Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[mvossman]

I think we all would. The question is: will that be what happens, or better yet, is that what would have happened?

Of course we don't know.  But I think Bird and Jokic (who had similar questions earlier in his career) are fairly good comps for Luka.  I don't know if he will ever reach quite that level, but if I had to guess it would be that he is in the MVP conversation more often than not in the next 6 years.  If I were to take a similar guess on AD, its that he is close to the end of his peak, and that as he approaches his mid 30s his perimeter defense will start to suffer and the injuries will become more common.  These are just guesses, but if they are in the ballpark then that was obviously a terrible trade.