Trade: [DAL/BKN] Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, 2029 1st round pick, 2027 and 2029 2nd round picks

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Like to see Luka get some help but can’t stand Kyrie so hoping this blows up.

 

[Terry Yake]

nets would be dumb to trade KD unless they''re looking to rebuild

they've got a pretty deep team even without kyrie

 

[Melrose Munch]

 

[GKJ]

I like how this came together in 3 days. Meanwhile in the NHL, it takes like 4 months to move a 4th liner.

 

[Terry Yake]

not surprising that he didn't want to deal kyrie to his preferred destination. basically like how pop traded kawhi to the furthest city away from home (which worked out in the end)

reports are that the nets wanted both reaves and christie from the lakers in addition to the 2 1st rounders. glad they hung up the phone after that demand

 

[Mirka the Turka]

The Mavericks are gonna be dominant

Plus Luka is gonna keep Kyrie in check. Kyrie realizes he is playing second fiddle to Luka, and the best thing for his career trajectory is to be the second option to a guy getting constantly double teamed. Kyrie can put up amazing numbers besides the best player in the league.

I see the Mavs winning the title this year with this combo if everything goes right. Luka on his own carried the Mavs to the WCF last year.

 

[Melrose Munch]

I like how this came together in 3 days. Meanwhile in the NHL, it takes like 4 months to move a 4th liner.

Gotta love the cap!!!

 

[GKJ]

Gotta love the cap!!!

Quite frankly, the NBA cap is more complicated. Just NBA players have more control because they’ve figured out how to wield their power. At least the ones who have it do.

 

[BostonBob]

not surprising that he didn't want to deal kyrie to his preferred destination.

reports are that the nets wanted both reaves and christie from the lakers in addition to the 2 1st rounders. glad they hung up the phone after that demand

If true then that's a dumb move on his part. The rumored deal I hear was Kyrie and Joe Harris to the Lakers for Westbrook and 2007 and 2009 1st round picks. There might have been some other junk included by both teams to make it work for the salary cap. That sure sounds a lot better then what Brooklyn ended up with. As a Celtic fan Kyrie on the Lakers would have scared the crap out of me as there was a 50% chance this would make the Lakers an immediate contender.....of course there was also a 50% chance there would have been a huge implosion on the Lakers.

Plus Luka is gonna keep Kyrie in check. Kyrie realizes he is playing second fiddle to Luka, and the best thing for his career trajectory is to be the second option to a guy getting constantly double teamed. Kyrie can put up amazing numbers besides the best player in the league.

Well sure because that worked out so well in Brooklyn where Kyrie was the second fiddle to Durant.

 

[MMC]

 

[Jack Straw]

I’m sure Nets fans are getting all misty reading that.

 

[Voight]

So Nets go from being contender in open East to likely being out of playoffs if they trade Durant as well

NBA is a joke in how they have let players hold team's hostage and continually let them ruin franchises.

Someday an NBA owner is going to learn to say no again

Thats what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.

I like this for Dallas.

Quite frankly, the NBA cap is more complicated. Just NBA players have more control because they’ve figured out how to wield their power. At least the ones who have it do.

You also have a higher cap ceiling with half as many roster spots to fill.

 

[Melrose Munch]

not surprising that he didn't want to deal kyrie to his preferred destination. basically like how pop traded kawhi to the furthest city away from home (which worked out in the end)

reports are that the nets wanted both reaves and christie from the lakers in addition to the 2 1st rounders. glad they hung up the phone after that demand

So they wanted all the depth. Tsai isn't slick.

 

[GKJ]

Thats what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.

I like this for Dallas.



You also have a higher cap ceiling with half as many roster spots to fill.

Not really, the players still take up all the cap and every trade still has to be dollar for dollar.

Imagine if in the NHL, they only had 2 rounds of the draft, and only 30 players signed to contracts instead of 50. Just have less things to trade so they have no choice but to trade players.

 

[These Are The Days]

Poor Luka

Wasting his career in Dallas

Where would have been better for him to be drafted? Not everyone was so high on him on his draft day

 

[MMC]

 

[These Are The Days]

The Lakers were Kyrie's preferred destination? Jesus Christ son, do NBA players just think the rest of world doesn't exist outside LA and NYC or what?

 

[Terry Yake]

If true then that's a dumb move on his part. The rumored deal I hear was Kyrie and Joe Harris to the Lakers for Westbrook and 2007 and 2009 1st round picks. There might have been some other junk included by both teams to make it work for the salary cap. That sure sounds a lot better then what Brooklyn ended up with. As a Celtic fan Kyrie on the Lakers would have scared the crap out of me as there was a 50% chance this would make the Lakers an immediate contender.....of course there was also a 50% chance there would have been a huge implosion on the Lakers.



Well sure because that worked out so well in Brooklyn where Kyrie was the second fiddle to Durant.

shams reported it so it's likely true. plus it makes sense that tsai would demand a massive haul from the lakers if his main goal was to not trade kyrie to his preferred destination

 

[Jack Straw]

Where would have been better for him to be drafted? Not everyone was so high on him on his draft day

Phoenix could have had a backcourt of Luka and Booker for a decade+. They also got Bridges in that same draft.

 

[These Are The Days]

Phoenix could have had a backcourt of Luka and Booker for a decade+. They also got Bridges in that same draft.

I mean yes, but as far as I'm concerned, Ayton has been the right pick. Anything looks better in hindsight. If Luka was their target they'd have just been smart to trade down

 

[Jack Straw]

I mean yes, but as far as I'm concerned, Ayton has been the right pick. Anything looks better in hindsight. If Luka was their target they'd have just been smart to trade down

I like Ayton a lot but PGs are much more important than bigs in today's NBA. And yeah, they probably could have traded back to #3 to get him and possibly picked up another 1st. At the time I thought Phoenix would take him. If I remember correctly he had a relationship with their coach at the time. Of course, if they had done that maybe they don't hire Williams the next season.

 

[MMC]

 

[Elvis P]

The Mavs are 2 1/2 games out of 11th place and Luka is hurt. The new Mavs will score, but they'll give up more. I don't see them winning a playoff series.

 

[BostonBob]

Anybody catch the highlights of Kyrie " It's never my fault " Irving's press conference today. He actually said this with a straight face:

- I did what I was supposed to do, took care of my teammates, was incredibly selfless in my approach to leading....
- I wish them well. I left them in fourth place.

This guy is truly clueless.

 

[Breakers]

Anybody catch the highlights of Kyrie " It's never my fault " Irving's press conference today. He actually said this with a straight face:

- I did what I was supposed to do, took care of my teammates, was incredibly selfless in my approach to leading....
- I wish them well. I left them in fourth place.

This guy is truly clueless.

This cat saying

"This has been in the works for years, since year 1"

its blows my mind how out touch with reality he is.

ohh really bud, this chain of events has been in motion since year 1 that you signed there.