There is only one story that makes sense out of a bunch of things that didn't make sense before yesterday:
--In the two weeks after widespread reporting of the NBA's viewership crisis, Luka is traded without debate or auction to the most popular franchise for very little in return in what's widely considered to be one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history.
--No one is able to explain the Mavs' actions in a way that makes rationale sense to anyone from fans to other GMs.
--Mavs win the first pick with a 1.8% chance.
The official account: the GM of the Mavs is an idiot who really hated Luka, the Lakers had secret lunch meetings and finessed Niko, the Mavs got really lucky in the draft... that seems far less believable than even the most extreme conspiracy theories.
This has radicalized me. I'm a full conspiracy theorist now - I don't see any other plausible explanation that accounts for all of these facts under our current physical model of the universe.
And to that end: Call me crazy, but at least for now, I'm done with the NBA. It's not about the Jazz losing the first pick, it's about the Mavs winning it - this strikes me as mafia level RICO, and I don't buy Andy, McMahon and others making arguments like: "He's REALLY magic, I SAW him pull the rabbit out of the hat!"
Peace friends. I'll be back here and there to say hi and make sure Tremendous Upside knows his place. And if you see me out there barbecuing polar bears with Q-Anon and Robert F. Kennedy, know that the descent all started with the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.
And since I'm going out on a limb here, I'll add to it: LeBron knows. LeBron is pissed about the AD trade. LeBron is trying to call out the system in subtle (but not that subtle) ways, which he's modeled off Kendrick's approach to Drake. His tweets last night were the latest salvo.
