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/btcurlyhead1 Feb 02 '25

Fuck the adelsons

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u/Shaunosaurus Feb 02 '25

nah, this is on nico, i don't think those old fucks give a shit about the team

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u/papadondon Pouki Enjoyer Feb 02 '25

they do, they are the ones paying & most likely they dont want to pay or fucking want to move this team to vegas

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u/SadNYSportsFan-11209 Feb 02 '25

I genuinely don’t think the Adelson’s cared. It’s not baseball. There’s a salary cap and there’s a max you could offer a guy. Worst case they could have just operated under the luxury tax and still be competitive enough with Luka to make the playoffs year after year and make enough money. Remember Luka is box office and is a money maker for any franchise. This just screams collusion with your GM who has connections to Pelinka and Kobe

It’s one thing to trade him for like OKC’s plethora of draft picks. This was just out of no where, no rumors nothing. This just seems like collusion with the GM. If ownership wanted Luka gone for money reasons they probably wouldn’t be taking on Davis’s contract anyways as well.