Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

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nope.  Securing a championship is the aim.  If we win a championship with AD it's all worth it.

I agree. I think the Mavs are in a great position to win a title. Let's be real, we would love to draft a guy like Luka and win 6 titles. That stuff just never happens anymore. The league is working to prevent that and you can tell by the results. The Warriors were likely the last dynasty. 

If this team is close 2-3 times and gets a title I'm happy with the result. Yes I miss Luka and I'm going to catch Laker games (since I live in the San Francisco area anyway) so that I can watch Luka. But, if you are looking to get the BEST chance to win a title. That's defense. The 04 Pistons won a title strictly by being defensive dogs.

Not only that but this team also has a young core of legit 2 way players in Lively (22), PJ (26), and Christie (21). I totally understand why Nico said now and in the future.

Luka is a blast to watch and seems like a great kid. But, to say he was perfect is just not true. His diet and conditioning will end his career unless he changes it. That's just the truth. If I had to guess, continuing on his current path, he will be done by 31-32. That's if he doesn't turn it around.

[Larry Legend is my favorite all time player. I thought about it after going to bed and just didn't come back and edit it. Larry was a workout warrior in his offseasons. The cake eating thing like FGump brought out was from him during the injury year being bored at home. Larry was all defense a few times. Bad comparison for Luka] Carry on...

MJ played 15 years and LeBron may play 30 at this rate. MJ retired for a year, came back and played 4, retired for 3 years and came back for 2 more (both as an all star).

Guys that don't take care of their body are fine until around 28. Then, it starts showing up. Luka has already lost a good bit of speed and is constantly injured. He will be great in LA because of showtime. He is flashy and fun. But, let's not pretend he is perfect. 

The return for Luka was actually not bad considering the situation. If Nico let's teams talk to Luka they may get nothing in return. That was a real possibility. He would likely say where he would go and who he would sign with. Then, the return quickly goes south. He may just stop the trade all together. Wait until the summer and walk. We got a superstar/DPOY type player in return, Max, and a first round pick. Yes, AD may be injury prone but we just saw Luka miss several months at 25. Do you really think that was going to get better?