Hear me out, maybe the Mavs knew that Luka will be deported soon under this new fascist administration so they were just trying to get some value. Only American born NBA players will be allowed next season.
Good article
A couple for things:
Luka is bad enough on defense that the Celts mercilessly hunted him in the finals and crushed the Mavs. He is REALLY bad. Playoffs and regular season are very different animals.
Luka is, at best, the 5th best player, Jokic, Ginannis, SGA, Tatum are all better
I can get behind this theory of defense but I still don’t understand the lack of return in the trade. Yes, AD is an Allstar but his injury history is concerning. Mavs future is compromised tremendously with just a single pick coming back to us.
Well, if you look around at the top 10 players in the league, who do you think they could have gotten along with a number 1 pick and good role player?
Jokic-no
Giannis-no
SGA-no
Tatum-no
Embiid- probably
Durant-probably
Brunson-no
Ant-no
Mitchell-yes
Brown-probably
Who'd you rather have?
Someone ask Bill why the Celtics winning titles in a 10 team league with Bill Russell count. But not the Minnesota chips? Insecurity problem when in the modern NBA let’s say the 80’s. Celtics have five chips in the modern era, playing in a real league with more than 10 teams and no three point shot
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A couple for things:
Luka is bad enough on defense that the Celts mercilessly hunted him in the finals and crushed the Mavs. He is REALLY bad. Playoffs and regular season are very different animals.
Luka is, at best, the 5th best player, Jokic, Ginannis, SGA, Tatum are all better
Jokic-no
Giannis-no
SGA-no
Tatum-no
Embiid- probably
Durant-probably
Brunson-no
Ant-no
Mitchell-yes
Brown-probably
Who'd you rather have?