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February 02, 2025
Lakers to acquire Luka Dončić from Mavericks for Anthony Davis, more: The Lakers will receive Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks, sources said. Dallas will receive Davis, Max Christie and the Lakers' 2029 first-round pick.
posted by NoMich to basketball at 10:15 AM - 18 comments
My first thought when I heard the news was: hold on folks, you're getting ahead of yourselves, it's February 1st, not April 1st.
And the Lakers didn't tell LeBron about it. Wow.
posted by beaverboard at 11:22 AM on February 02, 2025
**angry confused yelling noises**
Honestly, I don't root for or against the Mavs, it's that whenever I watch a game of theirs I just want to watch a good basketball game, and we got that with Luka on the team. So yeah, even I am making **angry confused yelling noises** over this trade. I guess I need to jump on Bluesky to see if Mark Cuban is talking about this trade.
posted by NoMich at 11:45 AM on February 02, 2025
This trade is insane. Wasn't Doug Flutie traded to the Toronto Argonauts once because the CFL wanted it for the benefit of the league?
posted by rcade at 01:45 PM on February 02, 2025
Mavericks fans in Mexico will now be paying more...and getting less.
posted by beaverboard at 01:57 PM on February 02, 2025
I'm having trouble believing this is a Mark Cuban decision. The Adelsons own the team and Cuban once said, "If I had to choose between my wife and keeping Luka on the Mavs, catch me at my lawyers office preparing for a divorce."
posted by rcade at 03:53 PM on February 02, 2025
Cuban wasn't involved. It sounds like this was just a personal deal between old buddies Nico Harrison and Rob Pelinka and the Adelsons signed off on it (of course the Busses did too, but you can't blame them).
I don't know, man.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:36 PM on February 02, 2025
Cuban posts a lot on Bluesky, but nothing since this trade.
posted by NoMich at 06:39 PM on February 02, 2025
I'm trying to think of another example of a team losing a superstar like this, in a trade the team wanted, as opposed to free agency or a trade the star demanded.
Luka is a global star not yet in his prime who may end up one of the best NBA players of all time. The Mavericks said goodbye to all that for a 31-year-old star with injury concerns and one first round pick. They didn't even talk to multiple teams to get full value or tell their own coach or players this was being considered.
I can see a lot of fans giving up over this. It's too much to abide.
posted by rcade at 09:06 AM on February 03, 2025
I'll be too old to watch fast moving sports on TV by the time the Mavs cash in that draft pick.
Even when Dallas trades someone that everyone wants gone (Aguirre), they have to watch him win 2 titles with Detroit.
Doncic Mavs gear is still readily available from the team merch sites and fans should all wear his jersey to games for the foreseeable future.
posted by beaverboard at 10:48 AM on February 03, 2025
I couldn't buy Luka gear now. Too much of a bummer.
posted by rcade at 01:40 PM on February 03, 2025
A couple of notes about the trade, both supposedly true:
Mavericks are said to have approached Bucks with a Doncic for Antentekoumpo deal. Milwaukee hasn't stopped laughing yet.
Luka Doncic closed on a $15 million house in the Dallas area about one week before the trade. Talk about bad timing!
posted by Howard_T at 09:44 PM on February 03, 2025
Charles Barkley is saying that the Mavs won this trade.
posted by NoMich at 10:12 AM on February 04, 2025
Charles is trying to balance out stuff he said about San Antonio.
He's got a ways to go.
posted by beaverboard at 11:18 AM on February 04, 2025
Maybe the Mavs are better this year, assuming AD stays healthy, but the trade is a disaster for Dallas long-term. Luka's approaching his prime and AD is about to be on the decline. The Mavs had an all-world talent about to sign a five-year supermax.
The lack of draft picks in the deal is another reason the trade was catastrophically bad for Dallas. When the Nets traded Kevin Durant they got three players and five first-round picks: 2023, 2025, 2027, 2028, 2029.
posted by rcade at 04:19 PM on February 04, 2025
Barkley did clarify that Dallas won the trade for the next 2-3 years.
posted by NoMich at 05:20 PM on February 04, 2025
If Luka spent his money the way I spend mine, he could afford to say: Eff this, I'm off to the Upper Adriatic for a while to think things over. I'll let you know what my plans are in June.
posted by beaverboard at 09:02 PM on February 04, 2025
**angry confused yelling noises**