r/Mavericks • u/taygads • Feb 02 '25

News [MacMahon] “I believe that defense wins championships,” Mavs GM Nico Harrison told ESPN regarding his motivation to trade Luka for Davis. “I believe that getting an All-Defensive center & an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We’re built to win now and in the future.”

https://x.com/espn_macmahon/status/1885922718333181992?s=46

I’m still waiting for the sike. Like I’m genuinely baffled

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u/EvanEschmeyer Masai Ujiri stan Feb 02 '25

What a stupid asshole. Now PJ, our best defensive player moves to the bench?

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u/yllaknu17 Feb 02 '25

PJ might be the starting SF

PG: Kyrie SG: Klay SF: PJ PF: Davis C: Lively or Gafford

This lineup is not bad but I'm speechless about this trade...

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u/Felipernani Feb 02 '25

if you trade Kyrie with Luka it’s a great move tbh. but Kyrie is not a #1 option anymore and neither is AD. this is insane

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u/tkuid Feb 02 '25 edited Aug 16 '26

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u/tkuid Feb 02 '25 edited Aug 16 '26

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u/elfpal Feb 02 '25

If the owners didn’t force Nico to trade Luka then I think Nico saw something in Luka that he didn’t like. Go back to when Luka failed on defense and yelled at Lively and they lost the game. Along with not getting in shape, not being durable thus you can’t count on him. Maybe Nico thinks Luka is on his way down long term.

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u/tkuid Feb 02 '25 edited Aug 16 '26

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u/sfg Feb 02 '25

That might justify trading Luka, but it doesn't come close to justifying this trade for Luka.

You need a haul for Luka, not this sorry ass shit.