1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,000 JTS 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Yeah 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:16,000 Just in time sports 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Life is good 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Look, this is just a town sports 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Come and get your weekly takes 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 His opinion from the heart 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,000 He can never show you faith 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 If you winning or you losing, he gon' tell it to you straight 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,000 How you talkin' basketball without a Jordan Browner face? 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,000 If you got the hottest takes, you better come and make your case 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,000 If you win a couple games, he might even show you grace 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,000 JCS on every platform, we go with adaptation 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Numbers going up the charts, we create the separation 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Louisiana, 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is just in time sports, come and get your weekly takes 27 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 He gon' tell it to you straight 28 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Welcome into the show of definitely like, grade, and subscribe to the Just In Time Sports podcast 29 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,000 on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 And of course, don't forget to follow the social media handle 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:52,000 at J Times Sports, rp at J Times Sports for all your breaking news and updates 32 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,000 Alright, cool, I had to get out of the way 33 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,000 I had to get the business of the thing out of the way 34 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Because normally if you guys are listeners here, you're active listeners, you know 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,000 I say that, and didn't hear my great intro song from my guy B-Roy 36 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Check out his new music on Apple Music, it 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the old, oh my god, I feel like ancient 48 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Remember the Woz, this would have been a Woz Bomb from the heavens 49 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:07,000 This is probably the biggest bomb to hit the NBA 50 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Oh my god 51 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Oh my god, I mean, outside of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant 52 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,000 That hit the world, but I'm trying to see 53 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Oh man, when was the last time we had a moment in NBA, as far as player acquisition to this level 54 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Golden State, Kevin Durant to Golden State? 55 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:38,000 As a pure free agent, when that firework went off on July 4th, was it 2017? 56 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:45,000 That might have been the last time we had an acquisition of this level 57 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Definitely was the last time we had, no, no, that was the last time we had acquisition of this level 58 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:57,000 We have never, in the history of the NBA, ever had a trade of this level 59 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Now, I am not a basketball historian, I cannot go back to, I wasn't around when Kareem got traded for whoever, right? 60 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:10,000 I wasn't around, you know, but think about trades in NBA history 61 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,000 And I don't know how to tell you what that trade turned into, you know what I'm saying? 62 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:22,000 I don't care what trade, like, for instance, Paul George for Shea Gilder's Alexander 63 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,000 Was very heavily a Clippers favorite trade 64 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,000 And now Paul George is on the sixes as a shell of himself 65 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 And Shea Gilder's Alexander is one of the best 10 players on planet earth 66 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,000 Like, that ended up becoming one-sided, but even then, it became one-sided 67 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:42,000 It wasn't one-sided at the time, it became one-sided 68 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:48,000 And in terms of stars, Shea Gilder's Alexander was, Shea Gilder's was not pictured that level of player 69 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,000 You think about Shaq, but Shaq's a free agent, one of the Lakers 70 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 LeBron technically was traded to the Miami Heat in a signing trade 71 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:04,000 But, I mean, there is no other trade in NBA history you could even begin to compare this to 72 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:08,000 Not one iota 73 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:15,000 Luka freaking Donchich has been traded at 25 years old 74 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 I mean, right beside 75 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:25,000 I mean, right next to a 76 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Right next to a Supermax stanchion, I mean, he was Supermax eligible within months 77 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:38,000 I mean, within absolute months 78 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Of getting the biggest contract in NBA history 79 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,000 And, you know, was going to basically, was going to literally change the landscape of the NBA 80 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,000 And be Dallas' superstar for his career 81 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:55,000 I mean, I remember Dallas fans being like, oh my god, this is amazing 82 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Because it would allow, they were going from Dirk to Luka 83 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,000 And they would never have to think about another star 84 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,000 And, you know, right as Dirk was aging out, you get Luka 85 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,000 You know, it was one of those things where it's like, oh, this is perfect 86 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:21,000 And then this happened, and, you know, per me at Just In Time Sports 87 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:27,000 But others have added details as well, but per myself at JTS 88 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:33,000 The full trade, and like I said, it hit, I mean, it's going to be an instant release, so it hit 17 hours ago 89 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,000 So, right around 11 p.m. 90 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,000 The full trade, Lakers are getting Luka Donchich, Markieff Morris, and Maxie Kaliba 91 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,000 The Mavericks are getting Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 20-29 first round pick 92 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,000 And the Utah Jazz are receiving the Jazz 93 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,000 Danny Ainge always finds his way into these deals 94 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,000 And he actually is the second deal he's jumped in 95 00:06:54,000 --> 00:07:01,000 You know, he always finds himself in these deals 96 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:07,000 But he picks up Jalen Hush, Shafino, a 20-25, Clippers second round pick 97 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,000 And the Mavs second round pick 98 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,000 Also in 20-25 99 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,000 I mean, wow 100 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,000 I mean, literally, it was 101 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Wow, like, that, it was a literal wow 102 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,000 I mean 103 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,000 It was one of those moments 104 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,000 Where 105 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,000 It was literally just like 106 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Wow 107 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,000 I mean, like, it came out of nowhere 108 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:48,000 There was no rumblings on either side 109 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:53,000 It was a situation where it was like, oh yeah, we've been hearing about 110 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:58,000 We've been hearing about Anthony Davis 111 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 Is potentially on the move, and I wonder who 112 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,000 Man, who's AD going to get traded for it then? 113 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,000 Boom drops, Luka, you know what I'm saying? 114 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Or it wasn't a thing where Luka requested a trade 115 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,000 Or got disgruntled or was unhappy 116 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,000 And then everybody's trying to figure out 117 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,000 Man, I wonder who Luka's getting traded for 118 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,000 Boom drops, Anthony Davis 119 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,000 There was no smoke on any side 120 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,000 And I always say during trade season, whether it's smoke, that's fire 121 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Like, you heard about the Jimmy Butler stuff 122 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 And now Jimmy Butler's all but trade out of Miami 123 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Like, he's not gone yet, but he's probably out of Miami 124 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:35,000 You've got, you've had moments throughout history 125 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Where there's smoke, there's fire in the NBA 126 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Enough people talk about somebody getting moved 127 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Odds are they're going to get moved, right? 128 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:48,000 And so this was no smoke 129 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:53,000 Luka's been out before Christmas with a calf injury 130 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,000 AD's been out for the past couple of games 131 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:06,000 Due to brain cramp 132 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,000 He's out due to adductor strain, I believe 133 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,000 You know, something pretty decently minded 134 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,000 But he's been out with an adductor strain for the past week or so 135 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Because Luka's a 2-0 in the game, he's missed 136 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:25,000 I mean, and you're just, it's literally a, it's wow central 137 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:32,000 And I guess I'll start off with the shocking side, which is the Maverick side 138 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Because to me, I have more rationale in my brain about the Laker side, right? 139 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:42,000 But if you're on the Maverick side, the only thing I could possibly think of 140 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:48,000 Potentially, possibly, even a little bit 141 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:55,000 Is the fact that your, they, now a report came out 142 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Okay, let's go back 143 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,000 A report came out, like right after the trade went down 144 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,000 That the Maverick, you know, every reporter on the planet now 145 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 They're all scrambling, they're all calling their cons to an organization 146 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,000 They're calling the GM, they're texting the players, they're texting owners 147 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,000 They're trying to get any scoop they can get 148 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,000 Because hell, the biggest trade in NBA history just went down 149 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,000 And so, with no advance warning 150 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:24,000 Like from what everyone was reporting, Shomz got the scoop 151 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,000 And that was it, like it was done 152 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,000 And then Shomz got it, kind of thing 153 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:38,000 And once he, you know what I'm saying, it hits 154 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,000 This trade was so insane, I'll come back up 155 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,000 This trade was so insane 156 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Okay, a little bit of breaking news into the show 157 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Chip Kelly is the Las Vegas Raiders' offensive coordinator 158 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:56,000 Alright, so a purely football show just became 159 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,000 A purely basketball show, rather, just became less 160 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:06,000 As Chip Kelly has been hired as the offensive coordinator 161 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,000 For the Las Vegas Raiders 162 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:14,000 So, like I said, a little NFL, a little football creeps in 163 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,000 To the show, because of course not 164 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,000 But anyway, so you get down to this part where it's like Luka 165 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:25,000 By the way, I'm saying Luka is months away from a SuperMats contract 166 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,000 But anyway, attacking this from both sides 167 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,000 Let's attack this from both sides 168 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,000 Let's start off with the Mavis 169 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,000 So when Shomz reports this 170 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:40,000 I get it too, but I think it's fake 171 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:44,000 I really think it's one of those, like, you know, people are playing 172 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,000 So I don't move on it 173 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,000 I don't start making a graphic 174 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,000 I don't start doing anything, I simply sit there 175 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Because, I mean, I'm really waiting on the trolling message 176 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:01,000 There's no way this is real, right? 177 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:05,000 It got so bad that Shomz has to tweet 178 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,000 Yes, this is real 179 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,000 Bobby Marks, so now I'm like, holy crap 180 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,000 So I was getting told, yes, it's real, yes, it's real 181 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,000 So now I'm like, holy crap 182 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 So now I'm jumping on and trying to make the graphic 183 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,000 While Bobby Marks tweets out, no, this is very real 184 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:25,000 It's like, it was communicated to us, this is incredibly real 185 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,000 Holy mackerel 186 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,000 So now everyone's trying to get info, right? 187 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,000 And so the story is Luka on the left and right 188 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,000 But the main story that came out 189 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Was that the Mavs were apparently unhappy with Luka's weight 190 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,000 That the Mavs were unhappy with his series or the game 191 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:48,000 They were nervous about committing a SuperMats contract to him 192 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:53,000 And basically this is a bet that Luka will never be a winning superstar player 193 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:59,000 Not a superstar, but a winning superstar player 194 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,000 And it's hard for saying pick 195 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,000 I'm recording this podcast and a friend of mine 196 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,000 I'm in the NCAA league, nerd moment, and I'm watching them play 197 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,000 So I gotta just do a pick, I'm sorry about that 198 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:24,000 But anyway, so you're basically betting on the fact that Luka Dantic never becomes a winning superstar player 199 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,000 Being a superstar in this situation is fine for you 200 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:32,000 You were betting that he never becomes a winning superstar player 201 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:36,000 That's your bet, okay? 202 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,000 That is your bet 203 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:43,000 Because otherwise you're an idiot 204 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:49,000 So anyway, for the Laker side of things it's pretty simple 205 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,000 It's fairly simple if you're a Laker 206 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,000 If you're a Laker fan, if you're part of the Laker organization 207 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,000 It's pretty simple, okay? 208 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:01,000 The simplicity lies in the fact of what happened 209 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:07,000 Anthony Davis is 31 years old, okay? 210 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:12,000 AD is 31 years old 211 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Right? 212 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,000 He has a long injury history 213 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,000 In about a year, a year and a half 214 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,000 He was going to look for his last big contract 215 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 So you're thinking 32 216 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,000 He's going to look for his last big deal 217 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,000 Four year extension maybe 218 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,000 So on and so forth 219 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Extend all the way out as far as he can push it out 220 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000 He would have had his 10 year service 221 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,000 He could extend it for the four or five years 222 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,000 So on and so forth 223 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:48,000 And that is definitely, probably what he was looking to do, okay? 224 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:53,000 Also, LeBron sort of screwed up the timeline 225 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,000 So think about it 226 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,000 LeBron five years ago when Anthony Davis is there 227 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,000 No, they wouldn't have titled five years ago 228 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:00,000 AD's already been out a couple years 229 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,000 So AD gets there in 20 230 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,000 How long has it been in the league? 231 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Six years? 232 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,000 So AD's get there in 2019, 2018 233 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,000 LeBron went title in 2018 234 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,000 So 2019, 2020, AD shows up 235 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,000 Because the bubble hit in 2020 236 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,000 COVID, 2019 237 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Yeah, so AD's been there six years, okay? 238 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,000 Part of the reason why, or part of the situation 239 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,000 Is indeed in fact, right? 240 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:33,000 With the league of organization is 241 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,000 The timeline gets jacked up 242 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,000 Because five years ago, let's say six years ago 243 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,000 LeBron 34 244 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,000 So you're thinking in your head logically 245 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:41,000 We got three years of LeBron 246 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,000 Let's go for Anthony Davis, okay? 247 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 So AD shows up at 25 years old, 26 years old 248 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 You're thinking logically 249 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,000 Okay, in three years, he'll be 29 250 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 LeBron's retiring 251 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,000 We'll give AD one big contract as a Laker 252 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,000 You know, and then he's good 253 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,000 You know what I'm saying? 254 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,000 We'll give him one big contract as a Laker 255 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,000 And then he'll lead us into the future 256 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Right? 257 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,000 It's the AD's organization 258 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,000 When he's 28, 29 years old, it's his 259 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,000 Even LeBron's around 260 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,000 He's clearly the number two player 261 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,000 Maybe even number three player on the team 262 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,000 If we can get another guy 263 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Okay? 264 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,000 That ain't happening 265 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 And say LeBron James is still 266 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Or was still the best player on the Lakers 267 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,000 Now, you can debate it with him and AD 268 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,000 But LeBron James is still a top ten player in the NBA 269 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,000 LeBron James at 40 is still on the court 270 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,000 So now the advantage of him being 271 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,000 Of AD being 26 at the time of acquisition 272 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,000 Is now gone 273 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,000 Because now you're sitting 274 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 Now AD is 31 275 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,000 So now that plan of 276 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,000 We're gonna get a guy to lead us post-LeBron 277 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:51,000 Really doesn't exist 278 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,000 So instead you end up with 279 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,000 A guy who is 280 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,000 Now you end up with a guy 281 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Like I said, your advantage is gone 282 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,000 So now you end up with a guy around 283 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,000 31 years old 284 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Now LeBron James is sitting there 285 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,000 Now your timeline is really ticking 286 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,000 Because he might have two years left 287 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,000 Maybe 288 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,000 You gotta get a plan for behind him 289 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,000 So you're able to net a 25 year old superstar 290 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,000 Mega star 291 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Top, I mean, some would say Lucas top five 292 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Um, I would have to agree 293 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,000 I think, you know, your top five is a lot of Yanis's 294 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,000 Yokages, Shay Gilders' 295 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,000 I think Lucas is right there in that top five mix 296 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,000 So you were able to get a top five player in the NBA 297 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:42,000 Now in exchange you gave up a top ten player in the NBA 298 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,000 It was not like you were able to get him for corn chips 299 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:50,000 But you were able to get a top five player in the NBA 300 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,000 Who's 26 years younger than the player you gave up 301 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 With a ball handler who can get his own 302 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,000 And has shown you in Dallas 303 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,000 That you were able to build a team around him 304 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:05,000 So all these things are positive for the Lakers 305 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,000 So let's get into kind of 306 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,000 What people are saying now 307 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,000 So the Lakers haven't spoken much 308 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,000 They put out a statement 309 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,000 But the Mavericks have had a press conference since 310 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,000 And Nikko Harrison openly admitted that when he 311 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:24,000 First of all, he initiated the contact with the Lakers 312 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,000 He also openly admitted the fact that 313 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,000 Bob Palenka thought he was trolling 314 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,000 Like he thought it was a joke 315 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,000 He in real life is like, okay, yeah, that's cool 316 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,000 And he's like, no, I'm serious 317 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Like what if we did that? 318 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,000 Pretty insane 319 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,000 He also went to Maverick ownership 320 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,000 They laughed 321 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,000 You know, kind of like, okay, yeah, yeah, that's fine 322 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 He's like, no, I'm serious 323 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,000 But here's why, blah, blah, blah, blah 324 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,000 He, Luca did not want out 325 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,000 And he didn't indicate for any reason he wouldn't resign 326 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,000 And I did see this 327 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:06,000 That he said out of his own mouth 328 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,000 That he said AD lines up with the timeline 329 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Of the guys they have on the team 330 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,000 And that he wasn't worried about 10 years from now 331 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,000 Because he probably won't be there 10 years from now 332 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:22,000 You know, which, hey, I respect it 333 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,000 You know, I'm not gonna be here anyway 334 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,000 Well, I'll play for 10 years from now 335 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,000 We can win the championship next two or three 336 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Which is accurate 337 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,000 The Mavericks right now can go win a title 338 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,000 In the next two or three seasons 339 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:40,000 I just think it's gonna be a hard ask 340 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Actually, no, correction 341 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,000 The Mavericks cannot win a title 342 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:49,000 And I'm sincerely apologize for saying that they could 343 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,000 No, the Dallas Mavericks cannot win an NBA title 344 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,000 Well, Justin, what do you mean? 345 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,000 What do you mean the Mavericks can't win an NBA title? 346 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:01,000 They got Henry Davis, they got Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson 347 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,000 I've said it before on the show 348 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,000 I'll say it again 349 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,000 For those of you who are new 350 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,000 The Dallas, you, there are, sorry, I said Dallas Mavericks 351 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,000 There are three ways in NBA history 352 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:20,000 Barring something spectacularly different 353 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,000 Right? 354 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,000 There are three ways to win an NBA title 355 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 Way number one 356 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,000 You have the best player on the planet 357 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:36,000 Now, I'm saying this is from since Bill Russell won his first title 358 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,000 Like, I'm talking about the 1930s, who cares about that? 359 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,000 I'm talking about since Bill Russell won his first title 360 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,000 This has been an overwhelming indication 361 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,000 I mean, there might be two, the 70s were weird 362 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,000 That's why I usually start this in the 1979 363 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,000 That was when Magic and Burry showed up in 79 364 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,000 You've either had one of three things to win a title 365 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,000 The best player in the world 366 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,000 Right? 367 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,000 Two of the top ten 368 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,000 Or three of the top 20 369 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,000 And you're thinking, okay 370 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,000 You've either been the best player on the planet 371 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Think LeBron 372 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,000 Think Shaq 373 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 Think Jordan 374 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,000 Think Magic 375 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,000 Think Bird 376 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:22,000 You were the best player on the planet at the time that you won it 377 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Right? 378 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 You were two of the top five 379 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,000 Or two of the top ten, Shaq and Kobe, LeBron and Wade 380 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:35,000 Scottie and Pippen, Scottie and Jordan 381 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:40,000 Bird, McHale, and Parrish were more of three of the top 20 382 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,000 You know what I'm saying? 383 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Think about those Spurs teams 384 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000 They had three of the top 20 385 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,000 But that's how you win a title 386 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,000 Let's look at the rosters 387 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,000 Let's look at the teams 388 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,000 The projected starting five 389 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,000 Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Quentin Grimes, AD, Daniel Gaffer 390 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,000 AD's top ten player in the world 391 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,000 Nobody else on that list is top ten 392 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,000 The Mavericks can't win a title 393 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,000 Hmm, playing in something 394 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,000 Don't want to be the bad guy here 395 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,000 Don't want to be the guy who just ruins on everybody's praise 396 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,000 They cannot win an NBA title 397 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,000 Let's look at the Lakers rosters 398 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Luka Dantzic, Austin Reeves, LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jackson Hayes 399 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,000 I think Rehan Tamer there, Ferrie Vanderbilt 400 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:32,000 That four is going to be incredibly flexible for them 401 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 I think LeBron is going to be there in certain matchups 402 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,000 I think the four is going to be very flexible for them 403 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,000 But guess what? 404 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,000 Luka Dantzic is top five player in the world 405 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,000 LeBron James is still top ten 406 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:48,000 Based on all of human history 407 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:55,000 The Los Angeles Lakers are better set up right now to win an NBA title this season 408 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,000 Than the Dallas Mavericks are 409 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:04,000 Despite people, oh AD and Kyrie, that's great 410 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,000 AD's not the best player in the world, Kyrie's not top ten 411 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,000 So therefore, you're not going to win an NBA title 412 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Luka has a case for top two, top three 413 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,000 LeBron is still top ten 414 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,000 Guess what? They can't win a title this year 415 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Now I think they're a big man away 416 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:25,000 I think they need to go and get, probably a rim runner 417 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:29,000 Go get someone to run the rim 418 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,000 Clint Capella is an album I'm hearing a lot 419 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:36,000 Nick Claxton is an album I'm hearing a lot 420 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:40,000 Clint Capella and Nick Claxton, oh man, Miles Turner 421 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,000 Could be a guy who can defend the rim, plus he can shoot it 422 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,000 Those would be guys I would look at, Andre Drummond 423 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,000 He's not the world's best rim protector, but he's a hell of a rebounder 424 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:53,000 And he's big in the paint 425 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,000 And he's been a Laker teammate at LeBron before 426 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,000 So that is two people I would look at 427 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:03,000 As far as those would be the guys I would look at if you're the Lakers 428 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,000 If you're the Mavericks, man, this is a move for right now 429 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,000 Whatever assets you have left, you put them in the pool 430 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,000 You pull them into the table, you go get a Zachary V 431 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:19,000 You go try and get, you're pretty much that big man with Lively and Gafford and AD of course 432 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,000 But you go get, like I said, my pick would be Zach Levine 433 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:28,000 If I'm the Mavericks, I pull salaries around, I gotta try and get Zach Levine 434 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,000 If you're really so set on Niko Harrison's window of three to four years 435 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,000 You've gotta go get Zach Levine now 436 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:39,000 And maybe Zach Levine would be a guy to go try to get 437 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:44,000 Just staring, that becomes really, really dangerous in the backcourt here 438 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:49,000 And of course the big question before we wrap this special show up is who wins the trade? 439 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,000 I think it's the Lakers 440 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,000 And I think it's the Lakers for a multitude of reasons 441 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,000 For one, you know it's the Lakers 442 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:01,000 Every Maverick fan is like crying into their pillow 443 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:09,000 They are depressed, they are just not enjoying themselves 444 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:16,000 They are depressed, there's rumors that there was protests at the arena about the trade 445 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:22,000 There was people online, Patrick Mahomes going, no they didn't trade Lakers 446 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,000 I mean, you had NBA players on benches with their phones 447 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,000 Like, oh my god 448 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Because you're thinking of LeBron James and Luka Doncic on the same team 449 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:51,000 Like logically here, you're thinking 450 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,000 Logically, you're thinking in your head 451 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,000 Okay 452 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:00,000 Of course people ran to defense, man no the Lakers can't play defense 453 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,000 And they can't play defense 454 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,000 Okay, I'm going to make you play less defensive players 455 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:10,000 Let's just say these two teams match up in the playoffs 456 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:15,000 Let's just say for the sake of argument 457 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:20,000 These two teams match up in the playoffs 458 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,000 Let's go who's guarding who 459 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Okay, Kyrie, who's guarding Kyrie on the Lakers? 460 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Nobody 461 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,000 Klay Thompson, he's kind of easy to guard 462 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,000 Put Austin Reeves on him, chase him around 463 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,000 Quentin Grimes, that may end up being Luka's assignment 464 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,000 LeBron probably gets Anthony Davis 465 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,000 Jackson Hayes goes to Daniel Gaffer 466 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,000 Right? 467 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,000 Flip it 468 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,000 But they don't have a person to guard, Luka, maybe you put Klay Thompson on them 469 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,000 Kyrie goes to Austin Reeves 470 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,000 You don't have an answer for LeBron 471 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,000 Quentin Grimes probably goes to Dorian Phinney Smith 472 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,000 They probably end up guarding each other 473 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,000 Both sides probably end up guarding each other 474 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,000 Okay 475 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:06,000 Both sides and Luka has officially dropped his statement 476 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:11,000 And it's rather short so I'll read it 477 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:20,000 It says seven years ago I came here as a teenager to pursue my dream of playing basketball at the highest level 478 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:26,000 I thought I'd spend my career here and wanted so badly to bring you a championship and it's titled Dear Dallas 479 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,000 The love and support you have given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of 480 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:36,000 For a young kid, for Slovenia, coming to the U.S. for the first time you made North Texas feel like home 481 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:41,000 In good times and bad from Andrews to the NBA finals, your support had never changed 482 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:47,000 Thank you for not only showing my joy in our best moments but also lifting me up when I needed it most 483 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:51,000 To all the organizations I've worked with throughout the Dallas community 484 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:57,000 Thank you for letting me contribute to your important work and bringing light to those who need it 485 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:02,000 As I start the next part of my basketball journey, I am leaving a city that will always feel like a home away from home 486 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,000 Dallas is a special place and the Mavs fans are special fans 487 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,000 Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Luka 488 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,000 And he signs it 77 489 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:22,000 Yeah, I mean plain and simple just yeah 490 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:33,000 Insane, I mean it's just, I mean I forgot what I was going with, I forgot why I was even heading towards that path 491 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:45,000 I mean it's just wow, it's ever so often it hits you, it hits you fresh 492 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:49,000 You're just sitting there like wow 493 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,000 You got a guy like Luka that I thought from my whole career here 494 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:56,000 I don't think AD was already playing for anywhere other than the Lakers 495 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:03,000 It's huge man, like wow 496 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:13,000 I forgot what I was saying in terms of, yeah I forgot what I was saying 497 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:17,000 Luka's statement threw me that far off guard, I really forgot what I was saying 498 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:24,000 But I want to get to kind of a stage here, oh I was talking about who's guarding who 499 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,000 I was talking about the Lakers and Mavs who's guarding who in the playoff series 500 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,000 Because I think, I have no authority on that 501 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:36,000 But I think second round is going to end up Luka versus the Mavs 502 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:37,000 I think it's going to be Lakers and Mavs 503 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:43,000 I just have a feeling second round that's coming right 504 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,000 I just have an odd feeling that's going to come 505 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:51,000 Mavs versus Lakers and Mavs in round two 506 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:56,000 That just feels like the series right 507 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:04,000 And I sit here and right now I'm thinking okay people immediately went to defense 508 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,000 I'm going to hang out to the Lakers for defense, defense, defense 509 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:16,000 Okay, in that series in order for the Lakers to give the Mavericks a freaking headache 510 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:20,000 All they got to do is go small, it sounds insane 511 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:24,000 But all they got to do is get really, really small 512 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:30,000 And really small, oddly, still have LeBron James on the floor 513 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:35,000 So you're not getting like that small 514 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:46,000 I mean like, he ain't, you know what I'm saying, they're not getting, you know what I'm saying, that small 515 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:50,000 I mean, height wise sure, but LeBron is LeBron 516 00:30:50,000 --> 00:31:07,000 So let's say they go LeBron, Vanderbilt, or LeBron, Ruey, DFS, Dory and Finney Smith, Kyrie, not Kyrie, Luka and Reeves 517 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,000 Five-Hooket Shooter basketball 518 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,000 Vanderbilt probably the worst shooter is just sticking with the corner 519 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,000 Dory and Finney Smith probably on the other corner 520 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,000 So now you've got to make a choice because Luka and LeBron both having the ball 521 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,000 Luka probably has the ball and LeBron's on cut-thin 522 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,000 And those corners now have shooters in them 523 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,000 Who's Gafford's going to guard? 524 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:30,000 Because either Gafford's going to lie, party to the rim because I'm sure he's going to be on LeBron 525 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:36,000 Or you, like I'm saying, you're going to cause so many match-up problems for a lot of people 526 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,000 Now, on the defensive end they're going to struggle 527 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,000 Luka Donaldson is no one's defender 528 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,000 Austin Reeves is no one's defender 529 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,000 LeBron, in his age, his career, is no one's defender 530 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,000 So on the defensive end of the ball, you're going to struggle 531 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,000 There are going to be problems and they're already not the world's best defensive team 532 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:55,000 I'm sure JJ Redick is up currently trying to figure out how they're going to play defense 533 00:31:55,000 --> 00:32:00,000 It's going to be a struggle in terms of how they are going to play basketball 534 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:05,000 It's going to be a challenge for the Los Angeles Lakers to play basketball correctly 535 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:09,000 I have no doubt in my mind that being the case 536 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,000 They're going to have issues, right? 537 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:15,000 At the same time, they're going to be the best offensively 538 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:18,000 The only thing I have, the only thing they'll, because think about it 539 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,000 They won't even have to go that small 540 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,000 They still get Maxie Kaleba and Mark Keefe Morris 541 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,000 So Mark Keefe Morris is 6'10 542 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,000 Maxie Kaleba is 6'10 543 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:34,000 So you can even go Keefe, LeBron, because remember Keefe used to play small ball five in the bubble 544 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:40,000 So you can go Keefe or Kaleba, LeBron, hell, Keefe or Kaleba 545 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:45,000 Yeah, Keefe or Kaleba, Reeves, and Luca 546 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:54,000 So now you've got 6'10, 6'9, 6'8, 6'9, 6'7, 6'6 on the floor, 6'5 on the floor of Reeves 547 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,000 That's a legitimate basketball height lineup 548 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:01,000 Are you at quite as tall as Lively? 549 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,000 No, because Lively is a real seven footer 550 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,000 Gaffer is like 6'11 551 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,000 Mark Keefe Morris is right there 552 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,000 AD is like 6'10, LeBron is right there 553 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:13,000 You pull it out, and then you actually become the bigger team 554 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:17,000 So as I said, them getting Kaleba and Morris is going to be very underrated additions 555 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,000 Both are plus 35% plus shooters 556 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:25,000 Both are very tall and both have experience playing either small ball five or the four 557 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,000 Huge 558 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,000 So now if the Lakers go get a Clint Capella 559 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:32,000 If they go get a, um, they'll get a Clint Capella 560 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:37,000 If they go get a Nick Klaxman, so on and so forth 561 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,000 Those are going to be guys that are not, they're just running dunk centers 562 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000 So when you play that dominant center like a Yoke-It 563 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,000 You're not going to play Yoke on the floor 564 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,000 You're not going to play Embiid off the floor 565 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,000 I'm trying to think of people in the West 566 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,000 You're not going to play Chet off the floor 567 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,000 You're not going to play, you know what I'm saying? 568 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,000 Certain teams are going to use that center anyway 569 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:57,000 When you play those teams, you can bit, you can get up, you can bowl a little bit, you can body 570 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,000 But as far as a team that you're going to have to struggle with 571 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:03,000 You're not going to have to struggle with very many organizations anymore 572 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:07,000 In terms of, because you can spray people to death 573 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,000 And then the Mavericks, man 574 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,000 You win this trade if you win the rank 575 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,000 That's the only way 576 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,000 You win this trade 577 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,000 Is if when Luka's done being a Laker 578 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,000 And AD's done being the Mav 579 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,000 You have the rank 580 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:26,000 Because if it's split, the Lakers going to have the longer runaway 581 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,000 Both of you win a ring, the Lakers have the better runaway 582 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:33,000 If neither of you win the ring, the Lakers have the better runaway 583 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,000 The Mavericks made a move for 18 months 584 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,000 The Lakers made a move for the next decade while still maintaining greatness 585 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,000 It's not like they're dumping LeBron 586 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:49,000 If they dump LeBron for like going to the Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, Kaminka, Pachimski, and some picks 587 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,000 They'd be like, alright, so they abandoned Schiff 588 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,000 That didn't happen 589 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,000 LeBron's going to stay there 590 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,000 He's got to open and say he's going to stay there 591 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,000 At least to the end of the season 592 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:05,000 So you have a chance to still go win an NBA title this year while planning for the next decade 593 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:09,000 The Mavericks went all in like Nico Harris is saying for the next three or four years 594 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,000 I mean, insane 595 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:16,000 I mean, this trade was so wild, people thought it was a hack, people thought it was a joke 596 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,000 This trade to me is incredibly one sided to the Lakers 597 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:25,000 Like imagine, imagine trading 598 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:29,000 Imagine doing a trade with Rob Hulinka, notoriously bad trader 599 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:34,000 And instead of people congratulating you on a trade, they thought it was fake 600 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 That's how bad your trading skills was 601 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:43,000 But you know, and his move also painfully cost Luka down to $116 million 602 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:47,000 But because he was trading, he's no longer able to sign the super max contract 603 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:52,000 So, but it also could mean Luka could make more money long term 604 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:56,000 If he doesn't sign an extension 605 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:59,000 Because right now Luka Dodgers has two plus one left 606 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:03,000 He has 24, 25 left, which is this season 607 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,000 He has 25, 26, which is next season 608 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:08,000 Then he has a player offset for 20 to 27 609 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:13,000 He becomes an undrafted free agent with the Lakers 610 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:20,000 Five years, 216, $296 million what he can sign in 26, 27 611 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,000 With the Lakers 612 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,000 Now, as of August 2nd, because he just got traded 613 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:29,000 So he can only sign, he can sign in six months from now 614 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:34,000 He can sign an extension of four years, 228 million 615 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:43,000 And that would be his extension number he's able to do 616 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:49,000 If he signs, however, if he decides to do a two plus one 617 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,000 Now a two plus one is basically what he's on now 618 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,000 He's re-up for a two plus one extension 619 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:57,000 That would allow him to cash in with the 10th year of service 620 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,000 And it would be his last big deal 621 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:03,000 And then in 28, 29 he can sign a five year, $418 million deal 622 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,000 After his 10th year in the league 623 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:09,000 Which would be his age, what 18, his age 29 season 624 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:15,000 He can sign five years, $418 million as his last big deal in the NBA 625 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:19,000 But just looking at the outlook of both teams as it sits right now 626 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,000 Kyra Evans on an expiring contract with the player option 627 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,000 I'm going to go Dallas first 628 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,000 Kyra Evans has a player option for next season 629 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:32,000 Quentin Grimes, Dwight Powell, Dante, XM and Spencer, Denwitty are all expiring contracts 630 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:39,000 But continuing to look at the Mavericks assets 631 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,000 Under team control for another two plus years 632 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:46,000 They play PJ, Dick Gaffer, Marshall, Christie and Hardy 633 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:53,000 And they own their own picks in 25, 26, 28, 31 634 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:57,000 They can trade 25, 29, and 31 635 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,000 They can swap three picks as well 636 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,000 And they own some picks, whatever 637 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:07,000 But they are in the first apron 638 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,000 Looking at the Lakers 639 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:15,000 They have expiring contracts with Christian Wood, Jackson Hayes and Cam Reddish 640 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,000 They have some good guys on two year plus situations 641 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:25,000 Rui, Austin Reeves, Gabe, Vincent and Jerry Vanderbilt 642 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:31,000 LeBron and Luca are off the board contracts, but they're not going to get moved 643 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:36,000 They can trade one first round pick which is 20, 31 644 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:42,000 Now they owe a unprotected first to Atlanta this year 645 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,000 They have a top four pick the first to Utah, 20, 27 646 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,000 They have an unprotected first now to Dallas in 20, 29 647 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:53,000 And they are shoved right against that second apron 648 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:57,000 As far as what they can do to maneuver this team 649 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:00,000 But absolutely insane trade 650 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,000 I think the Mavs are done, I don't think the Lakers are 651 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,000 And the Mavs may do a couple of fringe moves 652 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:09,000 But to me the Lakers, because they have a chance to win a title this year 653 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,000 I think they're going to go get a running dunk center 654 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,000 Pay them up with a 3 and D wing 655 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:17,000 And potentially make a little move to get a little more defense in the building 656 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,000 Because you got Luca and Austin Reeves starting back court 657 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,000 Kind of like when Luca and Kyrie were the back court 658 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,000 It was okay, we're just going to out score people 659 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:29,000 Kind of what this feels like with Luca and Austin Reeves as the back court 660 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,000 I think they're going to just try to out score people 661 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,000 But we'll see what happens 662 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:38,000 But absolutely huge move, had to do this podcast 663 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:41,000 Check out how the Soup Bowl will be this week 664 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,000 So we're definitely going to get an NFL show in 665 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:45,000 Even a little NFL show in an eight leap 666 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:51,000 Excuse me, even though a little NFL show snuck in with the new Chip Kelly 667 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,000 We're definitely going to do some of the NFL stuff as well 668 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,000 With the Soup Bowl coming up 669 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:59,000 And look out for the JTS After Dark YouTube show 670 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,000 With myself, Giant T-Mail 671 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:05,000 But as always, this is your owner and host, Justin Jackson, signing out 672 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,000 Thank you