On today’s episode, Tim MacMahon of ESPN joins Bomani Jones to discuss his new book The Wonder Boy. They start off the show discussing Dirk Nowitzki’s relationship with Luka Dončić and why Nowitzki was against the trade happening. Tim continues to share how both Rick Carlisle and Mark Cuban lost the Dallas Mavericks locker room which led to other roster changes including acquiring Kristaps Porziņģis. They round out the show with Tim saying why the Kyrie Irving trade was initially controversial but ending up working out great for Dallas and if there is anything Nico Harrison can do to recover his image after trading away Luka Dončić?
Link to Tim MacMahon’s book The Wonder Boy: Luka Dončić and the Curse of Greatness – https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tim-macmahon/the-wonder-boy/9781538740712/
0:00 – Intro
7:27 – Dirk Against Luka Trade
16:03 – Carlisle & Cuban Lost Locker Room
30:48 – Kyrie Irving Trade
38:18 – Nico’s Image Recovery
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34 Comments
He needs time to find a new producer I guess I miss Sean already!
28:00 💀💀💀
“Yesterday’s price is not today’s price” ~ Sean’s contract negotiations.
Ayo, sup with the video and audio quality…missing Sean already!
Atl fucked up not drafting luka. Glad the mavs owners traded him. They don't deserve a playoff team
No one should let Nico off the hook for essentially ROBBING Luke of over $100 million! Luka earned that money. Nico is a common thief.
I think the Mavs new owners threw Nico under the bus.
the Mavs media turned into closed circuit television. Focus on Dallas, and do not say ANYTHING about Luka performing well in Los Angeles.
Great episode!
when do the chants go from Fire Nico -> Sell the team?
They booed Jerry Krause’s widow, I’m tired of rich people not even telling good lies. I think Sports GM’s should be the first to be replaced by AI!
Great pod ✊🏾
Tim MacMahon keeps acting like there's something in this book worth reading or as if he just blew the cover off some secret CIA files. Bro has an unreadable garbage book about a franchise nobody cares about and it was already done being written before the luka trade even happened…. The ONLY interesting thing about this team in 30 years isnt even in it LMFAO.
ESPN got rid of you weirdos for a reason.
Tim McMann seems cool n smart never got to hear him talk without Windbag Windhorst constantly overtalking n interrupting while he's talking. Good job Bo
And thats why ur not a GM
Luka is a ball hog though, if you want the majority of your team's shots at 45% and 35% for three
Come back Sean!!!
Stupid idiots ruined everything in the city
The basketball world has heard Nico speak for a total of 30-45 and can’t stand his lying buffoonery…imagine how one of the best players in the world felt after four years of his corporate doublespeak, Dunning-Kruger ramblings?
Aye wave and bomani I'm seriously putting in my resume as the next producer of the show. Where do I apply? I'm not joking, I actually do this for a living.
We talked about Luka on Monday. Why the fuck are we still talking about Luka?? There's real deal actual playoff games being played right now
Right now the Sands Corp wants to build an arena/casino/resort/hotel destination anchored by the Mavericks. After these last 2.5 months of disfunction which hasn't been contained yet would you:
1. do business with such a chaotic organization?
2. grant these guys a gambling license, assuming that you would even legalize gambling in the first place (if you're the Texas Legislature)?
As Strother Martin says in Butch Cassidy: "I've go morons on my team."
Nico’s kid: “I’m not eating my dinner!”
Nico: makes phone call and leaves the room
Nico’s kid: “who’s at the door?”
Orphanage: “Good evening, we’re here to pick you up…your father has put you up for adoption”
😮
Tim didn’t want no part of the other “element” lol
These comments 🤦🏾♂️😂 it’s not that bad. Just in a transitional period rn!
Has Bo changed his stance that there's no losers in a trade?
Nico….the useless idiot
X brought me here long live the real X
Man this was a great pod!!! And a great breakdown of Luka
Tim stop with the story of loyalty to Slovenia and not picking Spain. Ronaldo did not pick Brazil. That does not happen in Europe. I mean his father is serbian and if he had family there maybe but Spain no way. they will block his passport from Slovenia 🙂
LONG STORY SHORT…Brooklyn Nets traded Mikal Bridges for 4 unprotected 1st-round picks from the Knicks + more crap, Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert for 4 first-round draft picks + Malik Beasley + Patrick Beverley + Walker Kessler + Jarred Vanderbilt + more stuff while Nico Harrison traded Luka Dončić for a bag of peanuts…Nico Harrison, "During his work at Nike, he botched a 2013 presentation to Stephen Curry, where according to Harrison he may have called him Seth, and the presentation used was made for Kevin Durant. This, along with not offering Curry a signature shoe, caused the superstar to switch from Nike and sign with Under Armour." — Wikipedia
"Backstabbed"? Damn, people talk about Luka like he's the greatest winner in NBA history.
Luka & Windhorst are similar! They both are fat & dont give any effort defensively! 😂
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