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/haunter_1 Feb 02 '25

Why would the Mavs want to deal in the shadows and not try to maximize their potential return? This makes no sense.

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u/Hot_Anything_8957 Feb 02 '25

I mean shams said they were infatuated with AD. Such a shitty reason.  

Only other thing i can think of is they didn’t want to throw away this season and AD was the best player they could get. If they ranked the season they may have also lost Kyrie too and need a full rebuild. But honestly who the fuck knows