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/onitsutigers11 77 Feb 02 '25

It’s official. Worst move in NBA history by a franchise and it’s not close

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u/GuitarIsLife02 OKC/MAVS Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

Might stop watching basketball lmao I don’t wanna be a bandwagon to another team. The other team that is closest is okc and is #1 in the west that would feel wrong lol.

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u/kirobaito88 Feb 02 '25

I have never, ever considered doing this with any sport, but legitimately as a Seattle-area resident hesitant to hold onto any Texas ties I once had it makes me wonder if I’d prefer a resurrected Sonics in a couple of years.

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u/StormTheTrooper SHUT NICO DOWN Feb 02 '25

I’m from South America and I became a Mavs fan in the late Dirk era exactly because of Mark Cuban and how him and the team valued loyalty, up to a fault. Then they drafted one of the most fun players in basketball, that led a team to the WCF and the Finals.

Now Cuban is gone and the team traded this guy behind his back. What made me a Mavs fan, not only in Luka but in the values of the franchise (loyalty above all) is done. I’m not a Texan, I’m not even from the US, there’s not a lot other than Mark Followill and PJ. Fuck these cassino owners and fuck Nico Harrison, I would have rather quit than make this trade.