Mavs: “No, you stay. We need a tank commander”

He’s a role player at the very end of his career, its how it goes

He bagged Megan Thee Stallion, ain’t nobody worried about him

Might get bought out.

I’d take him as an upgrade over Dalton.

We are creeping ever closer to the point of “there’s no way to make this up to the people of Dallas- might as well start fresh in Vegas”.

the worst part is okay you hate luka u want to trade him, FUCKING SHOP HIM LEAGUE WIDE BROTHER, you will get 10 first round picks and some young players, but nah, bro got fleeced af, how is he able to sleep at night knowing this is beyond me

No way he ever gets a job in sports again right?

Not just Nico, the owner too.

Right? From one of the most exciting team to watch, full of promises and potential, with a young, loyal superstar, just went to the Finals TO future bottom dweller for the foreseeable future, tanking for draft picks because you traded everything to build around your superstar that you inexplicably traded for no reason. Nico being fired did not make me feel any better. Hopefully, Flagg will carry this franchise, but I’d not be surprised if he won’t sign the extension when it comes.

I guarantee in the future Nico is gonna give an interview defending himself where he says “we didn’t follow through and give the trade a chance so we’ll never know”

Crazy to think we were having your number even last year despite our injury induced bad record. Nico basically eliminated your most dangerous opponent in the west.

Bulls is my guess

I think AD’s best fits right now are the Bulls or the Spurs. As a Mavs fan I think the trade machine is prettiest with those teams.

Why not the Hawks? Zingis(re-routed somewhere else) + Okongwu makes it on the money side, and then picks (the big one being the NOLA pick). Trae (when healthy) + AD(if healthy) + their wings is a contender in the east, specially this year it think

Not planet, celestial body

AD to the suns baby, booker and davis the 150 million dollar duo

We can give them the nickname “the salary cap” because they take up the whole thing

Nobody but the Mavs. Which makes him untradeable unless he is bought out. Which also isn’t happening because what sane human would give up a 200+ million payday?

lol right? The Mavs right now don’t make any sense on a team with Cooper Flagg where you obviously want to build around him. 

Especially when both Kyrie and AD are notoriously unreliable. 

You want some vague consistency for your potential star #1 pick to gel.  

Ain’t that karma? Kyrie usually known for destroying organizations by himself. Now he goes to Mavs, becomes a stand up citizen, but this time the organization destroys itself around him.

If Kyrie was healthy right now the landscape would look so different for the Mavs.

Yep he got to underwhelm in the playoffs again but everyone forgot because Luka was so brilliant

FUCK NICO. I miss Lukai

It’s so dumb to believe

Is it really though ? It’s DAL.

It’s astounding how much he fucked the franchise, and I say that as a Kings fan who has watched people fuck our franchise for decades.

I’ve always said that no person could do the damage to a franchise that Stepien did in Cleveland, where they literally had to put rules in place so you can’t fuck up that badly anymore.

It’s fascinating to read up, if you want a deep dive into unchecked idiocy and how it can ruin a franchise.

I think this is as close as you can come with the Stepien rule in place though. Harrison is a Stepien for the modern era, if you will.

Seriously. I still can’t believe this happened and I’m not even a Mavs fan.

This level of incompetence needs to be investigated. Onshore/offshore bank accounts and those of his friends and relatives, investments, everything should be checked on this guy. No sane person could have thought this move made sense.

We were entering an era where LeBron and AD due to age and injuries were becoming a major problem for the Lakers and this idiot bailed them out by sending them a 25 year old superstar who might even become a legend of the franchise.

Feel like Kyrie and Ant would be a really fun pair

Would be a stupid gamble without seeing how he plays after his injury

Never question Kyrie’s ability to lower his trade value even more. He could start saying wild shit any moment.

It’s unbelievable and makes absolutely zero sense. Go into a complete rebuild for NO REASON not even two years since making the Finals. Feel terrible for the fans.

Agree. Unless the Mavs manage to get their 2027 pick back from Charlotte they may as well roll with Kyrie + Flagg + 2026 FRP next season.

Personally, I’d say go full youth movement. Ship out all your aging talent and gather picks.

None of this is ideal right now, obviously. They’re pretty fucked either way.

Absolutely zero sympathy here

He played w Lebron James in his prime

Somehow unhappy and gets Tatum and Brown

Somehow unhappy and leaves to play w KD

Then he plays with Luka

By age 32 you had Lebron, Tatum and Brown, KD and Luka.

I’m sorry he’s an NBA champion who played in 4 finals?

the brick houses they are gonna build will stand strong during the hurricane seasons

I’m not worried about the average redditors GM take. Don’t trade anyone - if anyone it’s AD and Klay.

You can pick up talent with $52 million off the book. But curious to see how AD plays, if he’s a good fit with Kyrie and cooper keep the gang together.

Unless someone offers a shit ton for AD. You make more money selling tickets and TV then you would trading the dude

Found Nico’s Reddit account 

This is panned out, his injury-prone “superstar” got injured. There still wouldn’t have been shooters. This is the team. Can’t rely on the guy who’s never been able to be relied on.

I’d post this exact comment if the rockets and Mavs were flipped. I get it.

It makes so little sense that an investigation needs to be made, and I’m only half kidding.

I can’t imagine AD’s stock getting any lower than it is right now.