Def an overpay, I'm surprised this offer wasn't enough for Ainge to give up Kessler. Williams has amazing upside, seems like more of a pick for the future vs going for a vet w/ a more proven defensive history.
He's a very difficult man to be around. I think players have said there's just something off about him. His sense of humor is weird. He says strange stuff. It's fine when he's a dominant player but no one is bringing him in anymore.
Any team w/ Luka is in title contention. Poor Luka, however, is gonna have the same problem in La that he had in Dallas. The team doesn’t have the assets to build a great team around him. And Star players don’t hit free agency any more. If Doncic was smart, he’d sign w/ Denver, Houston, or Orlando
Lakers are gonna build around him just fine. They have servers tradable assets, multiple second round picks and first that will come available next year and oh they are the LA Lakers!!
And I’m gonna do everything I can to put that narrative into the ether. If Luka wants a cushy life in Southern California, he’s got it. If he wants to play on a great team, he’s should go back to Texas in 17 months. #nba #luka #nicowilliams #mavericks
Nah. Good players don’t hit free agency. 2nd round picks are worth next to nothing. They can give him a team of role players. Similar to what he had in Dallas. But they can’t give him a great team like he deserves. He should go to Houston, Denver, or Orlando to win multiple titles.
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Fine, look at it as Luka and Mark for two picks, swap, and Reddish, but Luka is doing some heavy lifting in that spin.
Lakers are lock-in title contenders!
Offense: Luka, AR, LeBron, Rui
Defense: Williams, Vanderbilt, Gabe Vincent, DFS
Besides, we have fucking LUKA DONCIC and LEBRON JAMES. We’ll outscore most teams, most nights.