The return is everything. You can trade a guy like Luka if you're not comfortable... Archived Message Posted by uofi1998 on February 3, 2025, 11:05:52, in reply to "I pretty much said the same thing" ...signing him to the SuperMax. You can't do it without soliciting feelers around the league, and at least from what we've heard, nobody had heard anything. If you get an incredible return, it's justifiable. You can sell that to your supporters. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Um, maybe it’s not real bc it seems wild but HUGE nba trade - Mrap24 February 1, 2025, 23:20:47 Anthony Davis feared to be “out indefinitely” after getting injured in his first game with Dallas* - OB25 February 9, 2025, 20:18:46 I feel bad for the Dallas fans and understand their anger.* - Warrin'_Illini February 10, 2025, 9:17:53 Oh yeah, they have every right to be off the rails pissed.* - uofi1998 February 10, 2025, 9:40:34 perfect* - John Coctostan February 10, 2025, 7:53:52 At least Dallas got 1 half of fake hope* - uofi1998 February 10, 2025, 7:27:21 Looks like 3-5 weeks minimum * - RSMBob February 9, 2025, 20:41:06 Hey 98...tell me why the Suns shouldn't trade Book and KD for a pile of assets - Desert February 6, 2025, 9:22:54 The KD trade on the table with GS would’ve been just fine. - uofi1998 February 10, 2025, 7:26:48 Bulls extended Lonzo apparently. 2, $20M* - AintHatin February 6, 2025, 8:38:16 Why couldn’t the bulls be at the end of one of these lopsided trades? - TarheelIllini February 6, 2025, 8:07:59 Sorry, the Suns don’t have any future assets to give up * - uofi1998 February 6, 2025, 8:47:30 Bad ownership that doesn't prioritize winning.* - Warrin'_Illini February 6, 2025, 8:33:07 Brandon Ingram to the Raps for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, a 1st, and a 2nd - Sammich February 6, 2025, 0:17:37 Lakers not done...trade rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, draft for Hornets' C Mark Williams* - RSMBob February 5, 2025, 23:36:50 15th overall pick two drafts ago, played at Duke - Sammich February 5, 2025, 23:46:06 I thought you meant Cam Reddish - CanHartlebHireSnider February 5, 2025, 23:49:26 I do often confuse Cam Reddish and RJ Barrett* - Sammich February 6, 2025, 0:04:12 Jimmy Butler traded to Golden State.* - Toonces February 5, 2025, 19:18:02 Him and Draymond are gonna fight at some point* - HamptonSki February 5, 2025, 21:04:42 Biggest POS in the NBA* - bjl63 February 5, 2025, 20:03:33 shams link - assassin February 5, 2025, 19:18:51 2 yr 121m extension* - assassin February 5, 2025, 19:29:06 Woah. Seems like a bad idea.* - Chuck Woodaby February 5, 2025, 19:33:01 I know AD is older and has the rep of being broken down - CanHartlebHireSnider February 3, 2025, 11:04:54 Kyrie hasn't said a thing since the trade. I'd be worried about his state of mind - OrangeSox February 3, 2025, 11:28:26 AD is great but the notion that Luka wasn’t the guy to lead them to a championship is absurd - CWR10 February 3, 2025, 11:14:51 My only commentary here is on AD - CanHartlebHireSnider February 3, 2025, 11:18:31 Yeah, he's still great (and now gets to play the 4), but they've basically built an All Star - Warrin'_Illini February 3, 2025, 11:27:27 Agreed. AD + a bunch of first rounders would have been more palatable - CWR10 February 3, 2025, 11:22:30 When he plays, he's still great... but that's the problem. - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 11:08:54 This theory is as good as any I’ve seen - John Coctostan February 3, 2025, 9:03:42 About 1000 people in Dallas simultaneously came up with this line of reasoning - bbonb February 3, 2025, 16:47:40 That is straight out of the Stan Kroenke playbook, and the best theory I have seen* - BradUnderwoodforprez February 3, 2025, 10:56:26 Idiocracy has spread from politics to sports apparently* - HamptonSki February 3, 2025, 10:54:47 Isn't the "Luka's fat, bad at D when he plays it, and not interested in changing" theory fine?* - Chicago1995 February 3, 2025, 10:49:51 that *might* explain why they wouldn't want to pay him the supermax - Sammich February 3, 2025, 10:58:39 I pretty much said the same thing - Chicago1995 February 3, 2025, 11:02:31 The return is everything. You can trade a guy like Luka if you're not comfortable... - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 11:05:52 I thought he had admitted that he didn't talk to any other team* - gvibes February 3, 2025, 11:32:30 You may be right on that...* - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 12:49:06 It's certainly the predictable story that immediately followed.* - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 10:54:28 It's predicable because there's at least some truth to it, right? - Chicago1995 February 3, 2025, 11:01:15 It's the one defensible thing you can say to justify the deal. - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 11:04:04 what's the tl:dr version?* - VIV February 3, 2025, 9:56:15 new owner adelson is big in vegas casinos. been spending lots of money to try to lobby tx leg to - John Coctostan February 3, 2025, 10:32:49 Let us have our GamblingPlex in Dallas or we move the team to Vegas.* - Warrin'_Illini February 3, 2025, 9:59:47 It's Major League in real life. Sort of.* - Sammich February 3, 2025, 9:57:47 This!!* - UofIL6 February 3, 2025, 10:03:39 jr high lcubed was way too excited about the poster cutout of the owner* - lcubed February 3, 2025, 10:20:03 the fact that they only dealt with the Lakers should void the trade entirely, IMO - Sammich February 3, 2025, 9:48:29 It's straight up collusion. There's no other reasonable explanation. - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 10:53:57 The same thing happened with Pau - CanHartlebHireSnider February 3, 2025, 10:02:22 Unless it's Chris Paul.* - Warrin'_Illini February 3, 2025, 10:19:14 The new Dallas owner is a friend of Trump. I think she'll be in the clear but it doesn't explain - Warrin'_Illini February 3, 2025, 9:52:35 And nothing will happen because the Lakers success is good for the NBA as a whole. - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 10:21:44 i know their fanbase has grown, but do they really care that much wrt the cowboys?* - torinese February 3, 2025, 10:25:02 IDK, but having a star stolen from your city is going to create angst even if it is the 2nd pro team - uofi1998 February 3, 2025, 10:49:28 Yep, they're probably still kicking themselves. Charmed life they're leading.* - Warrin'_Illini February 3, 2025, 10:24:51 The GM didn’t shop Luka to any other team * - gvibes February 2, 2025, 20:02:10 Looks like Zach Lavine is getting traded to Sac. No details yet.* - Toonces February 2, 2025, 19:36:44 Absolute malpractice. Edging into forced sale territory. - Sammich February 2, 2025, 17:48:14 Mavs just gave up 50 points in the first quarter* - OB25 February 2, 2025, 15:36:50 91-46 at half* - illini21 February 2, 2025, 15:39:35 When was the last time two top ten players in their sport were traded for each other? - MC February 2, 2025, 10:04:50 Don't recall their rankings at the time, but maybe Paul-Westbrook?* - MojoJojo February 3, 2025, 9:55:20 The Bulls and Sonics *almost* did a Scottie Pippen / Shawn Kemp trade in 1994 - Orangeillini February 2, 2025, 11:01:38 Poor Bronny* - timmer February 2, 2025, 8:06:30 When will he ever catch a break?* - SurfTheBoneyard February 2, 2025, 8:44:57 Was Luka demanding a trade and trying to force his way out? Otherwise this makes no sense. - DT February 2, 2025, 8:01:37 This is bonkers * - illini February 2, 2025, 7:54:35 Very strange that he was offered only to the Lakers.* - gullit February 2, 2025, 7:42:13 I could sorta understand not wanting him I guess. But the haul received back is absurd - John Coctostan February 2, 2025, 7:22:58 wowwwww - what is Dallas doing? * - MC February 2, 2025, 3:36:56 I just got home from a long hard day of multiple activities - Sounder February 2, 2025, 2:52:10 Dots - TarheelIllini February 2, 2025, 7:16:44 Pretty solid tweet - illini21 February 2, 2025, 1:18:37 Miriam Adelson continues to stick it to Mark Cuban.* - Chuck Woodaby February 2, 2025, 0:54:45 Giving hundreds of millions to don jr instead of Luka is certainly a choice* - John Coctostan February 2, 2025, 11:48:34 I can't get over that this trade cost Luke over $100 million dollars* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 2, 2025, 0:43:03 Mavs should have gotten way more for Luka.* - Toonces February 1, 2025, 23:56:09 Had to look at this three times to make sure it was real - illini21 February 1, 2025, 23:47:01 ooo - Mrap24 February 1, 2025, 23:37:31 Can’t remember a breaking news headline taking my breath away quite like this one. - OB25 February 1, 2025, 23:33:07 I don’t follow the NBA that closely but the idea of trading Luka for AD and whatever seems absurd* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2025, 23:32:02 Although it does seem like Luka is kind of having a down year? - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2025, 23:35:13 lol I haven’t been following the NBA this year but Luka averaging 28 8 & 8 - illini21 February 1, 2025, 23:52:25 Luka is injured a lot and not in shape. Also will want a super max in 2 years. - Mrap24 February 1, 2025, 23:36:05 Makes sense to cash in on a guy who’s often injured in order to get…*checks notes*…Anthony Davis?* - DT February 2, 2025, 8:08:38 I see he was eligible for a super max this summer. Looks like this cost him a ton of money* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2025, 23:37:38 I don’t understand* - gvibes February 1, 2025, 23:31:10 ESPN just posted it on X. Unless they got hacked* - DanSaint February 1, 2025, 23:29:13 I mean that can’t be real can it* - BradUnderwoodforprez February 1, 2025, 23:27:39 All over the ESPNs…it’s real* - Illini Guy February 1, 2025, 23:28:42   Searching