Dallas Mavericks Trade Doncic for Lakers Anthony Davis

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2 hours ago, Herbivore said:

still they played them well without kyrie

That's the problem though. What's the chances of keeping AD and Kyrie healthy? Not good

 

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8 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

That's the problem though. What's the chances of keeping AD and Kyrie healthy? Not good

 

true again. i am just not a Luka fan. i think he is fools gold.

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14 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

true again. i am just not a Luka fan. i think he is fools gold.

People can pick holes into him all they want.  End of the day hes a top talent in his absolute prime.  He just went to the finals and lost to a very good Celtics squad.  He avg 10 more pts a game than kyrie.  Shooting 47% Kyrie shooting 41%  he averages 29/9/5 in thr finals.

Again you can pick holes in his game.  I understand his defensive game. But you cant tell me they got the best offer.  Or anywhere close.  You send a memo out to all teams that Luka is available and they will get 15 offers richer than what they got.  Cuban said he wouldnt of done it.  He basically said add 4 more 1st round picks and we could talk.  

You dont think some middling squad that has no shine wouldnt want an international superstar to be thr face of their franchise?  A triple double waiting to happen?  In his prime?  

When you have an asset like Luka, especially in a game where 1 guy matters more thsn other sports....you get an absolute haul.  Move on?  Ok thats fine but you hold the piece.  You get an absolute haul for him.  

Not an aging AD who always is hurt and some stuff.  

Hey 9ers we will trade you Joe Burrow for Trent Williams.  Who cares if hes old hes still great!  Thats basically what that trade was.  

On no planet can you tell me thr Mavs shopped their superstar around and thats thr best thry could get.  Oh just so happens the team with the """"best"""" offer was thr LA Lakers who were wallowing around with thr setup they have.  Wow what a coincidence!

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1 hour ago, listen2me 23 said:

People can pick holes into him all they want.  End of the day hes a top talent in his absolute prime.  He just went to the finals and lost to a very good Celtics squad.  He avg 10 more pts a game than kyrie.  Shooting 47% Kyrie shooting 41%  he averages 29/9/5 in thr finals.

Again you can pick holes in his game.  I understand his defensive game. But you cant tell me they got the best offer.  Or anywhere close.  You send a memo out to all teams that Luka is available and they will get 15 offers richer than what they got.  Cuban said he wouldnt of done it.  He basically said add 4 more 1st round picks and we could talk.  

You dont think some middling squad that has no shine wouldnt want an international superstar to be thr face of their franchise?  A triple double waiting to happen?  In his prime?  

When you have an asset like Luka, especially in a game where 1 guy matters more thsn other sports....you get an absolute haul.  Move on?  Ok thats fine but you hold the piece.  You get an absolute haul for him.  

Not an aging AD who always is hurt and some stuff.  

Hey 9ers we will trade you Joe Burrow for Trent Williams.  Who cares if hes old hes still great!  Thats basically what that trade was.  

On no planet can you tell me thr Mavs shopped their superstar around and thats thr best thry could get.  Oh just so happens the team with the """"best"""" offer was thr LA Lakers who were wallowing around with thr setup they have.  Wow what a coincidence!

he is a great offensive player, but you need very particular players around him, ones that play D and don't expect the ball in their hands. he did make the finals last year, and got stomped. i was surprised minny sucked so bad in the wcf. luka was torching gobert, finch gotta figure that out. in the playoffs this year, I think you see each team go after Luka. I think it will lead to Luka coming up short again. as far as the trade goes, i get all that you're saying, i just don't think it is as bad as most. AD is a good fit there, and a better option than some draft haul. especially w kyrie there. i think AD and Kyrie have 6 good years left, and this year had a better shot imo. i think the mavs got the guy they wanted.

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6 hours ago, Herbivore said:

he is a great offensive player, but you need very particular players around him, ones that play D and don't expect the ball in their hands. he did make the finals last year, and got stomped. i was surprised minny sucked so bad in the wcf. luka was torching gobert, finch gotta figure that out. in the playoffs this year, I think you see each team go after Luka. I think it will lead to Luka coming up short again. as far as the trade goes, i get all that you're saying, i just don't think it is as bad as most. AD is a good fit there, and a better option than some draft haul. especially w kyrie there. i think AD and Kyrie have 6 good years left, and this year had a better shot imo. i think the mavs got the guy they wanted.

Except the Lakers don't play D but now with Luka they are playing D including Luka. And Lebron and Austin Reeves need the ball in their hands and they and Luka are all getting the ball and all playing at high level with elite stats and winning.

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2 hours ago, Gepetto said:

Except the Lakers don't play D but now with Luka they are playing D including Luka. And Lebron and Austin Reeves need the ball in their hands and they and Luka are all getting the ball and all playing at high level with elite stats and winning.

6 and 4 in last 10. we will see what happens in the playoffs.

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17 hours ago, Herbivore said:

true again. i am just not a Luka fan. i think he is fools gold.

Couldn’t agree more.

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Dallas Mavericks are playing the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. Winner gets into the playoffs. 

Memphis leads 108 - 91 with 7 minutes left in the 4th.

Anthony Davis went to the bench grabbing the back of his right upper calf. The announcer said they've seen him grab his left knee, he's been dealing with a groin injury this game, and low back. AD has 38 points and 9 rebounds so far so he is still playing at an elite level.

 

 

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36 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

Dallas Mavericks are playing the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. Winner gets into the playoffs. 

Memphis leads 108 - 91 with 7 minutes left in the 4th.

Anthony Davis went to the bench grabbing the back of his right upper calf. The announcer said they've seen him grab his left knee, he's been dealing with a groin injury this game, and low back. AD has 38 points and 9 rebounds so far so he is still playing at an elite level.

 

 

He did good tonight and had 40 points, been crap since they got him other than tonight. Dude half arses it most times and constant in the looker room with some kinda injury. He should retire.

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On 4/10/2025 at 10:55 PM, Herbivore said:

6 and 4 in last 10. we will see what happens in the playoffs.

going as expected

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8 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

going as expected

This is great.  I already hated the Lakers, and I already hated Doncic before joining them, so I couldn't be happier.   

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4 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

This is great.  I already hated the Lakers, and I already hated Doncic before joining them, so I couldn't be happier.   

Ditto for Leflop

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23 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

This is great.  I already hated the Lakers, and I already hated Doncic before joining them, so I couldn't be happier.   

Lakers appear to be too small as many feared. Though I wouldn’t be shocked if they came back and won this series, it’s seems unlikely now. 

That’s OK. I think LeBron is healthy enough to play 2-3 more years at this level. They’ll get a couple of bigs in the summer and then they should be the favorites I think. 

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35 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Lakers appear to be too small as many feared. Though I wouldn’t be shocked if they came back and won this series, it’s seems unlikely now. 

That’s OK. I think LeBron is healthy enough to play 2-3 more years at this level. They’ll get a couple of bigs in the summer and then they should be the favorites I think. 

Probably move Reeves. I think Myles Turner and Naz Reid are free agents.

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55 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Lakers appear to be too small as many feared. Though I wouldn’t be shocked if they came back and won this series, it’s seems unlikely now. 

That’s OK. I think LeBron is healthy enough to play 2-3 more years at this level. They’ll get a couple of bigs in the summer and then they should be the favorites I think. 

Lebron is already on the decline.  That will only accelerate in coming years.  He's only under contract through next year and I'm sure the Lakers aren't going to pay him max money after that.  Will he even want or be willing to play beyond next year, especially at a reduced salary?

Regarding big men, it's not just getting big men.  It's getting skilled big men and I don't believe the Lakers have the cap space to do that.  Maybe they shouldn't have traded Zubac for nothing and developed him instead.

Also, despite being a huge Duke fan and J.J. Redick as a player fan, I don't think he's the guy you pick as your head coach for a contending team.  And they're not even in the same league as OKC in the West.  So, they're not going anywhere for the duration of LeQuit's career and probably not foreseeably after either.

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53 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

Probably move Reeves. I think Myles Turner and Naz Reid are free agents.

Naz Reid doesn't play like the type of big they need. But I'm sure they will address the center issue. I think they keep Reeves though

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2 hours ago, jerryskids said:

This is great.  I already hated the Lakers, and I already hated Doncic before joining them, so I couldn't be happier.   

Agreed, i'm loving this.  Would only be better if they were losing to Dallas 

But I like this Wolves team a lot.

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33 minutes ago, Strike said:

Lebron is already on the decline.  That will only accelerate in coming years.  He's only under contract through next year and I'm sure the Lakers aren't going to pay him max money after that.  Will he even want or be willing to play beyond next year, especially at a reduced salary?

Regarding big men, it's not just getting big men.  It's getting skilled big men and I don't believe the Lakers have the cap space to do that.  Maybe they shouldn't have traded Zubac for nothing and developed him instead.

Also, despite being a huge Duke fan and J.J. Redick as a player fan, I don't think he's the guy you pick as your head coach for a contending team.  And they're not even in the same league as OKC in the West.  So, they're not going anywhere for the duration of LeQuit's career and probably not foreseeably after either.

well said

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53 minutes ago, Strike said:

Lebron is already on the decline.  That will only accelerate in coming years.  He's only under contract through next year and I'm sure the Lakers aren't going to pay him max money after that.  Will he even want or be willing to play beyond next year, especially at a reduced salary?

Regarding big men, it's not just getting big men.  It's getting skilled big men and I don't believe the Lakers have the cap space to do that.  Maybe they shouldn't have traded Zubac for nothing and developed him instead.

Also, despite being a huge Duke fan and J.J. Redick as a player fan, I don't think he's the guy you pick as your head coach for a contending team.  And they're not even in the same league as OKC in the West.  So, they're not going anywhere for the duration of LeQuit's career and probably not foreseeably after either.

Yeah I don’t buy any of this. But we’ll see. 

[Herbivore 1,119]

well I nailed this one. Luka taking a beating on the shows this morning. Redick taking heat too, but I don't fault him too much. Harrison getting some grace.

[posty 2,643]

Damn shame that LeFlop, err LeBron, was ousted in the first round again...

I miss the Lakers teams with Magic/Kareen/Worthy/etc. and Kobe/Shaq/etc.

[SaintsInDome2006 440]

I was happy to see the Lakers and the association thwarted. And the Twolves are a fun team, they have turned it around which is hard to do in the NBA.

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Lakers will win it all next year. 

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Just now, The Real timschochet said:

Lakers will win it all next year. 

This will go as well as your other predictions. 

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I saw a clip of a classic Lebron flop from last night.  Laying on the geound in agony.   Haha.  Im 175lbs.  If I ran into the same guy like he did, I may not of even fell over.  

Trump got shot and got up much faster to tweet said.  Haha

 

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1 hour ago, listen2me 23 said:

I saw a clip of a classic Lebron flop from last night.  Laying on the geound in agony.   Haha.  Im 175lbs.  If I ran into the same guy like he did, I may not of even fell over.  

Trump got shot and got up much faster to tweet said.  Haha

 

What is crazy is that he has convinced himself he is not a flop artist even though you can find like an hours worth of clips of JUST him flopping. 

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I missed it, what happened, did LeBron win??? 

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1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said:

Lakers will win it all next year. 

With Bronny now a year under his belt, it is a lock...

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6 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

I missed it, what happened, did LeBron win??? 

Yes... He is hitting the links early again...

[Mark Davis 356]

Father Time catches us all. I was hoping to make bank on my Lakers tickets with a deep playoff run. But you could tell from game 1 this was a bad matchup for them. LeBron’s age is showing. Not a slap to him, he’s held it off a long time. 

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Disappointing they lost a couple of close games against the T-Wolves. Rudy Gobert 27 points and 24 rebounds and 2 blocks. Lakers will address the roster (add a big) this offseason and come back stronger and better.

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18 minutes ago, posty said:

Yes... He is hitting the links early again...

Thank you, I just needed to hear it again. It never gets old. 

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I'm an Austin Reaves fan. https://lakersnation.com/lakers-news-austin-reaves-self-critical-of-performance-vs-timberwolves-vows-to-get-better/

Reaves admitted that while the whole team could have played better, it all falls back on him individually.

“I really just don’t think we played good,” Reaves said. “Give credit to Minnesota, they played a really good series, but I think it comes down to just us not being us. And obviously I didn’t have the series that I wanted to have, so you can point the finger at me. I really don’t care, I wasn’t good enough to help us be successful and I wish I could’ve done more. But I didn’t, I struggled. You live and you learn. I guarantee that I’ll get back to work this offseason and I’ll be better.”

Reaves was then asked about the specific things he wants to work on this offseason after a poor performance in this series. He was frank about his evaluation, but did not lack for confidence on improving moving forward.

“Just play better,” he said. “I feel like I’m talented enough to do that and I feel like I’ve proved over and over again throughout my whole life, there are millions of people that would’ve never known me if I wasn’t here in this position. Because, frankly, nobody ever thought I was gonna be in this position. So I’ve continued to prove myself over and over again and I’m gonna go to work and do the same thing next year, that’s really it. I just needed to be better and I wasn’t. And unfortunately, I can’t go back and start the series over.”

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10 hours ago, Gepetto said:

I'm an Austin Reaves fan. https://lakersnation.com/lakers-news-austin-reaves-self-critical-of-performance-vs-timberwolves-vows-to-get-better/

Reaves admitted that while the whole team could have played better, it all falls back on him individually.

“I really just don’t think we played good,” Reaves said. “Give credit to Minnesota, they played a really good series, but I think it comes down to just us not being us. And obviously I didn’t have the series that I wanted to have, so you can point the finger at me. I really don’t care, I wasn’t good enough to help us be successful and I wish I could’ve done more. But I didn’t, I struggled. You live and you learn. I guarantee that I’ll get back to work this offseason and I’ll be better.”

Reaves was then asked about the specific things he wants to work on this offseason after a poor performance in this series. He was frank about his evaluation, but did not lack for confidence on improving moving forward.

“Just play better,” he said. “I feel like I’m talented enough to do that and I feel like I’ve proved over and over again throughout my whole life, there are millions of people that would’ve never known me if I wasn’t here in this position. Because, frankly, nobody ever thought I was gonna be in this position. So I’ve continued to prove myself over and over again and I’m gonna go to work and do the same thing next year, that’s really it. I just needed to be better and I wasn’t. And unfortunately, I can’t go back and start the series over.”

That was kinda a stack team with James, Doncic and Reaves. I didn't watch it and thought they go far and guess not.

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5 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said:

I didn't watch it 

Most people don’t anymore. 

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So Mavs tie the biggest jump up the lottery and get the #1 pick?  

Hahaha.....yeah nothing to see here.  

[avoiding injuries 1,536]

30 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

So Mavs tie the biggest jump up the lottery and get the #1 pick?  

Hahaha.....yeah nothing to see here.  

The top 3 picks playing out like it did had a .00012% of probability. 

[avoiding injuries 1,536]

2 hours ago, avoiding injuries said:

The top 3 picks playing out like it did had a .00012% of probability. 

Correction… .0095%
 

No need to embellish obvious fraud. 

[Mark Davis 356]

2 hours ago, avoiding injuries said:

Correction… .0095%
 

No need to embellish obvious fraud. 

The year they quit drawing the envelopes on live tv any credibility they had went out the window. You can argue the frozen envelope theory on Ewing to the Knicks. But there’s no excuse not to run those ping pong ball lottery machines in front of a live camera unless you don’t want people to see for some reason. 

[Mark Davis 356]

BTW I think we just found out Cooper Flagg is the player to be named later in the AD/Luka trade. My only mistake was not seeing that coming.