Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[KillerLeft]

That phase happened so quick because the Mavs were good immediately following, and had a finals appearance (and should've had a ring) not just 2 years later.

If the team fell apart after 2004 and had to tank, I think the Nash debacle would've been felt a lot worse. 

The Mavs had ideally the perfect team around Luka and were poised to prove their finals run wasn't a fluke. They never got that chance. And now instead of high level basketball the next 3-4 years we are restarting all over again for seemingly no reason at all.

I don't disagree with any particular point. I'm just trying to avoid the beating that this community has become. I understand and acknowledge that we can only work with what the team gives us to discuss, but...yikes.