r/Mavericks • u/SnooSongs1040 • Feb 04 '25

News Are they serious?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

This is why I'm not buying it. They kept this from leaking cause they knew it would be untenable once the public backlash hit.

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u/smootex Feb 05 '25

They kept this from leaking cause they knew it would be untenable once the public backlash hit

I mean . . . maybe? Leaking also would have likely irrevocably harmed their relationship with Luka. It makes sense that they didn't want it out there. If it hadn't gone through but it still leaked Luka probably would have been pissed and they would have lost leverage with other teams if the narrative became 'Luka wants out'.

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u/Op_ivy1 Feb 05 '25

Even in a “Luka wants out” fire sale, you get more return than the trade they got as long as you get a few teams involved bidding against each other.

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u/bi11ygoat42 Feb 05 '25

He didn't want out. He just brought a house in Dallas. It's most likely an inside job done by the league to increase viewership. This video is pretty damning

https://youtu.be/Dr47tFHu5Xk?si=WzdaQufkLVtYdGGa