TXSTYLE wroteMan, as a long time Mavs fan myself Marcus, you just don’t get rid of your FRANCHISE player for an often injured 31 year old aging star. Nothing against A.D., but give me Luka any day of the year. If my memory recalls, weren’t we just in the finals against Boston?? If I’m the Mavericks organization, I continue to build around Luka and bring in defensive minded players to help the organization get back to the finals! Obviously, NICO and ownership had other things in mind!!It's a very sad and unfortunate state of affairs for my Team. Injuries to professional athletes are part of the game. We simply got hit with more than usual to our Stars.
If I'm Nico, I am completely shutting things down and going after Cooper Flagg. If we miss him, you still acquire that Top 5 pick for Trade leverage.
Either way, as this Team is currently constructed, and once healthy, they are nearly unstoppable! And regardless of the above setbacks, I predict Dallas will Win a Championship before Lakers with Luka.
I watched every minute of that Boston game. Absolutely zero chance LA gets past Boston or Cleveland in a 7 game Series. And I don't see them defeating Denver or OKC in a Series either based on their current roster.
Had Cuban made the trade, he would have gotten quite a bit for Luka, but we all know he would have never made that trade! NICO obviously isn’t the smartest GM out there! When you trade a franchise player like Luka you ask for a minimum of three #1 draft pics, Dalton Knecht and or Austin Reeves, as well as Anthony Davis! Anything else is just FAILURE!! End of my rant!
