There's only three logical/plausible explanations for this (presented in order from least likely to most likely):
3) This is a mandate from the new owners because Luka wouldn't bend the knee/kiss the ring. Billionaires are used to having their ass kissed and being acquiesced to, and Luka ain't about that action. He gives less than zero fucks about whether or not someone likes him, and didn't play nice with the new bosses.
2) A massive Luka scandal is about to drop. Something like he's the #1 whore runner on the Bulgarian club circuit, or has a 20% stake in the Sinaloa cartel.
This is stupid, but this trade is one of two times I've ever actually cried tears of sadness as the result of something one of the teams I follow did. The first was after Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, & then today. He's the greatest player the Mavs have ever had and definitely the most exciting, with all respect to Dirk. It feels like someone died. I never got to see him play in person and was going to go when he came off the DL. They can rattle off multiple championships after this, & it won't matter because the guy that made it special is gone. It's like if they traded Dirk halfway through the season following the '06 Finals loss. And it's to the fucking Lakers.
Yes Neima i agree and Luka is the greatest ever I have ever seen from day 1. I am beside myself. This is insane. I cancelled my Mavs TV Im out. This is like trading Babe Ruth. I cant make sense of it.
"Well, let's be clear: I'm the one making the decision and [Kidd]'s supportive of it, so it's me," said Harrison, who has made major trades before the deadline in each of his four years as Mavericks GM. "I don't do anything that's scary. I think everything that we do, we put a lot of work into it, we study it and we re-study it and we go back. I understand the magnitude of it."
This is my HSO: they think Luka hit his ceiling and didn't want to continue down this path. Moving on. On the other hand, I think it's crazy that AD is ALL THEY GOT FOR IT.
This is bullshit. Ego in front office cant cash this check. They have stolen our present and future. Took away the equivalent to our Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson. F it.
Not "our", they sent away a Jordan/Magic equivalent period. Take any franchise, find their best player they've ever had, and trade them away at the beginning of their prime for pennies and make the future worse off. This is unforgivable.
Maybe Trump is adding a 25% tariff on foreign born athletes and the Mavs are just getting ahead of it?
Hahahaha, girl talk.
There's only three logical/plausible explanations for this (presented in order from least likely to most likely):
3) This is a mandate from the new owners because Luka wouldn't bend the knee/kiss the ring. Billionaires are used to having their ass kissed and being acquiesced to, and Luka ain't about that action. He gives less than zero fucks about whether or not someone likes him, and didn't play nice with the new bosses.
2) A massive Luka scandal is about to drop. Something like he's the #1 whore runner on the Bulgarian club circuit, or has a 20% stake in the Sinaloa cartel.
1) Luka's been fucking Nico's wife.
I feel sad! The Mavs used to be a team that made us feel proud to be from Dallas.
At least our team will suck ass as much as the team from Arlington.
Las Vegas losers
Fuck you, Nico. Fuck you, Patrick Dumont. Fuck you, Adelson. Fuck you too, Mark Cuban, for selling the team to them.
sports pain in my sports heart, y’all
This is stupid, but this trade is one of two times I've ever actually cried tears of sadness as the result of something one of the teams I follow did. The first was after Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, & then today. He's the greatest player the Mavs have ever had and definitely the most exciting, with all respect to Dirk. It feels like someone died. I never got to see him play in person and was going to go when he came off the DL. They can rattle off multiple championships after this, & it won't matter because the guy that made it special is gone. It's like if they traded Dirk halfway through the season following the '06 Finals loss. And it's to the fucking Lakers.
Yes Neima i agree and Luka is the greatest ever I have ever seen from day 1. I am beside myself. This is insane. I cancelled my Mavs TV Im out. This is like trading Babe Ruth. I cant make sense of it.
This from Nico at the press conference:
"Well, let's be clear: I'm the one making the decision and [Kidd]'s supportive of it, so it's me," said Harrison, who has made major trades before the deadline in each of his four years as Mavericks GM. "I don't do anything that's scary. I think everything that we do, we put a lot of work into it, we study it and we re-study it and we go back. I understand the magnitude of it."
This is my HSO: they think Luka hit his ceiling and didn't want to continue down this path. Moving on. On the other hand, I think it's crazy that AD is ALL THEY GOT FOR IT.
This is bullshit. Ego in front office cant cash this check. They have stolen our present and future. Took away the equivalent to our Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson. F it.
Not "our", they sent away a Jordan/Magic equivalent period. Take any franchise, find their best player they've ever had, and trade them away at the beginning of their prime for pennies and make the future worse off. This is unforgivable.
Fuck Miriam Adelson
Fuck Nico
Rooting for the Eagles to win the Super Bowl so I can temporarily hate someone more than Nico