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The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.
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Holy shit, why would the Mavs do this????
Obviously Luka & LeBron is a weird fit, but he's about to retire. Luka is top 5 player in the league and entering his peak
Being reported by ESPN too now.
WTF?? Why would Dallas do this???
LA just needs a quality center like Poeltl or Kessler and they're looking nice.
I'm seeing this too. If true, this is coming out of nowhere and seems strange. Luka and LeBron on the same team is arguably the most redundant situation in NBA history.
Holy shit!!!
I think this is fake news. Someone bit on a bad source.
Makes no sense for Dallas to do this.
Wowzers
The fit might work like Harden and CP3. People thought that wouldn't work but it did. Luka and LeBron are both good shooters and can attack closeouts, get to the rim, and pass/make plays.
LeBron can also work well playing like Draymond as a screener/in secondary action in the short roll and hand-off game. He's also a great cutter when LA has competent creation outside of him - good example was post-trade in 2023.
A part of my brain still thinks shams got hacked, but if this real
Holleeeee sh1t!!! Much to process man
Saw it on fb a while ago. I thought it was fake jajaja.
Lakers aren’t gonna let the deadline pass without having a center. Another move has to be coming. But god damn the balls on rob. Lebron AD era is over!! With lebrons career winding down, clearly we are jumping to Luka for the future. Wow.
They just said **** defense...... lol wow. if this works out and they win a ring, it will change the way the game is played forever.
wow.....LeBron put his nuts on the table and said im all in for this last year. Make the trade
Shams is basically the new Woj, but I need to see another source to confirm this.
[QUOTE=bison;14974076]Lakers aren’t gonna let the deadline pass without having a center. Another move has to be coming. But god damn the balls on rob. Lebron AD era is over!! With lebrons career winding down, clearly we are jumping to Luka for the future. Wow.[/QUOTE]
Poeltl would be perfect. Kessler is most likely a pipedream. Jonas Val might be the realistic option.
LeBron had to sign off on it, no? Imagine that phone call. "Do it." Like [I]The Godfather Pt. 2[/I] when Michael decides to wack Fredo.
wtf :facepalm
Still good luck getting past over tough, young contenders in the playoffs. Like the thunder and the rockets.
[QUOTE=Mask the Embiid;14974077]They just said **** defense...... lol wow. if this works out and they win a ring, it will change the way the game is played forever.
wow.....LeBron put his nuts on the table and said im all in for this last year. Make the trade[/QUOTE]
It's a weird fit to the current squad, but this is 100% a future thing. LeBron is about to retire & AD is in his 30's.
Lakers just stole a top 5 player in the league who is only 25.
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I heard them say it on SportsCenter like it was a random throw in line right before commercial break. They even added a “Seriously…” like it was some kinda ad campaign. Didnt even mention the lakers. My ass got up and went to bed, thinking it was some kind of joke.
I wonder if Luka privately told the Mavericks that he’s done and wants out.
Dallas going all in on defense:
[QUOTE]“I believe that defense wins championships,” Mavs GM Nico Harrison told ESPN regarding his motivation to trade Doncic for AD. “I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We’re built to win now and in the future.”[/QUOTE]
Will they go big with Lively/Gafford + AD starting? They have to, right?
Most shocking and out no where trade in all my years of watching the NBA.
I still can't believe it.
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This is probably worst than Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol. What a heist. Now Lakers just need to trade LeBron while his value is still high
LeBron for Lavine+filler would be nice
Trash for both teams
[QUOTE=warriorfan;14974086]I wonder if Luka privately told the Mavericks that he’s done and wants out.[/QUOTE]
Just saw a tweet on NBA TV that said the Mavs are concerned about Luka’s conditioning issues and giving a guy like that a max deal. Makes sense for the Lakers completely. They now have their guy for the future once LeBron retires.
Luka will be on load management for him to be effectively productive come playoff time.
[QUOTE=Wally450;14974091]Just saw a tweet on NBA TV that said the Mavs are concerned about Luka’s conditioning issues and giving a guy like that a max deal. Makes sense for the Lakers completely. They now have their guy for the future once LeBron retires.[/QUOTE]
**** the future. This is Lukas team now. Just need to trade LeBron and get another good young player and we're set.
Kyrie - Klay - PJ Washington - AD - Gafford
How do you rate that lineup?
[QUOTE=BallsOut;14974089]This is probably worst than Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol. What a heist. Now Lakers just need to trade LeBron while his value is still high
LeBron for Lavine+filler would be nice[/QUOTE]
As a big LeBron stan I agree, trade him, I'm sure some dummy team would give up too much for the 40 year old for the simple fact that he is LeBron. This is Luka's team now.
I know AD got injured the other night, but I'm wondering if he was already made aware of this, and that's why he didn't travel with the team. Also, how long is Luka supposed to be out? Will he just stay out until the All Star break is over?
doesn’t make lakers better. But hey when bron retires you can be happy you got an overweight, poor conditioned white Bron to carry the franchise…not sure where exactly. Probably hope for free agency to stack another roster
[QUOTE=GOBB;14974099]doesn’t make lakers better. But hey when bron retires you can be happy you got an overweight, poor conditioned white Bron to carry the franchise…not sure where exactly. Probably hope for free agency to stack another roster[/QUOTE]
If you are the Lakers you make this trade. You were not winning a chip with the current squad. You just secured a bonified superstar who is only 25.
Luka is still an mvp caliber player and still young. Theres definitely more coming because the lakers roster makes no sense right now.
Apparently Mavs came to the lakers and straight up said ‘hey you want Luka?’ Really unexpected but I think if you’re management you don’t pass up that opportunity.
This is some weird dream right? Theres no way this is reality.
This is too weird.
Im seriously shocked and confused as hell rn.
[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;14974080]LeBron had to sign off on it, no? Imagine that phone call. "Do it." Like [I]The Godfather Pt. 2[/I] when Michael decides to wack Fredo.[/QUOTE]
Lakers beat reporter just said Lebron had no idea. Lebron was apparently having post game dinner with his family in NYC when he learned the news.
[QUOTE=Neal Romer;14974103]This is some weird dream right? Theres no way this is reality.
This is too weird.
Im seriously shocked and confused as hell rn.[/QUOTE]
When I first heard the news from a friend I immediately thought my friend was pranked by a fake Twitter account
Either there were some major issues between Luka and management or his health concerns Dallas too much with his contract coming up. If you're not going to sign him for the super max then this was your best bet. He'll pass trade physicals but Dallas might not see longevity in him. And he's only going to get worse defensively going forward.
But AD? Dude's not exactly an ox himself. Could they have done better though? I don't know.
The lakers can ship Lebron tomorrow for all I care haha. Pelinka made one of the greatest trades in nba history, greatest in my lifetime at least
Thank God for that first season because LA butchered most of the LeBron-AD era.
Year one was perfect. Year two was ruined by injuries. Year three ruined by Westbrook trade. Year four salvaged by trades. Year five just couldn't get past Denver. Year six probably would've gone the same as year five.