I’ve been saying this for weeks: AD is one injury away from completely ruining his career - or at least whatever trade value he had left.

People kept saying, “We’re not in a rush, we can hold on to him.”

That was utter bullshit back then, and it’s nothing but pure hubris now.

And surprise, surprise - he’s injured again. Anyone shocked by this hasn’t been paying attention.

He played 33% of all games with the Mavs. Since 2018/2019 he had ONE season with 76 games. The rest? 62 games max, a little over 60% on average! And this guy is not getting any younger.

The writing was on the wall from day one. That’s exactly why his value was so low. That’s exactly why we had zero leverage.

What really makes me furious is this collective delusion that AD is some kind of superstar and that we deserve a “nice return.”

This constant reality-denying nonsense is unbearable. Whoever trades for him now is an idiot. (Frankly, they were one before too — but let’s not open the Luka can again.)

So PLEASE, for the love of God: Get real. AD is not a trade chip. He is a burden.

And we should be happy to move him for a bag of beans - ideally one that comes with some form of cap relief.

Only if we accept this, we can collectively move forward and talk about realistic plans.

Thank you, that is all.