Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

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Kyrie has the Mavs by the balls now, with Luka gone.

Maybe he'll do them a favor because they resurrected his career...but if he has a ruthless agent, he can demand everything.

I mean, I guess, but I don't really see how it's different with AD than with Luka, from his perspective, I really don't. I think the motivation on his part to help the team still exists.

I think Luka was probably NOT the guy Kyrie would've chosen to play with originally, had he controlled his destiny more coming out of Brooklyn. I think his career was on the ropes a little back then and he smartly grabbed the lifeline the Mavs offered and made lemonade. I'm sure he'd have much rather gone somewhere and partnered with someone his own age, in a perfect world. If so, this is probably going to seem like a welcome change to him at some point, if it's not already.

I get what you're saying - they're both creators, and now there's only one left, which gives him leverage. But, where's he going to go that's going to be better than this? I say again: Do we not think Kyrie might be excited to have the ball more? We know Brunson sure was.

None of this meant as support for the trade, I just don't think this particular part of the sky is as likely to fall as some.