Luka Doncic Discussion: Lean Mean Slovenian Scoring Machine

Are Lakers WILLING TO TAKE BIG RISKS This OFFSEASON to BUILD AROUND LUKA DONCIC?

 

I just threw PJ on there because I love the way he plays. Herb Jones could easily slot right in there and I'd be more than happy with that. Gafford I think is the key though. He doesn't fit the timeline for the Mavs anymore. They paid him so he wouldn't walk for nothing. I can tell you right now that if the Mavs got a 1st rounder and Knecht back they would be super happy. They are excited about Masai and Flagg. They feel like they have turned the page and are excited about the future again. I think a lot of them (as much as they hate the Lakers) would actually be happy for Gafford to be reunited with Luka.

It's a weird dynamic with Mavs fans now after losing Luka. Me personally, I never looked back. I don't care what they do. I'm all in on the Lakers. There are quite a few that followed that path. Then, you have the Mavs die hards. Their hatred was for Nico and Cuban. Mavs fans have had a love/hate relationship with Cuban ever since he let Tyson Chandler walk after winning a title. People always bring up Nash. But, Chandler is the one that hurt. They win the title after getting TY. They immediately let him walk and don't do anything to really add anything for Dirk's final years. Cuban got some hate for that. Then, there was Brunson. That was the final straw for a lot of them. Then, he hired Nico and sold his majority ownership of the team. I was one that was glad to see him go. But, Nico became a monster and destroyed the organization.

Like I said, it's a very odd dynamic. Nico destroyed the fan base. I have friends that don't even watch NBA anymore and they were die hard fans going to several games a year. The Mavs fan base is down about 35-40% from what it was. Masai, Flagg and the possibility of a new coach have really re-invigorated the fan base. Most of the fan base hated Kidd toward the end. We all knew he was involved in trading Luka.

Sorry to go off on a Mavs rant. I just thought it would help frame why I don't think there will be any reason why the Mavs would avoid trading with the Lakers. As long as they get back something that excites the fans they really won't care. Another 1st round pick and a young shooter would do just that. The real problem for most fans was trading Luka for what was considered nothing.

In fact, one fan on a forum I used to be on said that they traded Luka for a first rounder, a second rounder, and a bag of street clothes.

AD played 29 games in a Dallas uniform. Max was an early 2nd rounder and they got a first round pick for arguably the new face of the league coming off a finals run. The Lakers just happened to be the recipient. I'm happy for the fans that they got Flagg. But, I'm here to stay.