Quote Originally Posted by Sheesfaced View Post
lol at trying to spin this in any way other than the Mavs got absolutely fleeced. They didn’t even make it known Luka was available.

Old ass KD netted Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, and 4 unprotected firsts and a pick swap.

A year later Mikal Bridges somehow netted 5 1sts in a trade.

Say what you want about Luka’s conditioning and attitude but he’s a generational talent and only 25.

The Mavs could’ve gotten a way better haul had they made it known he was available.

It’s an insane trade that is malpractice at best and collusion at worst.
They did not want to pay him $345M over 5 years. It does not get any more involved than that. The Mavs obviously wanted to get rid of him. They are not stupid, they probably were sick of him for whatever reason.