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

[hgb]

The more I think about this trade, the more I love it for Dallas. Ballsy move that probably had to be made sooner rather than later.

They gave Luka a million chances. He showed them he can only play an extremely heliocentric brand of basketball, flat out refuses to defend and can’t/won't keep his weight down. In a word, he was unserious. He wasn't going to change. The Mavs simply had enough of his crap.

People keep repeating Luka's "just 25", but he's been in the league for an eternity and has accumulated a huge amount of wear and tear, partly because he's so often playing out of shape. If people think he'll magically turn it around and the rest of his NBA career will look better health-wise than we've seen so far… I don't know what to tell you.

You really see Luka as a healthy, efficient NBA player at 32 or 33? Yeah.

A few years from now, this trade will be seen as a massive win and a tactical triumph for the Mavs. Sometimes you just have to say "No más" when you still can.

I certainly understand Mavs giving up on Luka to an extent, but I _am_ surprised at how little they got. I would've thought at least get the '31 pick something like top 4 protected.
And it's never going to be a win for Dallas if AD can't stay healthy. That's also a pretty big if.

That said, though, I'm also coming around to this being better for Dallas than I felt at first.

 

[Elizah Huge]

The amount of Jazz fans upset about getting Jalen Hood-Schifino and two seconds for cash is baffling. This trade was happening with our without us. I’m glad we got in there to help facilitate.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I fell asleep last night before this trade happened lol. Imagine my instant confusion when it’s the first thing I saw on my phone when I checked it.

 

[Elizah Huge]

How did the Mavericks not get multiple unprotected firsts and multiple pick swaps from the Lakers in this deal?

That is my biggest problem with it. Dallas clearly wanted Anthony Davis but make them give up every pick they can.

 

[slc]

The amount of Jazz fans upset about getting Jalen Hood-Schifino and two seconds for cash is baffling. This trade was happening with our without us. I’m glad we got in there to help facilitate.

Jazz sorta get back one of the first round picks they gave to Suns

 

[NUMBERICA]

The amount of Jazz fans upset about getting Jalen Hood-Schifino and two seconds for cash is baffling. This trade was happening with our without us. I’m glad we got in there to help facilitate.

Okay, but why the Jazz?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Okay, but why the Jazz?

Down payment fulfilled for taking THT years ago @Handlogten's Heros

 

[NUMBERICA]

Okay, but why the Jazz?

Also, how? Did the Jazz use some random TPE? And wouldn’t a handful of teams have one of those large enough to absorb? Jazz were above the cap.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Im guessing Utah because we've probably been in so many conversations and Ainge can be trusted to be tight lipped?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, how? Did the Jazz use some random TPE? And wouldn’t a handful of teams have one of those large enough to absorb? Jazz were above the cap.

I think because we are so far under the cap we can just take salary back.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think because we are so far under the cap we can just take salary back.

Jazz are not below the cap.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Okay, but why the Jazz?

Space from the MLE we didn’t use and Ainge has done a deal with Pelinka before. Definitely some trust there.