely given up for Luka.

 

[Park Bites]

Who is going to dominate the ball now Doncic or LBJ?

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Trade is so lopsided it reeks of NBA favoritism. We had way more to offer for Luka. Along with majority of teams. This smells like them trying to fix ratings.

Yes. All our pick and anyone with potential leaving our cupboard bare oh and probably this years pick. I’m not sure it’s worth all the risk.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Trade is so lopsided it reeks of NBA favoritism. We had way more to offer for Luka. Along with majority of teams. This smells like them trying to fix ratings.

We didn’t have more win now players. Still nuts though. They have no chance to win.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

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[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Well, at least Luka didn't go to the Spurs.

 

[jom2003]

Dallas really traded a 25 year old that many could argue is the best player in the league. For a 31 year old always injured 2nd best player on his team.
Dallas now has a 3 year window to win, if that.

Just don't buy that win-now BS. Dalls now has two great no-2 options but zero alpha. The reason they got so good and made it to the final last year in the first place was because of Luka. That is too big of shoes to fill even for AD. No way they get anywhere close to contention now

 

[Moonlight Graham]

This is so bizarre. Dallas could have gotten a king’s ransom from almost any team in the league. Why were they so quick to accept a relatively weak offer from the Lakers? It doesn’t feel right at all.