NBA 2024-25 Season Thread

According to a number of sources recently, that was the original plan but much of his power has been stripped and he is actually not in charge anymore.

Lakers cannot be done.

They either trade Lebron to Warriors and maybe land Zion in a 3 team deal

OR they make moves to finalize and bring synergy to their main lineups.

Cuban (or whomever is behind this deal) should be shitcanned and nuked into Bolivia’s orbit for not getting the 2031 pick and Reaves in this deal.

Did he not even talk with OKC? Did the owner want AD and Cuban is just enacting the owner’s wishes???

Man this is some wild **** and if David Stern was commissioner he’d 1,000% veto this trade. The CP3 trade he veto’d wasn’t even that bad of a trade!

I can't believe Cuban would allow this. Either he was overruled or something else is going on.

Anthony Davis has been nationally underrated for some time

Of course PERK thinks DALLAS won the trade.

Lakers can trade now for Poeltl from Raptors or Vucevic from Bulls, both who are having very good seasons.

Who would have thought the Lakers would win the Luka/Trae trade.

My prediction is neither team is done. Butler or Fox or someone goes to Dallas

must be something behind scenes with luka, wanted out, acting crazy etc

AD/kyrie team with clunky roleplayer fits because it was built around luka just seems like it has a low playoff ceiling

lakers roster is a mess now too but atleast you have more optionality with luka

I felt like I was literally asleep and dreaming when I first heard about this deal.

Can't wait to see what Luka and Lebron looks like.

What did the Jazz give/get in this deal?

Because Ainge is a crack addict and wanted some 2nd rounders.

what an idiotic trade, can't believe this is my life. stern would veto the **** outta this mutombo-style. what happened to the game i love? game's gone. etc

Hmmm, it might not even be his biggest **** up...

What did they give up? Just picks?

They receive Jalen Hood-Schifino (the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft), plus two second-round picks — one from the Clippers in 2025, and one from the Mavericks in 2025. The Jazz are sending out $55K to each of the two teams involved in the deal, the minimum permitted by the NBA.

Gotcha did not see that anywhere. Thanks

ESPN graded the trade.

Lakers: A
Jazz: B
Mavs: F

I guess the only logic in that trade would be Cuban buying the lakers from Jeanie Buss
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Well there's 1 side for which it makes a lot of sense

How the F does this cheap ass joke Lakers franchise luckbox Luka. Like WTF. Did Jeanie promise regular blowjobs. This is some WWE level stuff

seems reasonable

If the Mavs had come to me and said we will give you luka for LeBron and AD and all your tradable firsts I would have insta accepted. This makes sense for them no matter what else they do. Shocking from dallas