2021-2022 AROUND the NBA: GSW Champs [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

I disagree about it not being close. Trae has already had playoff success, while Luka has not. Luka has the edge overall due to his size and BBIQ,  but Trae is right there as well. Atlanta is playing much better now that they're getting key players back from injury, as well as having better roster construction. Luka is a great great young player, no disputing that. Luka has to mature though. Sometimes he acts like a diva complaining to the refs all time. If you think that trade was one-sided, you'd be wrong. It was a win-win for both teams.TMO though.

I wasn't calling the trade not being close. I was saying if I had to choose one player to start my franchise I'd still choose Luka and for me personally it isn't close. For all the grief we give Luka on defense, Trae is worse and he can't fix it due to his size. Both probably are the biggest complainers to the refs in the league. 

The difference is the Hawks franchise actually built a team around Trae with some incredible trades. I mean they got Capela as a 3rd team. They snagged Deandre Hunter unloading mid-tier first rounders. They signed a BUNCH of good role players each summer, despite overpaying them.

What have the Mavs done? Well so far they've only signed 1-2 free agents a year, and subsequently trade them for pennies on the dollar when they don't work out because they were plan F to begin with. They didn't draft well. This roster is the exact same as it was 3 years ago.  

If you put Luka on the Hawks they are finals contenders and I have no doubt in my mind.