Or Doncic is just crocked and Mavs know more than we do. But yeah, if that's not the case, it is one of the most baffling deals in the history of sports
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It doesn't answer the problem. Even if the Mavs know more it makes no sense to get that terrible deal by not putting him on the block. The other thing is that they targetted a player that has been a crock for most of his career and is now 32 years old with a long contract than Doncic.
Haaland for Lewandowski and Pau Victor
Ricky Williams in a wedding dress.
I wonder what they get in return for Davis in the Summer. My guess is two first round picks, none of them great but both of them possibly in the teens, from Miami, Rockets or Thunder, and some salary fillers with maybe one reasonably rated young player.
Harrison has the right to do whatever he likes, yet any bonafide GM would have auctioned Doncic publicly to get the best available / suitable package in return, for the better good of the franchise he works for? On top of that, his stuttering presser and the Nike baggage just add more smoke to the fire: is he working for the Mavs or the Lakers?
With the new CBA, the length of his contract and his injury record I have no idea about how teams will evaluate his worth. It's like Embiid, I don't know how strong the market will be because two years in the second apron and you are in a world of pain. Only the Thunder seem CBA proof in the near future and if they are the only serious landing spot how much can you get?
Outside of that your idea sounds fair, the player himself could be worth it when healthy and at his best.
Crossed my mind. Would be like a two - headed monster, impossible to stop.
Denver would have been the most fun. Just imagine!
Indivudally, I prefer Luka and Jokic who is also my favorite player to watch.
But if I had to pair Luka at this point in time and there is only one pick on the table I would still go for Wemby because of his ability on defense and being so spectacular around the rim as well. I mean, Doncic managed to lift value of Lively in his rookie season. With Wemby it would be almost unfair to the rest of the league.. It's just perfect pairing in every sense.
Swapping Salah plus 10 millions for Vinicius.
Given their picks position it would have even been better for them to try and court some of the young players with some potential instead, someone that could appreciate in value over time rather than depreciate like Davis will. When Nets traded Durant they got Bridges and Johnson who were going to have good value for a few years.
They could have approached Rockets and see if they could maybe get Green, or at least Smith. Hell, they could have even come to Portland, we would have given them Scoot.
They could have approached Rockets and see if they could maybe get Green, or at least Smith. Hell, they could have even come to Portland, we would have given them Scoot.
Yep, on the court it makes more sense but just imagine Luca and Jokic together. The amount of pranks and beers...
Nah, that wouldn't even be remotely close to "worst sports deal of all-time" territory.
That's not even that lopsided a deal. Salah is way better but much older.
Haaland for Kane.
Balkan duo would be a special kind of treat, no doubt.
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United swapping Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 for Carles Puyol and a small fee.
Funny that you said that because i just heard Windhorst saying on ESPN that Nico is seen as part of extended Lakers family due all connections and past stuff, i mean you can just laugh
Maybe but its more funny to lean into him being Wormtongue
Crocked or not still not explaining tunnel vision/path to Lakers without even testing everyone else offers
It also doesn't explain why they targeted AD. If you worry about durability there is 4 superstars that you don't target AD, Butler, Kawhi and Embiid.
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And if you are looking for some big who can be dominant on both ends you surely end up knocking on Bucks door first
So, what do you all think. Was it sheer incompetence or foul play?
As a fan of the Wolves, I know how incompetent a front office can be, so I tend to believe that it is utter incompetence. But the Lakers are one of the NBA's crown jewel and the NBA was struggling when it comes to viewership and in their attempt to find the new face of the NBA, the latter is fixed.
If it is in fact incompetence I really, really don’t understand how he got the job in the first place.
Wanting to trade Luka is an incompetent front office. Wanting to trade Luka and not testing the open market and speaking to every team is self sabotage or conspiracy.
I am leaning towards foul play, someone who is seen as extended part of Lakers family, have talk with his long time friend to create tunnel vision nobody can know about it trade without even checking other potential offers for a 25 year Luka Doncic and gifting them a corner piece to build around for next 10 years which probably will lead to Pelinka holding that position as much he wants to, yea nobody is that stupid
Will fecking love if it IS foul play, everyone can lick our collective nutsacks after the Chris Paul debacle.
Besides Mavs fans good portion would find it a bit funny, sure there would be those screaming murder but find people are more stunned than outraged.
Yeah, nobody really cares in the end… if 29 GMs + Silver do not see anything suspect to raise their hands, why should we? If Harrison ends in prison 3-5 years from now, by then nobody will remember his name as well. 
Foul play or not, does anybody think the Luka and Fox trades has reset the market for star players?
I don't see how it can be foul play, why would the owner agree to it ?
I don't think it is but there are ways to make owner "whole" if you go conspiracy route. Like for example they want move to Vegas, maybe do this trade and NBA will allow it. Or those seeds were planted already when they had to agree that they can buy Dallas from Cuban or promising them any of other things they have interest in.
Edit: or simply new rich owners who are in casino business and have no clue about basketball were perfect target for a scam to get new generation superstar to LA and it just happened they had one of the best assets on roster. Nevertheless I think it is just incompetence. Hearing all the media talking how LA is worse in short term and Dallas got better for this season it shows that stupidity is in high quantity.
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It's funny how he actually says everything that I said in my edited part that they were perfect target for a scam
From a basketball standpoint good luck to anyone trying to score or prevent Dallas to score inside. I'm going to watch them, just for that.