TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Mavs2021]

Not sure how you can look at Lukas body language right now and think that losing more is what’s going to keep him around longer. You always talk about tanking as if these guys aren’t competitors. You think Luka was barking “let’s get Victor or Scoot” to Cuban when we walked by all pissed last night?

...and you think trading for Bojan Bogdanovic or Myles Turner (at the expense of our very last assets) and losing to the Warriors/Clippers in the first round of the play-in is going to make Luka look at this roster and go: BOOM. This is a winner. Happy summer time.

Luka might be pissed for three months, but the moment Wembanyama/Scoot/Thompson twin walks though that door he has this thing called HOPE. Where is the hope heading into the 2023/2024 season with the same horrible cap structure and the same horrible aging team? Oh right the big trade. Well nothing stops you from still doing that winning trade after tanking. 

Players evaluate FO performances, future projections, not current wins or losses.

I told you a million times why nobody wants to sign in Dallas in free agency. They think Cuban is dumb and now cheap, too. On top of probably not being one of the more popular owners, due to his "changing the streets when I see black people at night"- comments.

Basically he´s the new Sterling. Does Ballmer have problems signing players to play for the Clippers now? NO. You know who has problems signing players? The guy who thinks you should give 34 year old McGee a three year contract.