Justin, Rob, and Wos are back to give their thoughts on De’Aaron Fox getting traded to the Spurs (3:11) and Zach LaVine getting sent to the Kings (12:40). They give their thoughts on each side of the trade. Then they take another look at the Luka Doncic–Anthony Davis trade. Wos gives his initial thoughts, and then they discuss the news that’s come out since the trade and what these teams will look like moving forward (30:24).
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37 Comments
How can trading Luka be a “fireable offense” when it was approved by ownership?
Nico valued his friendship with pelinka MORE than any packages he couldve gotten. Immediate fire imo
I love this trade for the Mavs.
I watched the nba finals last year. The logic for trading Luka is beyond obvious. Please stop with revisionist history. He was a literal traffic cone. He got hunted by Sam hauser. He was embarrassed nationally and showed he will collapse under pressure or in the big moment. Luka is western conference Embiid. Stop pandering.
The Kings are doing the Bulls thing with Sabonis! That's a huge piece the Bulls never had. I think the Kings got better.
Jason Kidd's face at the press conference said it all.
Has ONE person in the media considered maybe luka isn’t as good as yall think he is???
Call me crazy but usually when literally every1 agrees, every1 is wrong
Luka is not mercurial lol. Luka is intentionally disrespectful n degrading to be ppl. Windhorst said it was fitting that he cussed out his own bench after he fouled out of game 3. Brian was repeating what he’s heard from the team for a long time that night.
Is that not a good reason to let someone go?? Idk how yall are built but there’s no1 on earth that can be that disrespectful towards me n there not be any consequences.
Esp when there ARE alternatives ! Maybe there’s not another Luka out there but there are plenty of avenues to becoming a better team.
Then throw on top of if all the legitimate concerns w Luka- injuries, shape, effort, by in, defense, n general lack of versatility. It’s not that crazy to let Luka go.
Lakers aren’t gonna win anything w that guy
I see something else going on with the Luka and Fox trades – there is a devaluation of talent occurring. The peak was Gobert for an obscene amount, now it's all-star and all-NBA for simple equivalence. Perhaps owners are stepping in to deflate valued…
Wosny only man hired from the ringer that doesnt look like a legitimate gay twink. GJ Wos.
Zeke earned that chain
Lavine lurked out of ‘bad contract’ territory by game 30 this year. He’s not top 20 in bad contracts
I think the shady, lunatic Adelsons are basically insider trading out of Luka knowing her friend’s administration is about to burn this country to the ground
What a deal for Spurs. Gave up so little to acquire a all star caliber player
Anybody throwing shade at the Mavs for trading Luka sounds like the kids in high school shocked Jonny the QB dumped Peggy the cheerleader….”durrrr, iF i HaD a ChAnCe WiTh PeGgY, i’D nEvEr LeT hEr Go.” Well you don’t and you never will. Mavs didn’t value Luka as highly as some you so they traded him for someone they believe is a winning player for the Mavs. Nobody cares what you would do. You’re a fry cook at Wendy’s, a janitor at the local middle school, an angsty teen with no skills or talent. Nobody cares. I hope Luka balls out and the Lakers stay competitively relevant. I hope the Mavs and AD start winning some games and make a push. I hope D. Fox and Wemby tear it up. Cause as a Grizzlies fan, we fine in the West.
The Laker positives are having Luka get to be under Lebron tutelage for a little while. They already have good relationship and he is Lebron favorite player. If Luka can learn the health stuff from Bron and how to be a face then its over for the game.
Should’ve learned from Jordan’s Last Dance doc. Management can also be an obstacle for superstars too.
The problem is the new Mavs ownership. I don't think it was a matter of not wanting to pay him more so than a matter of them wanting to show who has the power. Billionaires suck. They only want more power and have egos even bigger.
wos is about to call HR
Fox doesn’t do anything at an elite level. He’s not a great playmaker very average. He can’t shoot the ball. His finishing is average at best analytically his true shooting percentage isn’t good . He doesn’t really move the needle.
Its not an F for the CHA pick. Its essentially a LATE/LATE first with a benefit of not having to guarantee the contract. Theres a good amount of productive 2nd rounders in the last few years so at the end of the day, two very high 2nd round picks have some value. With their payroll so high its a benefit to save costs associated with depth as they try to contend.
What i want more than anything, is for this trade to blow up in LA's face. Just to see all the backtrack videos from the talking heads
De’aaron Fox does have experience playing with other point guards.
It was a freakin disaster.
If you have Fox you put the ball in his hands primarily or there’s no point in having Fox
Never trust a dude with a receding hairline, state trooper mustache and a Hanes white tee XXL. Don't Don't It! 0:20
JOHN CENA 👋🏿
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Bulls pick was top 10 protected this year, but only top 8 protected for the next 2 years. Probably wouldn’t have conveyed this year which means they could have a harder time conveying in next year if it doesn’t land in top 8. Having it back just gives peace of mind for them that their pick won’t go to the Spurs in the next 3 years.
Great breakdown with Big Wos Rob and Justin. It is hilarious to hear that everyone was shocked. There is definitely something we don’t know about Luka. I love the Fox trade for big Vic. He is definitely what they needed.
I've never seen Rob this mad 😂
Fringe all nba? Lol
Based on what JV said about Wembey and Keegan Murray, I'm curious about how he views time.
Spurs were the benefactors of a player and his agent poisoning the well on his trade value. Good job, I guess?
Dallas owners are casino owners from Las Vegas, not basketball fans, Lakers being good makes for more money in Vegas with sporting betting. This was a microcosm of an LA democratic, under the table move. Someone should look into the Dallas GM’s bank account to find the answer. Just saying!
Luka is jj reddick 2.0 .
How long does Nico Harrison keep his job? A year?
Rob's gotta let the tiger out a little more, i particularly enjoyed when he said "sign me the fuck up" 😄
Stern would have vetoed it, but then I guess Adam Silver is ok with the lakers getting Luka…
Was that a Dune reference at 42:55? (The Erewhon comment, lol)