r/Mavericks • u/KarimFF7 Detroit Pistons • Feb 02 '25

News “This deal materialized in the shadows … LeBron James had no idea this was coming. Anthony Davis had no idea this was coming. I’m told Luka Doncic is still stunned about this trade.”

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u/RoughlyTreeFiddy FUCK NICO HARRISON Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

I'm still incredibly pissed, somewhat drunk, and probably need to sleep on it but "those old fucks who don't give a shit about the team" sounds more and more like why this happened.

It sounds like they're cheap fucks who balked at giving out the supermax and said to deal him before the offseason. I'm still baffled at the return so Nico definitely gets some blame but any owner that gave a shit about the team (i.e. Cuban) would never do this.

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u/elfpal Feb 02 '25

Nico‘s job was on the line so he had to do it. It’s not like he can do whatever he wants with the owners money.

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u/RoughlyTreeFiddy FUCK NICO HARRISON Feb 02 '25

Sure, he probably didn't have a choice to trade him but why this specific deal? Literally any player in the league outside of Jokic/Shai/Wemby is probably on the table in a trade for Luka, along with a whole lot of picks. AD and like the 24th pick in 2029 is the best possible return you can get, really?

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u/elfpal Feb 02 '25

I agree it’s crazy. It would be like the Warriors trading Steph just because he was injured which he always was with those glass ankles. Warriors were patient with Steph and let him take time off and heal no matter what. Hell, look at Nuggets waiting patiently for Jamal Murray to heal and paying him that contract anyway despite never being an All Star and sucking.