So the Dallas Mavericks have completely lost their minds

[Ornias]

Fox just got traded for 3 1st's and 3 2nd's. No way Luka only gets 1 and a center. 

[jayboogieman]

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

The best conspiracy theory I've seen about this is that ownership is sabotaging the team to move them to Las Vegas.  After Cuban sold his stake, the primary owners are casino people.  Sports betting is not legal in Texas.

[jayboogieman]

36 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

The best conspiracy theory I've seen about this is that ownership is sabotaging the team to move them to Las Vegas.  After Cuban sold his stake, the primary owners are casino people.  Sports betting is not legal in Texas.

Moving the team is probably a lot cheaper than paying off Texas politicians to legalize gambling too.

Edited February 3 by jayboogieman

[Shocker]

I think Dallas did well here and they clearly didn’t want to pay Luka 300 m to get hurt all the time.  Plus AD is still one to the best bigs in the association

Edited February 4 by Shocker

[PNW_PantherMan]

 

[Toker Smurf]

9 hours ago, Shocker said:

I think Dallas did well here and they clearly didn’t want to pay Luka 300 m to get hurt all the time.  Plus AD is still one to the best bigs in the association

But he’s hurt all the time too and about to turn 32. 

[HardcoreHokie]

9 hours ago, Shocker said:

I think Dallas did well here and they clearly didn’t want to pay Luka 300 m to get hurt all the time.  Plus AD is still one to the best bigs in the association

Mav’s GM is trying to win MULTIPLE championships in the next 1-4 years.  He’s not thinking 10 years out.

Their roster is pretty nice with:

1.) Kyrie Irving

2.) Klay Thompson

3.) PJ Washington

4.) Anthony Davis

5.) Dereck Lively / Daniel Gafford

And like you said, they were gonna have to make Luka the highest paid player in the league this off-season at $340mil+.  He ain’t all that.  AD is prime to win a chip NOW.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43676830/how-stunning-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-came-together-los-angeles-lakers-dallas-mavericks

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

2 hours ago, HardcoreHokie said:

Mav’s GM is trying to win MULTIPLE championships in the next 1-4 years.  He’s not thinking 10 years out.

Their roster is pretty nice with:

1.) Kyrie Irving

2.) Klay Thompson

3.) PJ Washington

4.) Anthony Davis

5.) Dereck Lively / Daniel Gafford

And like you said, they were gonna have to make Luka the highest paid player in the league this off-season at $340mil+.  He ain’t all that.  AD is prime to win a chip NOW.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43676830/how-stunning-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-came-together-los-angeles-lakers-dallas-mavericks

 

Klay is super washed and Kyrie is past his prime as well.  It's possible this team gets hot and wins it, but I don't see it.  In the video I linked, the guy says he thinks the trade is dumb if they don't win an NBA championship this year.  The reason being that the market for Luka would have been a lot more lucrative in the summer and with all the interested teams competing.  I think its tough to disagree with that.

[Shocker]

5 hours ago, Toker Smurf said:

But he’s hurt all the time too and about to turn 32. 

He went for 40 and 23 against us the other night. Dude is dominating and one of the best defenders in the league

[PNW_PantherMan]

This is the most interesting video I've seen on it

 

[toldozer]

On 2/3/2025 at 1:43 PM, jayboogieman said:

Moving the team is probably a lot cheaper than paying off Texas politicians to legalize gambling too.

They've been trying that route and it hasn't worked they want to build a new arena inside a casino in Dallas.  I believe that they're trying to tank the team to facilitate a move.  I wonder if Cuban has regrets. He loved the team and probably is pissed 

[jayboogieman]

10 hours ago, toldozer said:

They've been trying that route and it hasn't worked they want to build a new arena inside a casino in Dallas.  I believe that they're trying to tank the team to facilitate a move.  I wonder if Cuban has regrets. He loved the team and probably is pissed 

Tanking interest in the team and moving it is a tired and true way of getting out of a city, so yeah, I can see them doing that.

[carpanfan96]

So rumors being that the Mavs got tired of dealing with Luka. Smoking and drinking, over weight with conditioning issues and health concerns for them to pay him the 300m contract. 
 

this week has been wild nba trade wise.