Right. Shams said Mavs approached the Lakers offering Luka... Sure with such mega offer they can't ask a few more teams? Like to the bucks for Giannis? Or even to the Nuggets for Jokic? Who's gonna be the go-to-scorer on that Mavs team now? Both AD and Irving are solid second options but not the alpha that you can build your offense around.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We didn’t have more win now players. Still nuts though. They have no chance to win.
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
