That't right. 20 of 30 teams are at 170M or more payroll this year. Of the 10 teams below that, only two are good, and that is because extensions kick in next year where they will be over 170.DannyDuberstein said:
I just don't see it. Max deals and supermaxes are just part of operating in this league. The vast majority of teams are in the $170-200mm payroll range. They are going to spend close to the same money regardless. It's not like they've saved meaningful $$$ given AD is highly paid
nbbob said:94chem said:PatAg said:maybe SGA, Jokic, Giannis94chem said:MW03 said:An anonymous NBA executive was asked if he knew Luka Doncic was available and how much he would offer in a potential trade:
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 2, 2025
His response? “Everything.”
Wow. (via @esidery) pic.twitter.com/JtSYnNA8EB
Other than Wemby, name one player in the entire league that Dallas couldn't have gotten for Luka.
SGA is a Mav in a heartbeat. So are Joker and Giannis.
Ant. No disrespect, but bwahaha. Brown, Tatum...in a heartbeat.
I know you've been gut punched and I feel bad for Mavs fans but if you think they'd get SGA "in a heartbeat" I have to strongly disagree. OKC has been built on defense and switchable wings. Luka is not that in the mold even a little bit. He's a top 5 player but to assume the Thunder would jump at the chance to lose SGA for him is speculative at best. And silly at worst.
MW03 said:
I have watched a lot of professional sports over the years. I don't think I've ever been hurt over a trade or someone changing teams. This is a first. I know, HTFU and all that. But I really think I might be done. I'm not even all that mad. I'm just ambivalent towards this team in the same way I am the cowboys. And at this time last night, I would called myself a super fan. Wow.
AggieMPH2005 said:
Is there any way this is somehow tied to the decline of Regional Sports Network money and the new owners not being willing to do the super max as it would take them into the red?
Like maybe the organization thought it was better to look stupid than broke? Either way F them just trying to find some type of rationale that isn't an NBA conspiracy.
zgolfz85 said:
I've tried every mental gymnastic possible and I can't think of single rationalization for this 24 hours later. I've listened to a dozen pods, been down reddit theory threads, talked to fellow Dallas buddies, etc. I got nothing. And, if another big shoe is to drop like us getting jimmy or someone else, I still am adamantly against this trade.
Also, where does this leave Kyrie?
zgolfz85 said:
Also, where does this leave Kyrie?
EllisCoAg said:
From the 1310 thread
Bob summed this up pretty well
Quote:
The Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade that is so lopsided and out of left field that you cannot even believe it is real. It feels like the NBA allowed the Lakers to write up a deal and submit it without the Mavericks having any say in the matter.
https://bobsturm.substack.com/p/quick-hit-mavericks-trade-luka-doncic
look at Kidd while Nico talks LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/UMqUZPvLBX https://t.co/muBddEOu5Q
— Jake (@SuperiorNBA) February 2, 2025
Sharing this A+ analysis on the Luka trade by the always insightful @chris_kratovil
— Adam Loewy (@LoewyLawFirm) February 3, 2025
Makes a ton of sense to me from the #txlege angle - esp considering Lite Patrick likely done next Session.
Good stuff. Read it 👇🏼 #txlege #MFFL pic.twitter.com/VPtBPhgIeu
Nico Harrison at the the Dallas Mavericks press conference:
— MFFL NATION (@NationMffl) February 2, 2025
“The future to me is 3-4 years from now. The future 10 years from now… They’ll probably bury me and [Jason Kidd] by then, or we’ll bury ourselves.”
Not what you want to hear from your GM.pic.twitter.com/uZ5oYpLtu8
shack009 said:Spaceship said:
Kings get Lavine and three 1sts….see how that works Nico??
Only first that is worth anything is Charlotte's pick this year. And it will likely be towards the middle of the lottery in a draft that falls off a cliff after the first few.
They also didn't get a top 10 player…
shack009 said:Spaceship said:
Kings get Lavine and three 1sts….see how that works Nico??
Only first that is worth anything is Charlotte's pick this year. And it will likely be towards the middle of the lottery in a draft that falls off a cliff after the first few.
They also didn't get a top 10 player…
Zachary Klement said:Sharing this A+ analysis on the Luka trade by the always insightful @chris_kratovil
— Adam Loewy (@LoewyLawFirm) February 3, 2025
Makes a ton of sense to me from the #txlege angle - esp considering Lite Patrick likely done next Session.
Good stuff. Read it 👇🏼 #txlege #MFFL pic.twitter.com/VPtBPhgIeu
Interesting.
live now: https://t.co/Di6GmyzoOk@thedumbzone "Their rebuild is effed:" pic.twitter.com/uq9i7AenDY
— Checking (@checkdgafmeter) February 2, 2025
Seven Costanza said:
First time I've ever heard Nico speak. He looks and sounds like an incompetent moron.
Man I'll vote for every anti-gambling fool on the ballot just to spite people like thatZachary Klement said:Sharing this A+ analysis on the Luka trade by the always insightful @chris_kratovil
— Adam Loewy (@LoewyLawFirm) February 3, 2025
Makes a ton of sense to me from the #txlege angle - esp considering Lite Patrick likely done next Session.
Good stuff. Read it 👇🏼 #txlege #MFFL pic.twitter.com/VPtBPhgIeu
Interesting.
It would have an impact on the Dallas economy.TxAG#2011 said:
Meh seems far fetched that a bunch of reps in Austin would care even if the team was good.
Threaten to move a terrible team and everyone would just shrug their shoulders.
That is definitely possible too, though.DannyDuberstein said:
I don't think it's a grand gambling conspiracy. I think it's an ownership group that doesn't know basketball, doesn't have winning championships as a priority, and therefore put the basketball side of franchise in the hands of a guy who has been in the league for all of 3 years. A guy who got lost in analytics, angry about Luka's weight, and gradually talked himself into doing an insane deal while consulting only his buttbuddy who was going to be primary beneficiary of said deal
