Has it only been 14 games since???? Jesus.

Coop’s already logged more minutes in a Mavs uniform

At this point I could see him getting traded back to the Lakers, giving them depth where he can rest more. Because the nba just fuckin loves giving Lakers hand outs.

Luka hasn’t exactly been the picture of health, but he has already played 44 games for the Lakers (39 regular season, 5 playoffs).

This has got to be one of the most pathetic walk backs I’ve ever seen in sports. Did not even take a full 12 months to realize the monumental mistake you made. Like yeah in a vacuum it’s the right move but how tf do you sell your owner and people in charge as competent when they can sign off destroying a championship team so easily

Luka in his prime*

That 2029 first round pick is just what this team needs! My nephew in high school is a baller I swear. 

 So they basically gave up Luka for nothing in the end lol

We knew that when the trade was announced 

They cannot go down this line of thought. Falling for sunk cost is the worst mistake they can do right now. The blood was already spilled, it is not going back no matter what. Focus on the future instead of trying to earn a bit less of downfall.

Nico, unfortunately, owns the Mavs and Mavs fans forever 🥀

Luka for Max Christie. Who says no?

Truly the worst transaction in sports history. Nico is an absolute idiot.

Trading Luka got them Flagg though indirectly lol

14 game rental. Not even one fifth of a season

Can you really call it a rental when he could barely play?

Anthony Day-to-Davis has a better ring to it than Street Clothes. 

Crazy Barkley coined that term street clothes (I think) and he won’t condemn ‘his friend’ Nico for one of the worst trades of all time. 

I’m not big on conspiracy talk, but man, this is the kind of trade that makes people think the NBA isn’t on the up and up. LOL

Nico when he saw a 25 year old average 33/9/9 in the regular season and bring them all the way to the finals.

This might be one of the first times I’ve seen a team initiate a rebuild completely from just stepping on a bomb of their own creation. The modern Browns are probably the closest equivalent

(It already has)

It’s one of the most unfortunate things to happen in recent sports history outside of deaths and actual important stuff that means something. This prick didn’t deserve to land Flagg from 12 to 1, after not even trying to tank but getting some injuries and barely missing the playoffs. Now when Flagg turns out to be a good player, people will be like “eh I guess they at least got Flagg back”, when in reality Nico Harrison expected to contend last year and this year and didn’t plan for a top pick

I’m not NOT implying anything 🤷🏻‍♂️

Didn’t the Lakers get LeBron by failing hard into the number 2 pick 3 years in a row while being a mismanaged train wreck?

That’s like 85M in salary. What kind of a trade are you envisioning?

Keep for the tank. D’Lo is exactly what Dallas needs right now. Win 15 games the entire season. 

You telling me teams don’t want someone who hasn’t played for months and will want 60m next year at age 33?

IMO its a mistake trading him. Keep him on low minutes with lots of breaks, keep Kyrie shutdown for the year, tank into a top 5 pick. Run back in 2027 with Flag, hopefully healthy AD and Kyrie + another top pick. That’s better than rushing into a rebuild where you can’t get a huge haul of picks.

He’ll be able to show it on the Bulls, don’t worry

No need to rebuild. AD+Flagg for Luka

That makes sense. It seems like it’s smart to sit him for at least an extended period of time, and who ever trades for him would wisely do the same or at least know it’s a possibility he’s gonna need more time to get healthy

A few reasons

1. That strategy locks you into keeping AD. He has a player option in 2027 which he will likely opt out of to get a new deal, meaning his trade value next year will be significantly lower. Not to mention the longer you keep him the more likely it is he gets a truly devastating injury that destroys his value

2. Unless you’re committing to sitting him this year, he will play and win you games and while this is a deep draft, the Mavs do need to maximize their prospects for a top pick because this is there only chance to grab top lottery talent to put next to Flagg

3. Not having your own picks doesn’t mean there’s no incentive selling on AD. No, you don’t get your own picks but the more assets you get for him the more assets you have for a rebuild. They could also get creative and try and get at least one of their picks back in any trade

I know he’s an aging veteran, but this is still selling low. They can at least wait half a season to see if he looks better and see what happens with Kyrie.

Come to think of it, the Nets might be willing to trade for injured players if they’re famous and watchable.

Do you think Nico Harrison’s only goal was just to be remembered by history? If so he really knocked it out of the park.

Since Babe Ruth was traded.

need a third team to get involved picks wise

I mean if there is one thing the clippers need it’s more older, injury prone stars. It’s worked great so far

“hey AD, we’re sending you back to LA”

“great, saw Bron’s back too”

“about that…”

Win win

As a Lakers fan, I love this. AD is still a world class big man

It was tragic from the beginning

Uhhh this is wild and I never thought I would type this but at this point, give me Ayton and his ¹⁵⁄₁₀. AD, love him, has fully returned to being street clothes. I don’t know if I’d trust my main big being AD right now with those calf/achilles injuries.

With ADs contract realistically only the Clippers and Heat can make it work

We’ll give him to you for Reaves

Nico please come back this fan is not humbled at all.