In a late-night NBA blockbuster, the Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Dončić to the Lakers. Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/610... - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 26 days ago

In a late-night NBA blockbuster, the Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Dončić to the Lakers.

Details:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6106196/2025/02/02/luka-doncic-trade-lakers-anthony-davis-mavericks/?source=bsky_hq

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mvp27.bsky.social•26 days ago

I get the mavs, but why are the lakers dumping AD?

dalerojodcf.bsky.social•26 days ago

Unbelievable wow. Amazing change

larry-m.bsky.social•26 days ago

I don't like this. Lakers have no paint defense now. Rob Pelinka better pull off more moves!

ladycc1929.bsky.social•26 days ago

WTF?!!!!

saucybrucru.bsky.social•26 days ago

🤯

keyboardg.bsky.social•26 days ago

Luka is going to have to give up minutes to Brony because daddy runs that show. They won’t even make the finals. Dallas won’t make the playoffs.

isthismyhotmail.bsky.social•26 days ago

This is definitive proof that the Mavs hate their fans and will do anything to make them suffer.

jroha.bsky.social•26 days ago

Can some explain why the Mavs made this trade? Genuine question

brianakitten.bsky.social•26 days ago

jroha.bsky.social•26 days ago

Concerns about the same guy who took them to the Finals last season by massively overachieving? And who is a top 5 player at the very worst? Something is off.

brianakitten.bsky.social•26 days ago

Screwing him out of that money is wild. I would be so pissed.

jroha.bsky.social•26 days ago

I agree. Although these theories make a lot more sense the more I think about it.

visualizeandcreate.bsky.social•26 days ago

He is a #BallHog

sqube.bsky.social•26 days ago

I just need someone to explain to me why Utah was involved in this trade.

I assume it's some kind of administrative NBA rules thing, but I can't make heads or tails of it.

coolcatsandkittens.bsky.social•26 days ago

It's the Danny ainge special.

yeen125.bsky.social•26 days ago

Bucks trading Ray for Payton is no longer the worst trade in NBA history.

nadirzenith.bsky.social•26 days ago

Lots of deals where the team didn't get an All Star back. Barkley for Hornacek, Lang and Perry e.g.

unknxwn.bsky.social•26 days ago

🤯

sparkyasu.bsky.social•26 days ago

crazy

sushantrao.bsky.social•26 days ago

Why is Utah involved?

They aren’t giving up any picks or players?

oakislander27.bsky.social•25 days ago

The kind of move that gets you run out of town lol. Imagine going down in sports history as doing one of the worst trades ever lol. The fanbase is manic here in DFW. What a crock lol

samnotscott.bsky.social•26 days ago

Even Sam Presti couldn’t pull this off

splayer100.bsky.social•26 days ago

like how does this even make sense

kirceis.bsky.social•26 days ago

There's been communication about the "10 next years" of the Lakers that does make sense.
To a degree, so does the "giving a shot at the title" to AD.
But from the Mavs perspective i find the reasoning quite odd

j-nice-withspice.bsky.social•26 days ago

Guess they took some notes from the WNBA and NHL shakeups recently.

biojenkins.bsky.social•26 days ago

Lakers defense is gonna suuuuuuck

biojenkins.bsky.social•26 days ago

Mavs get an F
Lakers get an B

Feel bad for Davis. Move him to Memphis today!

jrizy.bsky.social•26 days ago

I can’t believe they let LeLuka become a real duo.

blakelcsw.bsky.social•26 days ago

Dallas is dumb.

lakers-lover.bsky.social•26 days ago

Fuck yea they are

itswhateverbruh.bsky.social•26 days ago

my bf and i broke up this is great news to me! 🫶

jxgblue.bsky.social•26 days ago

I was shocked but then …

It makes sense.

Mavs already have Kyrie to play PG

And the Lakers had . . . Nobody

megachao24.bsky.social•26 days ago

I'll like to have the Moonshine and the boxes of magic shrooms the Mavs currently have because WTF is this trade?!

I'm a Spurs fan and even I'm questioning this move.

rhyswl.bsky.social•26 days ago

Celtics fan and I’m baffled. Must be thinking right now kyrie and AD both won before can they do it again. Saw in the finals Luka defensively was an issue if matched up again same would happen. But no way I’d be sanctioning that trade with the age of Luka

jakefromstate.bsky.social•26 days ago

What in the actual fuck

lolsniperftw.bsky.social•26 days ago

blockbuster doesnt even begin to put it lol. This may be one of the most shocking sports trades of all time

oakislander27.bsky.social•25 days ago

Top 5 worst of the century for sure lol

fightonwave.bsky.social•26 days ago

Wild trade

potaytopotato.bsky.social•26 days ago

That iso ball in LA tho...

ericthomason12.bsky.social•25 days ago

That's giving up a lot to get rid of Markieff Morris but... quite understood.

oakislander27.bsky.social•25 days ago

😂

scottwsu81.bsky.social•26 days ago

This is insane. Maybe Bron is going to get another ring and then retire.

abthetrainer.bsky.social•26 days ago

I'm back to being a Lakers fan.

nolimitlum.bsky.social•26 days ago

What the actual hell???!!

fmatony.bsky.social•26 days ago

Mavericks must be snorting that powder

cartmen29.bsky.social•26 days ago

Luka is a fat lazy oaf who's always dinged up he really doesn't make the Lakers better. KD is old and broken this is a meh move

spraynstarch.bsky.social•26 days ago

KD plays for the suns bub

cartmen29.bsky.social•26 days ago

Sorry AD either way my point stands true. This is not a winning trade

spraynstarch.bsky.social•26 days ago

I agree with everything you said otherwise

cartmen29.bsky.social•26 days ago

I just see a scoring PG/SG or a ball handling SF however you see him does nothing for them. It didn't work when Westbrook was there it won't change now

lolsniperftw.bsky.social•26 days ago

Had to have been some off the court stuff. How do you let a guy whos 25 and nearly wins the title go easily

restofstuff.bsky.social•26 days ago

He’s coming off a calf injury and doesn’t play defense. And he’s seen as unwilling to get into better physical shape.

lolsniperftw.bsky.social•26 days ago

You have to pass a physical to be traded. However hurt he is cant be that bad or major for the mavs to give up and rebuild

cn18.bsky.social•26 days ago

Blackout trades

fmatony.bsky.social•26 days ago

Yeah someone who is definitively your franchise player too.

cartmen29.bsky.social•26 days ago

He's a terrible franchise player he was out of shape for the finals.. The one time you need a franchise player he scored yes but he's a negative everywhere else on the court and he has no wind

playthat.bsky.social•26 days ago

Finally got the LeBron replacement, A.D. sure wasn't it.

eatgreedy.bsky.social•26 days ago

2029 omfg bruhhhh 🤦🏾

Optimistic if anything.
We literally might not even make it to ‘27

aapples43.bsky.social•26 days ago

Mavericks must know something about Luka that they don't want to deal with down the road..conditioning?
That's the only way this makes sense

brianakitten.bsky.social•26 days ago

dudebroing.bsky.social•26 days ago

Nuclear bomb going off in the NBA.

winter-is-coming.bsky.social•26 days ago

hcottymo.bsky.social•26 days ago

So the Mavs were the ones that approached the Lakers about Luka. Was there something going on between Luka and the team that we didn’t know about? It’s hard to believe that thy would trade a young, arguably Top 5 player like that. AD is a beast, but he’s on his way down.

stepbackstats.bsky.social•25 days ago

Still in shock

alexmatthewsar.bsky.social•26 days ago

Why the bloody hell are We trading one of our best player in this Trade? Luka Doncic is a good player too but this is mindboggling from Lakers Front office. Hopefully We actually win a Championship with LD on the team. #Lakeshow

rhyswl.bsky.social•26 days ago

Luka 25 so got one of the best attacking players in the league at a good age. Problem is will he ever get himself into the best shape and work really hard to become an ok / solid defender? Celtics last finals just battered him again and again drained him. Genuine shock at the news though seeing it!

mrudig13.bsky.social•26 days ago

This is insane.

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