Iām all in on the theory of Lebron to Dallas
And hereās why:
Lakers are moving on from lebron because of his age
But canāt judge trade him because of how that looks
They need a new star (Luka)
Dallas has 2 of LeBronās friends - and Klay - to be the structure for a comeptitor
All star suggestions:
Skills challenge - remove it
1v1 - include it
Dunk contest with defender - add it
Have non NBA guys in the dunk comp - absolutely
NBA and WNBA pet peeve:
Reporters starting a question with āim just curiousā¦ā
It doesnāt need to be added to a sentence
In fact, the only reason I suspect itās added, is to demonstrate naivety and defuse a situation
The more I review it, the more I think the warriors did great business securing butler
Again, a 2 year deal is risk free because you improve your team AND donāt get into Butlerās ādanger zoneā with teams
The team lost Klay but basically added players AND butler
I also think KD wasnāt ever on the table
Phoenix allegedly didnāt want Miamiās butler and JRich trade offer because they spent so heavily to get KD initially
And even the GSW trade offer of butler and pieces was rejected
I donāt think phx were ever serious
Overall, really good trade deadline by Dunleavy
And now itās over to Kerr to maximise it
Plus, I actually think having Butlerās edge will replace the edge I genuinely feel like Dray has lost
Iām currently at the point in the Luka trade where, although I fully see the potential of AD & Ky, and even though I think theyāll make another big move in offseasonā¦
ā¦thereās nothing that will replace Luka being traded
A player of that caliber wonāt be seen again in my life
Both golden state and Miami did well out of the deal:
Miami removes a player who didnāt want to be there and gained multiple assets to plug in to a winning team
GSW added an top tier talent on a short deal which will align with Curryās career
Win-win
Iāll say it:
KD and Jimmy switching teams is the right move for both ball clubs
Jimmy has something that KD doesnāt - KD is arguably too similar to Booker
And KD on the Heat, under a Team USA coach, alongside bam and Tyler⦠š®āšØ
If the aim of an nba team is to win a title, is the second best version of being the team that wins it all in a season, to be a team that gets to the finals and does it with a guy they drafted
Who also happens to be mid 20ās
And one of the best players on the planet
Iām all in on the theory of Lebron to Dallas
And hereās why:
Lakers are moving on from lebron because of his age
But canāt judge trade him because of how that looks
They need a new star (Luka)
Dallas has 2 of LeBronās friends - and Klay - to be the structure for a comeptitor
They just need that final piece - initially I thought theyād make a play for KD but they havenāt got enough to give up
But the lebron signing makes sense
He has a player option for next year
Has he already been briefed that this needs to be the move
Itās the softest landing spot for him - anywhere else is either a non competitor or the fit isnāt right
His timeline for his career - 2/3 years - tied in with probably the remaining years of Kyrie and AD
Both teams get what they want
And thatās WHY it happened how it did
Imagine if nicoās whole play was to get lebron and AD in Dallasā¦
Give up Luka and allow the lakers time to run Luka and lebron for a year
And then LeBron joins Dallas
As Iām, that was the whole plan - pelinka gave up the right to re-sign lebron for Luka