TRADE: Luka Doncic to Lakers, Anthony Davis to Mavericks

[Patrick Chewing]

Makes the Mavs 10x better now.

[Doomsday Dallas]

The really weird thing to me tho is that Gafford and Lively are both quality centers on good contracts.

Why Dallas traded Luka for an over 30, injury prone center makes so little sense to me.

Because the trade was made by the folks at the top of the NBA pyramid.

Dallas didn't make this trade.... the NBA did.

[1987_Lakers]

How are you the Mavs and not at least get Reaves in the trade as well??

[Patrick Chewing]

Mavs apparently came to the Lakers with the trade offer tonight.

Shams:

“LeBron James had no idea this was coming, Anthony Davis had no idea this was coming. I'm told Luka Doncic is still stunned about this trade while he eats at a local buffet.”

ftfy

[Im Still Ballin]

An AD Lively Gafford frontcourt rotation is super S tier. They're going to bully teams.

Lebron and Luka is an awkward fit. Two QBs who dominate time of possession and aren't great play finishers. AD and Lebron were great together because AD is a great play finisher.

LeBron and Luka works like how Harden and CP3 worked. They don't shoot as well but they're bigger and stronger and finish inside better. LeBron has never played with a guy like Luka before. Kyrie had the scoring but not the passing. Wade didn't have the shooting. AD is an off-ball guy.

[tpols]

Makes the Mavs 10x better now.

Defense is about to be super elite.

[Doomsday Dallas]

An AD Lively Gafford frontcourt rotation is super S tier. They're going to bully teams.

We're not going to do $hit but watch the Lakers play Cleveland or Boston in the Finals.


Do we really believe OKC is going to make it to the Finals?

[Doomsday Dallas]

Defense is about to be super elite.

About to be super injured.

They can't all 3 stay healthy

[Axe]

Defense is about to be super elite.

Good luck on getting ad to play as much as possible.

[Neal Romer]

Ya know, AD had been making his pitch to play next to a center recently.

I wonder if the Lakers couldnt see a long term move to make in that regard, and AD's agent identified Dallas as a potential place to quietly make a call to.

Because the thing is, Davis is gonna be around longer than Bron. He might have been looking ahead and not wanting the pressure of being stuck at center with a so-so squad in the most scrutinized market in basketball. Hes a low key guy and I dont think he really wants to be 'the guy' deep down.

The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if Rich Paul made some back door overtures to Dallas about this, and then Dallas approached the Lakers. Nico Harris is close with The James Gang. Theyd trust him to keep it hush if thats what happened.

[tpols]

LeBron and Luka works like how Harden and CP3 worked. They don't shoot as well but they're bigger and stronger and finish inside better. LeBron has never played with a guy like Luka before. Kyrie had the scoring but not the passing. Wade didn't have the shooting. AD is an off-ball guy.

Westbrook. Albeit Luka is way smarter and better. But he's hurt now too. Dallas pulled a heist.

[tpols]

We're not going to do $hit but watch the Lakers play Cleveland or Boston in the Finals.


Do we really believe OKC is going to make it to the Finals?

If chet is back, yes.

[Neal Romer]

Makes the Mavs 10x better now.

If Kyrie stays healthy, maybe.

If he gets hurt, who is gonna bird feed all these bigs? None of them are great at creating their own and that includes Davis. Hes less skilled than I think a lot of people realize. He gets points being bird fed and grabbing offensive rebounds. It's not a knock but thats his game. Still can be very effective. Hes also not much of a playmaker.

Kyrie is gonna be the key to the whole thing. Theyd better pray he stays healthy.

[tpols]

If Kyrie stays healthy, maybe.

If he gets hurt, who is gonna bird feed all these bigs? None of them are great at creating their own and that includes Davis. Hes less skilled than I think a lot of people realize. He gets points being bird fed and grabbing offensive rebounds. It's not a knock but thats his game. Still can be very effective. Hes also not much of a playmaker.

Kyrie is gonna be the key to the whole thing. Theyd better pray he stays healthy.

He averaged 30+ppg in the playoffs with the Pelicans. Dude gets buckets regardless. Obviously if they lose their only other All Star talent to injury they'll sink but you can say that about any team.

[Fallguy20]

The NBA doesn't make sense anymore.
Honestly feels like WWE.