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Luka Doncic TRADED to the Lakers!

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Snow Villiers, Feb 1, 2025.

  1. Roomba

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    This reeks of collusion. But nothing will come of any investigation because the NBA has always been corrupt. That said, I don’t believe that AD will be THAT bad for the Mavs in the short term, he is a top 10 player still and a wonderful defender. But long term…sheesh. I dunno man. Let’s revisit this trade in 5 years and see how the Mavs are doing
     
  2. ElPigto

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    Can Kyrie and Anthony stay healthy the rest of the season?
     
  3. BallSoHarden

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    If they really hated Luka, they would have traded him to the Wizards, not send him to LA as a Nike player. Luka is going to make a lot of money in LA.
     
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  4. ElPigto

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    Yeah, the market just got a whole lot cheaper.
     
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    Nico the Mavs GM has got to be a Mavs hater. He also the one who didnt pay Jalen Brunson.
     
  7. The Hunted

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    Imagine trading Olajuwon in 1987 for Kareem.
     
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  8. Roomba

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    It’s fitting that Utah was involved in this trade as well. Dallas and Utah, two strange and ugly bedfellows
     
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    I’m reading that Luka was coming into training camp weighing over 260 lbs…maybe his knee is cooked

    even if he’s an obese alcoholic, nothing justifies a trade like this
     
  10. Nook

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    They didn’t want to drop nearly a half billion dollars on a guy that refuses to stay in shape, doesn’t defend and doesn’t listen to his coaches… great player but that’s a lot of money and the issues Doncic has are not ones that usually get better with age.

    Not the trade I would have made but the red flags were real…
     
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  11. rockets1995

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    To me it was a Secret Trade. Luka Doncic wanting to go to Los Angeles for a long Time.

    Adam Silver allowing this Trade is bad for Middle and Small Market Teams not wanting to pay the SuperMax on their Players.
     
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    If his knee is cooked, it will show up on the physicals. This young man about to be moved up the echelon of the league as a savior since he plays for the big boys now. If we thought he was protected before, we are about to see a whole new age of rigging.
     
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    Rockets should've traded 2019 Harden for the Shai/Jalen/4FRP package, would have gotten even more than that tbh
     
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    GM makes a favor for Lebron by lying/feeding wrong info/convincing owners for a lopsided trade
     
  15. astrosrule

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    There’s always SOME issue with every player not named Jokic. Dude took them to the finals last season. Players do mature though, towns was always kinda a clown but got into way better shape last season. I mean who would you pay if not him?
     
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    jalen who?
     
  17. lakersuck2

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    LeBron gonna be the best thing that ever happened to Luka. Gonna teach him how to go on a diet and stay in shape. He might have never reached his true prime in Dallas.
     
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    Obese alcoholic took them to finals on one leg.
     
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    Luka been out 2 months with a calf strain thats usually one small step from snapping an achilles and him being overwight doesn't help and how is his conditioning since being on the shelf
     
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  20. rockets1995

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    Nico Harrison is a Double Agent for the Lakers and Knicks it seems like it.
     

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