Adam Silver called the Mavs owner and said if they were willing to trade Luka to the Lakers, he'll help them lobby to legalize gambling in Texas. Boom. Done.
Even worst, the Addlesons voted Trump in the last election while Mark Cuban who still have small percentage of ownership to Mavs didn't voted hom and he's a pro-Democrat. This could get spicy. 🔥
Nobody got mad when he brought in PJ and Gafford. Drafting Lively good move yeah? If the Mavs gamble works and this lineup is a contender even just for the West fans aren't gonna stay mad long
Bro youll be calling him Nico Hero-son when Luca flops in LA with his left leg(most likely achilles) issues. Your in TX, they say you dont sell a horse ... well u know
I don't think it was the NBA, but I think you hit it with the Las Vegas angle. The new owners want to move to LV, so they trade their best player to piss off the fans, lose a bunch of season ticket holders, and tank the team. Once all that is done, they will claim it's the only way to continue to run the team to take them to Vegas.
Dallas is a huge market. Ordinarily I think Adam Silver would not let the Adelsons move the team, because they'd lose too much revenue in the Dallas market. The promise to trade Luka specifically to LA was what got the commissioner onboard.
@@letsmakeit110it’s about the money. Moving to Vegas the gambling capital of the US? They have NHL and NFL, they’re gonna have the Oakland A’s move there as well as the Mavs.
I think you cracked it. In exchange for giving Luka to LA, the NBA will fast track and get the rest of the owners on board for an eventual approval to move the Mavs to Vegas. I am from Vegas, and this STINKS of the Aldesons. They are huge pieces of you know what. I am a huge Laker fan as well and I am very happy to get Luka, but the way it happened is not right. Mavs fans should riot.
But why would they buy the Mavs for that? They could've gotten a cheaper franchise like the hornets when MJ sold if they wanted to move the team anyway.
Y'all are just making sh!t up at this point lol. A team heading to Vegas is a concept that doesn't need a trade to get folks on board. I mean at this point why not speculate that Taylor Swift is interested in buying the Lakers and has a crush on Luka so to get their asking price the Buss family made the trade
I literally can't grasp anything else. This killed me mavs Fandom that I've held dear dor a long time. I have to take down so many things in my work office. Idk man. My mother died right after Lukas rookie season. On her death bed she was still talking about how we got that guy to pass on from dirk. I don't get it. I'm shook.
or, there is other issues going on. I just dont think they clicked with new ownership and there is some shit goign on that they didnt let get out on some personal shit.
No way that happens. Now whether the post 'Bron years are bad enough he wants out 2 years in or not who knows but dude is signing that supermax the minute he is eligible
@@RedDawnReadinessHe can’t sign a super max with Lakers next year. The years resets since he got traded. The Mavericks fucked Luka over when they didn’t do a sign and trade. The Lakers got more than a sweet trade, they saved money trading AD who’s currently making more money. They get to save money on next contract to Luka, 2nd contract with lakers he’ll be able to get a Super Max deal!
Adam Silver, Rich Paul and the Dallas and LA GMs all need to be investigated by the rest of the league. This is actual insanity. Silver killed the CP trade but let this happen? Something’s awry.
David Stern and the NBA technically owned the hornets because the owner shinn went broke and no one wanted to buy the team so the NBA did to keep it afloat while they found a buyer. The trade proposal was rejected by the management of the hornets, who obviously had conflicting interests (as they are the NBA), but every right to block the deal.
@@jkole1202Pistons have one of the newest arenas in the league if not the newest and a passionate fan base. They're not going anywhere. Their G-League team also has a new venue built in collaboration with WSU so yeah, the Pistons could lose 60+ games for the next decade and still not relocate - too much city & local investment.
Mavs season ticket holders have a class action lawsuit on their hands here. If the CEO of a corporation did what Nico did, sells the company's major division off but does so without due diligence of fielding offers from interested buyers, he would be instantly fired as the shareholder's would have him removed and depending on circumstances, likely charged with insider trading/malfeasance.
This is sports, there’s no shot at some bs class action lawsuit. If the NBA can get away with fixing games, then this is nothing and nothing will happen. (FBI was already investigating for fixing games prior to lakers v kings, the league ended up exposing themselves and scapegoating the ref and avoided being exposed by doing so) I’ve been a lifelong laker fan and i 100% believe the league/Adam silver did this. It’s disgusting but unfortunately this is the society we live in. Money talks, that’s why sports gambling is legal in most states now. Until gambling is removed from sports, none of this bullshit will change. A lawsuit with no merit aside from “it’s suspect and I don’t like it” is going to do absolutely nothing.
It is insanely fishy that the one year everyone’s talking about low NBA ratings, happens to be the same year that one of if not the biggest trade happens sending a superstar to the biggest market in the league? Idk man😅
Man, It’s kind of refreshing to see you pointing out that side. All other RUclipsrs and channels are like “OMG! The GMs are crazy! Are they not into NBA? Ish, i could be a better GM”. Everybody knows the NBA is shady and does some dirty stuff like that
He was right. I did watch over 15 videos searching for the one genuine reporter to give us the facts without the bias or reach of NBA bull of "dont paint our product in a bad light or else" which obviously EVERY OTHER YOU TUBER COWARD' TO! Thanks DKM! You is a real one in a sea of desperate attention seekers.
I'm a 27 year Mavericks/Dirk/Luka fan and I agree with you on EVERYTHING!!! None of this makes any sense if the League wasn't in on this. However... I hate the Adelsons, so Luka getting the Hell out of Dallas is fine by me. I am now a Lakers fan. What a world...
The Aldelsons should be boycotted! You should watch and share the new Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's videos about them so more Mavs fans know that they're responsible!
Mavs are a perfectly good franchise. They could have done this to to the Hornets or Wizards. In the last 20 years Mavs have made the finals 3 times they have been competitive for 12-14 years.
I've been a Mavs fan since Day 1 of the franchise, and they are by far my favorite team. Luka's constant complaining to refs, not taking conditioning seriously, not running back on D, getting T'd up more than any other player not named Draymond, and being 25 in a 35-year-old body... all of this was getting old. He's a spoiled primadonna. We got the best two-way paint player in the league since Tim Duncan. Luka sells tickets, defense wins titles. MFFL!
this is infuriating. If we actually got a good deal it would be easier to accept. But they got 1 star and a 2029 1st round!!! The NBA forced this for ratings and it will backfire.
Yup, illuminati trade, but it worked. Ratings will be much better, and luka is actually in a much better situation going forward. He will win multiple championships, mvps, and be the face of the league in LA. I'm a huge luka fan, I've been watching him since Europe. He's gotten more coverage since getting traded to LA, than he has during any other accomplishment including going to the finals in his entire career. This is good for the league, and good for luka. Fuck dallas anyways
Bruh I’m convinced they were all on something. Like the mavs front office all went on some ayahuasca hippy trip and thought they made the biggest brain move in their lives 😅😂
You convinced me into your way of thinking. If this was a court case you just explained it in a way that won you the argument. But what did the NBA promise the Mavs in secret compensation. There had to of been something. Maybe gaining help in moving to Las Vegas.
The conspiracy is basically Mavs ownership is tanking the team because their gamble legalization bid is not going to happen so they will blackmail local and state government into passing the bill in 2026 or they will move the Mavs to Vegas. The NBA will support relocating a poor performing team, something hard to achieve with Luka.
I said it above... The League will reward the MAVS with another title in the next two years and maybe give them another key players in the next months to help them win a chip. The move here is to keep the Lakers relevant and its viewership.
@@icanhazgoodgame3845 Not only that. After Luka got shipped the Kyrie's, J Kidd's and Clay Thompson's days in the Mavs are numbered. They all are going to leave. And AD doesn't even want to be part of this organization. At the end the Mavs will have great potential stars like Dereck Lively and Jaden Hardy that will not have the financial insentives to move away, but will be in a shitty team and never will develop as great players. They will miss not only Luka but all other great players in the league that will not come close to that franchise.
It's obvious that Nico is a corrupt double agent, the point here is that Luka Doncic was stolen because the Lakers have wanted Luka for years. I've noticed over the years that Luka has a huge fan base among Lakers fans and it's no secret that LeBron James himself was a Luka fan, so there must be something to it. The Lakers always get what they want one way or another.
Luka made unprofessional choices on and off the court. He isn't worth over $70 million a year. We got great value for him. Maverick's new defense will bring us a title quicker than Wonderboy's antics would have. MFFL!
Blows my mind no one is talking about this. It's so godamn obvious. This is just the pattern. NBA hands the Lakers Ws to save the ratings. And of course they didn't even get both picks. That's their future and the league is gonna protect it.
this is the best take on this situation so far. had me laughing at points. the trade doesn't make any sense, that is very clear. time will tell on this. just hope i'm around once the full story comes out.
The more I think about it the more this conspiracy theory makes complete sense. The NBA ratings are tanking bc of the 3 point circus but instead of fixing the product they pluck the player with the biggest draw and strategically get him to LA the mecca of big market FOR RATINGS! Nico could very well be simply a puppet by the high up NBA Mob who forced him to make this move. No single man in an organization could have the power to make such a move on his own. This was pushed on him by the NBA bc in their eyes Luka should be in a big market team to help ratings not in Dallas. So all smaller market teams are worthless to the NBA and are all in huge danger. Anyone with any integrity should be done with the NBA after this FOREVER. #boycottnba
I keep saying this is more than ratings and Mavs being cheap. This feels like The NBA is saying that Luka on the Mavs and contending is bad for the product. They never truly gave him his respect to begin with similar to Jokic. This move proves that all small market teams will stay small and they'll make sure of it..
This is going to backfire on the NBA. I know I'm done with them, and I know I'm not the only one. I'm not a Mavs fan but I feel bad for them, and I feel bad for Luka. This betrayal by the NBA is the last straw for me.
Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Kings after winning 4 Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers. He was 27 years old at the time & they had just won the 4rth Cup that spring. I know Luka has yet to win his first Larry but THIS trade was almost as bad as that one...
There's even better ones going in depth about the real culprits, the new Mavs owners. Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video and spread the word!
This trade is the most idiotic trade and something smells fishy. They pissed off the fanbase and managed to smear their brand in the middle of the night
I grew up as a Seattle Supersonics fan. It was clear, from a young age, that L.A. got preferential treatment, despite the unlikely Seattle Championship of '78-'79. The league wasn't going to make that mistake, again. This trade smells as fishy as Pike Place Market. Laker Hater for Life.
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NBA and adam silver really want Lakers to be relevant and now they are going to build around Luka, Lebron is going to retire. If you compare the stats Lakers get a lot of shady free throws and thats all the time, everyone knows that.
@@friendlyjingle1probably it might because The Adelsons voted Trump in the last election and Texas is a red state and the Trump Co. Also have casino business before just like them.
100% agree that there must be something else behind this - business and league politics, most likely. The reasons they gave for trading Luka can be considered legitimate, but even then, they accepted way too little in return for it not to be suspicious. As someone who lived in Europe for a significant amount of time, Luka is a huge deal there and such a trade in the European leagues would've shocked everyone.
DKM, you’ve parsed this so thoroughly, thank you. Yours is one of the few takes that makes sense to me. I keep scratching my head because this trade is so suspect. Maybe the league is in more trouble than we realize and this is a desperation move. Anything to boost rating and revive interest in the NBA. But, boy, is it a kick in the gut to Mav’s fans.
The question everybody needs to ask is why the hell does a team care about winning championships? IT'S THE FANS. It's not like you get a billion-dollar bonus for winning a title. You chase titles because it increases your fan base. The Mavericks already had all the fans. And now they lost them. The deal makes no sense from the Mavericks' standpoint. But it makes all the sense from a league-wide perspective.
As a 57 yr old, born and raised Dallas Texan and life long Mavs fan this was EXACTLY what I knew happened and the why. No sane and honest person with a median of Basketball knowledge and decades of time, money and emotional involvement as a die hard fan can not see this for what it is. You nailed it to a tee bro 👏 👏
At the risk of going down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole: 1. Luka pissed someone off in the higher ups sooo badly, this had to happen 2. Someone from LA blackmailed the Mavs with something and forced the trade 3. Both LA and Mavs were held at gunpoint to force this trade 😂 Not literally, but someone had dirt on them which implies there are bigger stuff going on in the background that goes beyond saving your franchise players or your team.
Mavericks will become loser team cause you cannot constantly reshuffle the team line-up and expect better results just because of players' promising aggregate statistics on paper. The winnig team makes it not because of dryly statistics yet becasue of team spirit, loyalty, clear vision and supportive fans. With this move they've destroyed it all over night. Just unfathomable insanity!
The big picture. The Addelsons lost the Gambling initiative. They don't care about Dallas, they care about gambling. Now they will slowly dismantle the team and threaten to leave Dallas and move to Vegas if Texas doesn't legalize gambling next year. If not, they move the team to Vegas. There has to be a backroom deal with the Addlesons and NBA. As a result, the Lakers get a star which is good for the NBA and the Addelsons have leverage. Allow gambling or we move to Vegas. Contingent of course of them knowing that the NBA will support their move.
Yep, you are correct sir. The teams you mentioned about not trading their superstars were spot on too. They pushed the panic button. If their goal was to build more interest in the league, it definitely worked.
He’s working for LA. How is he allowed to still breathe????? 😡😡😡 How is one man allowed to single handedly make such a move to destroy a franchise??????
@ point is mavericks are no longer contenders and the owners are basically trying to Oakland As their way out of Dallas for Vegas this team won’t compete for anything especially after a big change like this klay and kyrie came to play with Luka that’s gone and AD prolly didn’t want to go there Kidd is pissed over this trade blindsiding him it’ll be hard to imagine this team being good
They look scary only on paper. The whole motivation is to the ground. The whole team is in shambles and have zero desire to compete. Just look at what the Cavaliers did to them. And Kyrie wasn't even on the bench despite being healthy.
About the NBA rates, i think just in US that they are that low, for what i've been seen the market for other countries has grown, but maybe not enough to make for the US loss
Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼 🥳 This is my 1st time watching your video. 🥇 I like your insights and you are the 2nd RUclipsr talking about it's from the owners and NBA office. 🥈 I totally agree with you 👍 💯 👏 No matter what, I am a LAKERS FAN so I am SUPER HAPPY about this trade....Rob just "rob" the Mavs 😂😜 Luka is the NEW MAGIC to run the Lakeshow 🏆🥳 Jesus loves everyone 😇 🥰
Started really watching basketball the year Luka got drafted, grew to love the Dallas mentality and the team/city because Luka was on it, needless to say I can't watch or support that team anymore, Mark Cuban was great, these new owners completely ruined it, I dont even like the lakers and really dont like Lebron, but I'll be watching them now.
This was my first thought as well. Adam Silver went to the Mavs and told them it’s happening and there’s nothing they can do about it. Poor Mavs fans, I’m truly sorry.
The likelihood of incompetence is always much greater than conspiracy, even if the NBA could secretly somehow force a team to inexplicably trade a player
You people need to relax! Doncic is NOT Jordan or Magic! He doesn't play any defense, he's overweight, etc... As a Laker "fan", I'm pissed! because we lost AD!
The woke nba couldn't stand that a red state like texas had a generational player in Luka on the mavs. So the nba stepped in and sent Luka to the woke lakers, so the woke lakers can stay relevant. This is all politics
I said the same thing. This was a politic move. NOW TO MAKE THIS DEAL A PASS - The Mavs will become CHAMPIONS in the next two years. This is the plan. This is the deal. What a shame.
Great video DKM, I'm of two minds on the trade, I do agree with you that it's a mighty suspicious trade and beyond Davis and Christie the fact they didn't even have to give up their second 1rst round pick is outright ridiculous as you have to image that if it was a dealbreaker the Lakers would have conceded it. The only explanation for it coincides with your theory as that pick has much significance in that it's the Lakers only way to improve at the deadline this year and was therefore necessary to form an acceptably marketable team around Luka, it wouldn't surprise me if they acquired Myles Turner in the next 48 hours with it. On the other hand, did you see Lukas injury? It was not a hard play at all, it was a simple jab step and it completely incapacitated him for several weeks, maybe he truly is damaged goods and his conditioning is going to be a huge problem in the not so distant future. I'm old enough to have seen 'the next big thing' many a times before and they all fall sooner than everyone anticipates (except for Lebron of course) the athletic window is very small and playing at the highest level can be taken in one second by an injury of any kind it happens time and again. I personally think Luka will still be great for a few more seaons but it wouldn't surprise me at all if a 35 year old Anthony Davis is better than Luka at 29-30, also Max Christie is being completely overlooked in this trade he is an impressive 2 way player at 21 yrs old so this really might swing in Dallas favour especially for this season, time will tell.
So does this mean that nba fans are just more lakers fans. The knicks are contenders now and ratings are still low. Maybe nba ratings are low because there’s just so much other things to watch like binging shows, social media content (like this), other sports, movies, etc.
As a longtime lakers fan, I remember back in the day when they beat the Sacramento Kings en route to the finals in 2002, if I remember correctly, they got what seemed like a bad call in their favor, and then they won, but I just didn't have the same joy and fervor as before. Then when the Chris Paul trade was vetoed and that book came about by that former ref who basically said the league was to a degree fixed, it felt like there is an aspect of pro wrestling to the NBA and ever since then I just can't get into it as much.
I hate it when people distort or leave out important parts of a quote. The phrase is "offense wins games, defence wins championships". Offense is important, too. All great offensive teams that won had good defence and most great defensive teams that won had a good offence. While AD is without a doubt much better defensively he is neither even remotely as good a scorer especially from beyond the arc which means a lot less spacing for the Mavs and for himself but he is not even remotely the playmaker that Luka is and I sincerely doubt that Kyrie can fill that role to nearly the same degree as Luka has. Furthermore even with Luka and Kyrie the Mavs struggled getting their offence running whenever Luka was sitting. When Kyrie is sitting who will take over playmaking responsibility?
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Adam Silver called the Mavs owner and said if they were willing to trade Luka to the Lakers, he'll help them lobby to legalize gambling in Texas. Boom. Done.
More people need to know what the Aldelsons are up to.
Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video!
The Addlesons will say give us gambling in Texas or we will move to Vegas.
@@friendlyjingle1EXACTLY
And gambling is not gonna pass
Even worst, the Addlesons voted Trump in the last election while Mark Cuban who still have small percentage of ownership to Mavs didn't voted hom and he's a pro-Democrat. This could get spicy. 🔥
Nico Harrison turned me from a lifelong Mavs fan to being a Spurs fan in less than 72 hours
Nobody got mad when he brought in PJ and Gafford. Drafting Lively good move yeah? If the Mavs gamble works and this lineup is a contender even just for the West fans aren't gonna stay mad long
Bro youll be calling him Nico Hero-son when Luca flops in LA with his left leg(most likely achilles) issues. Your in TX, they say you dont sell a horse ... well u know
Welcome to the Spurs family glad to have you enjoy your stay. Go Spurs Go!!!👊💢👊💢👊💢
@@choc0ren Between Luka and LeGM the amount of energy devoted to begging the refs for calls will be EP(uke)IC
Every person in Texas should be a Spurs fan, they're one of the most consistent teams in the NBA, why anyone would be a Mavs fan is beyond me.
I don't think it was the NBA, but I think you hit it with the Las Vegas angle. The new owners want to move to LV, so they trade their best player to piss off the fans, lose a bunch of season ticket holders, and tank the team. Once all that is done, they will claim it's the only way to continue to run the team to take them to Vegas.
That's what I've been thinking. They want apathy and hostility in order to justify a move.
My luka fan buddy is very smart. This is what he thinks as well.
Dallas is a huge market. Ordinarily I think Adam Silver would not let the Adelsons move the team, because they'd lose too much revenue in the Dallas market. The promise to trade Luka specifically to LA was what got the commissioner onboard.
@@letsmakeit110it’s about the money. Moving to Vegas the gambling capital of the US? They have NHL and NFL, they’re gonna have the Oakland A’s move there as well as the Mavs.
Wrong they need Luka to rebuild the LA and bring hope back to people. It was government desicion.
I think you cracked it. In exchange for giving Luka to LA, the NBA will fast track and get the rest of the owners on board for an eventual approval to move the Mavs to Vegas. I am from Vegas, and this STINKS of the Aldesons. They are huge pieces of you know what. I am a huge Laker fan as well and I am very happy to get Luka, but the way it happened is not right. Mavs fans should riot.
you are a credit to your fanbase. But my fandom won't survive this trade, and I'm neither a Lakers fan or a Mavs one. Sports > Theatre.
Why tf would they move the mavs to las vegas just make a new team ffs
THANK YOU!!!
You're one of the few people mentioning them!
Everyone should watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video about the Aldesons!
But why would they buy the Mavs for that? They could've gotten a cheaper franchise like the hornets when MJ sold if they wanted to move the team anyway.
Y'all are just making sh!t up at this point lol. A team heading to Vegas is a concept that doesn't need a trade to get folks on board. I mean at this point why not speculate that Taylor Swift is interested in buying the Lakers and has a crush on Luka so to get their asking price the Buss family made the trade
Behind the scene the organization NBA made this trade not the teams themselves.
Yep, lots of under the table corrupt business going on.
I literally can't grasp anything else. This killed me mavs Fandom that I've held dear dor a long time. I have to take down so many things in my work office. Idk man. My mother died right after Lukas rookie season. On her death bed she was still talking about how we got that guy to pass on from dirk. I don't get it. I'm shook.
we'll find out in a few years if Mavs really move to Vegas
or, there is other issues going on. I just dont think they clicked with new ownership and there is some shit goign on that they didnt let get out on some personal shit.
NBA ratings have been bad
Its funny espn is pretending as if it was a fair trade
Damage control
i saw that too. they were talking about it like it was 100% logical
The media never disappoints.
Lol the media is so corrupt
Mavs got better but no future
It will be funny if Luka doesn't resign with the Lakers.
No way that happens. Now whether the post 'Bron years are bad enough he wants out 2 years in or not who knows but dude is signing that supermax the minute he is eligible
Luka gonna re-sign with the Mavs 💀
His super max will be the highest in history 500 mill
@@RedDawnReadinessHe can’t sign a super max with Lakers next year. The years resets since he got traded. The Mavericks fucked Luka over when they didn’t do a sign and trade.
The Lakers got more than a sweet trade, they saved money trading AD who’s currently making more money. They get to save money on next contract to Luka, 2nd contract with lakers he’ll be able to get a Super Max deal!
I hope luka signs with nuggets after his contract ends
Adam Silver, Rich Paul and the Dallas and LA GMs all need to be investigated by the rest of the league. This is actual insanity. Silver killed the CP trade but let this happen? Something’s awry.
Silver didnt kill that trade. It was David Stern. And it was a different time. The NBA was in much better shape and ratings were high.
The new Mavs owners made this trade 😤
Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video and spread the word!
That was David Stern, you should erase this comment 😂
Investigated by his own company ok😂
It’s called entertainment for a reason so you can’t sue them for there scripts🤡
David Stern and the NBA technically owned the hornets because the owner shinn went broke and no one wanted to buy the team so the NBA did to keep it afloat while they found a buyer. The trade proposal was rejected by the management of the hornets, who obviously had conflicting interests (as they are the NBA), but every right to block the deal.
Calling it now, Management is going to pull what the Clipper's owner did to the Buffalo Braves. They want less ticket sales so they can move to Vegas.
Dallas is too big that would be the pistons 😂
Man what are you smokin? I got some prime stuff but you must got the Snoop stash lol
@@jkole1202Pistons have one of the newest arenas in the league if not the newest and a passionate fan base. They're not going anywhere. Their G-League team also has a new venue built in collaboration with WSU so yeah, the Pistons could lose 60+ games for the next decade and still not relocate - too much city & local investment.
EXACTLY!!
The Pistons have a top player out and have the same record as the Mavs lol
Mavs season ticket holders have a class action lawsuit on their hands here. If the CEO of a corporation did what Nico did, sells the company's major division off but does so without due diligence of fielding offers from interested buyers, he would be instantly fired as the shareholder's would have him removed and depending on circumstances, likely charged with insider trading/malfeasance.
This is sports, there’s no shot at some bs class action lawsuit. If the NBA can get away with fixing games, then this is nothing and nothing will happen. (FBI was already investigating for fixing games prior to lakers v kings, the league ended up exposing themselves and scapegoating the ref and avoided being exposed by doing so) I’ve been a lifelong laker fan and i 100% believe the league/Adam silver did this. It’s disgusting but unfortunately this is the society we live in. Money talks, that’s why sports gambling is legal in most states now. Until gambling is removed from sports, none of this bullshit will change. A lawsuit with no merit aside from “it’s suspect and I don’t like it” is going to do absolutely nothing.
lol @ class action lawsuit - you got nothing
It is insanely fishy that the one year everyone’s talking about low NBA ratings, happens to be the same year that one of if not the biggest trade happens sending a superstar to the biggest market in the league? Idk man😅
NBA ratings been down for the past few years
I said the same damned thing! Swish!😂
Yea ratings though been down for years.
It's more than just that.
The new Mavs owners made this trade 😤
Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video and spread the word!
and now the nba rumors is blowingup internet traffuc after luka trade
At this point, alien conspiracy makes much more sense than this trade
Man, It’s kind of refreshing to see you pointing out that side. All other RUclipsrs and channels are like “OMG! The GMs are crazy! Are they not into NBA? Ish, i could be a better GM”. Everybody knows the NBA is shady and does some dirty stuff like that
"Shaddu"? I am guessing you mean shady.
He was right. I did watch over 15 videos searching for the one genuine reporter to give us the facts without the bias or reach of NBA bull of "dont paint our product in a bad light or else" which obviously EVERY OTHER YOU TUBER COWARD' TO! Thanks DKM! You is a real one in a sea of desperate attention seekers.
This is the first time in my life that I'm starting to possibly believe it. This is nuts.
Exactly! Nico is the scapegoat! The new Mavs owners made this trade! Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video 😤
I'm a 27 year Mavericks/Dirk/Luka fan and I agree with you on EVERYTHING!!! None of this makes any sense if the League wasn't in on this. However... I hate the Adelsons, so Luka getting the Hell out of Dallas is fine by me. I am now a Lakers fan. What a world...
The Aldelsons should be boycotted!
You should watch and share the new Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's videos about them so more Mavs fans know that they're responsible!
Mavs are a perfectly good franchise. They could have done this to to the Hornets or Wizards. In the last 20 years Mavs have made the finals 3 times they have been competitive for 12-14 years.
I've been a Mavs fan since Day 1 of the franchise, and they are by far my favorite team. Luka's constant complaining to refs, not taking conditioning seriously, not running back on D, getting T'd up more than any other player not named Draymond, and being 25 in a 35-year-old body... all of this was getting old. He's a spoiled primadonna. We got the best two-way paint player in the league since Tim Duncan. Luka sells tickets, defense wins titles. MFFL!
this is infuriating. If we actually got a good deal it would be easier to accept. But they got 1 star and a 2029 1st round!!! The NBA forced this for ratings and it will backfire.
Team chemistry is so underrated in the nba that it makes me sick.
The NBA is all over this one....
Yup, illuminati trade, but it worked. Ratings will be much better, and luka is actually in a much better situation going forward. He will win multiple championships, mvps, and be the face of the league in LA. I'm a huge luka fan, I've been watching him since Europe. He's gotten more coverage since getting traded to LA, than he has during any other accomplishment including going to the finals in his entire career. This is good for the league, and good for luka. Fuck dallas anyways
Too many casuals with keyboards and useless opinions is more like it
I just laughed like this has to be a joke. Someone lost a bet on the Mavs
Bruh I’m convinced they were all on something. Like the mavs front office all went on some ayahuasca hippy trip and thought they made the biggest brain move in their lives 😅😂
You convinced me into your way of thinking. If this was a court case you just explained it in a way that won you the argument.
But what did the NBA promise the Mavs in secret compensation. There had to of been something. Maybe gaining help in moving to Las Vegas.
The conspiracy is basically Mavs ownership is tanking the team because their gamble legalization bid is not going to happen so they will blackmail local and state government into passing the bill in 2026 or they will move the Mavs to Vegas. The NBA will support relocating a poor performing team, something hard to achieve with Luka.
I said it above... The League will reward the MAVS with another title in the next two years and maybe give them another key players in the next months to help them win a chip. The move here is to keep the Lakers relevant and its viewership.
@@icanhazgoodgame3845 Not only that. After Luka got shipped the Kyrie's, J Kidd's and Clay Thompson's days in the Mavs are numbered. They all are going to leave. And AD doesn't even want to be part of this organization. At the end the Mavs will have great potential stars like Dereck Lively and Jaden Hardy that will not have the financial insentives to move away, but will be in a shitty team and never will develop as great players. They will miss not only Luka but all other great players in the league that will not come close to that franchise.
Luka just bought a 15 million dollar house so yea he was there for the long haul 😢
It's obvious that Nico is a corrupt double agent, the point here is that Luka Doncic was stolen because the Lakers have wanted Luka for years. I've noticed over the years that Luka has a huge fan base among Lakers fans and it's no secret that LeBron James himself was a Luka fan, so there must be something to it. The Lakers always get what they want one way or another.
This is the change Adam Silver was talking about
well, it definitely seems to have gotten people talking
The NBA stole our player i will never watch AGAIN!!!😢
Luka made unprofessional choices on and off the court. He isn't worth over $70 million a year. We got great value for him. Maverick's new defense will bring us a title quicker than Wonderboy's antics would have. MFFL!
Blows my mind no one is talking about this. It's so godamn obvious. This is just the pattern. NBA hands the Lakers Ws to save the ratings. And of course they didn't even get both picks. That's their future and the league is gonna protect it.
this is the best take on this situation so far. had me laughing at points. the trade doesn't make any sense, that is very clear. time will tell on this. just hope i'm around once the full story comes out.
The more I think about it the more this conspiracy theory makes complete sense. The NBA ratings are tanking bc of the 3 point circus but instead of fixing the product they pluck the player with the biggest draw and strategically get him to LA the mecca of big market FOR RATINGS! Nico could very well be simply a puppet by the high up NBA Mob who forced him to make this move. No single man in an organization could have the power to make such a move on his own. This was pushed on him by the NBA bc in their eyes Luka should be in a big market team to help ratings not in Dallas. So all smaller market teams are worthless to the NBA and are all in huge danger. Anyone with any integrity should be done with the NBA after this FOREVER. #boycottnba
I keep saying this is more than ratings and Mavs being cheap. This feels like The NBA is saying that Luka on the Mavs and contending is bad for the product. They never truly gave him his respect to begin with similar to Jokic. This move proves that all small market teams will stay small and they'll make sure of it..
Dallas is a top 4 market.
Nope, im staying watching to see how Luka plays with Lebron and how AD will fit into Dallas playing with Kyrie.
This is going to backfire on the NBA. I know I'm done with them, and I know I'm not the only one. I'm not a Mavs fan but I feel bad for them, and I feel bad for Luka. This betrayal by the NBA is the last straw for me.
If its a ratings thing tell everyone to play like Lamelo😂😂ill watch
Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Kings after winning 4 Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers. He was 27 years old at the time & they had just won the 4rth Cup that spring. I know Luka has yet to win his first Larry but THIS trade was almost as bad as that one...
Luka makes defenses look like a bunch of kids.
Luka makes offenses look like a bunc of Lukas.
Now imagine NBA rigging the system and trading Jokic to LA.
LMAOOOOOOOOO
This is the best explanation for the trade I have seen or heard.
There's even better ones going in depth about the real culprits, the new Mavs owners.
Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video and spread the word!
@ Many thanks! Those videos are both excellent.
@@2moke2creen Never ever watching a Jason Whitlock video
This trade is the most idiotic trade and something smells fishy. They pissed off the fanbase and managed to smear their brand in the middle of the night
Thank you DKM. Your explanation for the trade is the only one that makes sense.
Not the only one.
Watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video and spread the word!
Dallas fans should boycott until the GM is fired
You think gm did this without the management's permission
Im at the point i think this was an illumanati humiliation ritual on Jason Kidd yall see him at the press confrence?
He has the Illuminati tattoo on his arm
I grew up as a Seattle Supersonics fan. It was clear, from a young age, that L.A. got preferential treatment, despite the unlikely Seattle
Championship of '78-'79. The league wasn't going to make that mistake, again. This trade smells as fishy as Pike Place Market. Laker Hater for Life.
The NBA is suffering from a decline in viewership so they had to make a splash
one day i realized no one really paid attention to me. no matter what i did, i felt invisible. i tried changing how i dressed, how i spoke, but nothing worked. then i found this ebook, Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki. it wasn’t about faking confidence, it was about shifting my energy. after applying what it teaches, i started seeing people respond to me differently. not overnight, but in a way that felt real.
Luka will be the new face of the Lakers and LBJ will be traded to some team that wants a 40-year old player.
It the future
NBA Rigged
Lmao at 6:46 when buddy yelled out “crash out!” 😂😂😂😂😂
NBA and adam silver really want Lakers to be relevant and now they are going to build around Luka, Lebron is going to retire. If you compare the stats Lakers get a lot of shady free throws and thats all the time, everyone knows that.
And the Finals were a complete joke, a total slaughter. Mavs were not competitive.
it was just a bad matchup. the Wolves got destroyed by the Mavs, but they would’ve dome better against the Celtics. Just how brackets work my guy
The Adelson family w/ casinos in Vegas, betrayed their own city, their own franchise, their own fans and their own team. It's disgraceful.
Facts. It's the real truth.
Their city is Las Vegas. They don't care about Texas unless Texas legalizes gambling.
@@friendlyjingle1probably it might because The Adelsons voted Trump in the last election and Texas is a red state and the Trump Co. Also have casino business before just like them.
100% agree that there must be something else behind this - business and league politics, most likely. The reasons they gave for trading Luka can be considered legitimate, but even then, they accepted way too little in return for it not to be suspicious. As someone who lived in Europe for a significant amount of time, Luka is a huge deal there and such a trade in the European leagues would've shocked everyone.
Mavericks reportedly reached out to Milwaukee to swap Luka for Giannis and GM Horst hung the phone up on him.
DKM, you’ve parsed this so thoroughly, thank you. Yours is one of the few takes that makes sense to me. I keep scratching my head because this trade is so suspect. Maybe the league is in more trouble than we realize and this is a desperation move. Anything to boost rating and revive interest in the NBA. But, boy, is it a kick in the gut to Mav’s fans.
The question everybody needs to ask is why the hell does a team care about winning championships? IT'S THE FANS. It's not like you get a billion-dollar bonus for winning a title. You chase titles because it increases your fan base. The Mavericks already had all the fans. And now they lost them.
The deal makes no sense from the Mavericks' standpoint. But it makes all the sense from a league-wide perspective.
As a 57 yr old, born and raised Dallas Texan and life long Mavs fan this was EXACTLY what I knew happened and the why. No sane and honest person with a median of Basketball knowledge and decades of time, money and emotional involvement as a die hard fan can not see this for what it is. You nailed it to a tee bro 👏 👏
The heist of the century.
The lakers trade for pau🤔that was collusion of a trade as well
@@joshuaharris53yes but Pau Gasol is no near to Luka Doncic, not meaning Pau Gasol is bad by any means I want to announce
@ Yeah but it’s a trade that caught everyone off guard because they didn’t know that he was on the market
Dallas is a large market. Not a medium market. The 4th largest market in the country to be exact.
At the risk of going down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole:
1. Luka pissed someone off in the higher ups sooo badly, this had to happen
2. Someone from LA blackmailed the Mavs with something and forced the trade
3. Both LA and Mavs were held at gunpoint to force this trade 😂 Not literally, but someone had dirt on them which implies there are bigger stuff going on in the background that goes beyond saving your franchise players or your team.
Mavericks will become loser team cause you cannot constantly reshuffle the team line-up and expect better results just because of players' promising aggregate statistics on paper. The winnig team makes it not because of dryly statistics yet becasue of team spirit, loyalty, clear vision and supportive fans. With this move they've destroyed it all over night. Just unfathomable insanity!
The least they can do is make it believable if they actually added AR or hachimura then added more picks it wouldve been so much more believable
NBA is run by LeBalco his refs and his LeKlucth from great product turned it to a garbage
Luka should just take a year off to really rub it in everyone’s face. 😅
The big picture. The Addelsons lost the Gambling initiative. They don't care about Dallas, they care about gambling. Now they will slowly dismantle the team and threaten to leave Dallas and move to Vegas if Texas doesn't legalize gambling next year. If not, they move the team to Vegas. There has to be a backroom deal with the Addlesons and NBA. As a result, the Lakers get a star which is good for the NBA and the Addelsons have leverage. Allow gambling or we move to Vegas. Contingent of course of them knowing that the NBA will support their move.
Nico Harrison is the sacrifice, pretty sure he got a lot of cash under the table from this, 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
can't wait for lebron to retire and for his legacy to be completely ruined with hindsight evaluation. will be delicious.
Yep, you nailed it, it's to save the NBA dipped ratings, definitely Adam Silver is behind this
Mavs will be awarded a championship this year or next..😊
Yep, you are correct sir. The teams you mentioned about not trading their superstars were spot on too. They pushed the panic button. If their goal was to build more interest in the league, it definitely worked.
It wont happen in 2k because "jordan hobson" isnt as stupid of a gm as Nico is in real life🤯
😂😂😂
If you believe Luka didnt know prior to the trade, I have a bridge in Queens to sell you.
He’s working for LA. How is he allowed to still breathe????? 😡😡😡 How is one man allowed to single handedly make such a move to destroy a franchise??????
AD has actually been really healthy as of late, I wouldn't be surprised if the Mavericks win the championship, they look scary rn
Wouldn't matter if it isn't with Luka...
Did u watch the video the mavericks are cooked
@@theoperry3236 Couldn't get to the halfway mark of the video with how annoying this dude's voice is
@ point is mavericks are no longer contenders and the owners are basically trying to Oakland As their way out of Dallas for Vegas this team won’t compete for anything especially after a big change like this klay and kyrie came to play with Luka that’s gone and AD prolly didn’t want to go there Kidd is pissed over this trade blindsiding him it’ll be hard to imagine this team being good
They look scary only on paper. The whole motivation is to the ground. The whole team is in shambles and have zero desire to compete. Just look at what the Cavaliers did to them. And Kyrie wasn't even on the bench despite being healthy.
About the NBA rates, i think just in US that they are that low, for what i've been seen the market for other countries has grown, but maybe not enough to make for the US loss
Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼 🥳
This is my 1st time watching your video. 🥇 I like your insights and you are the 2nd RUclipsr talking about it's from the owners and NBA office. 🥈 I totally agree with you 👍 💯 👏
No matter what, I am a LAKERS FAN so I am SUPER HAPPY about this trade....Rob just "rob" the Mavs 😂😜
Luka is the NEW MAGIC to run the Lakeshow 🏆🥳
Jesus loves everyone 😇 🥰
Started really watching basketball the year Luka got drafted, grew to love the Dallas mentality and the team/city because Luka was on it, needless to say I can't watch or support that team anymore, Mark Cuban was great, these new owners completely ruined it, I dont even like the lakers and really dont like Lebron, but I'll be watching them now.
I'll bet a team of forensic accountants could find the hidden logic of this trade
This was my first thought as well. Adam Silver went to the Mavs and told them it’s happening and there’s nothing they can do about it. Poor Mavs fans, I’m truly sorry.
Bron be like….Clevland I’m comin home! Again
we’re seeing what “Deus Ex Machina” means irl fr 🤦🏾♂️💀
The likelihood of incompetence is always much greater than conspiracy, even if the NBA could secretly somehow force a team to inexplicably trade a player
You people need to relax! Doncic is NOT Jordan or Magic! He doesn't play any defense, he's overweight, etc... As a Laker "fan", I'm pissed! because we lost AD!
The woke nba couldn't stand that a red state like texas had a generational player in Luka on the mavs. So the nba stepped in and sent Luka to the woke lakers, so the woke lakers can stay relevant. This is all politics
I said the same thing. This was a politic move.
NOW TO MAKE THIS DEAL A PASS - The Mavs will become CHAMPIONS in the next two years.
This is the plan. This is the deal.
What a shame.
Great video DKM, I'm of two minds on the trade, I do agree with you that it's a mighty suspicious trade and beyond Davis and Christie the fact they didn't even have to give up their second 1rst round pick is outright ridiculous as you have to image that if it was a dealbreaker the Lakers would have conceded it. The only explanation for it coincides with your theory as that pick has much significance in that it's the Lakers only way to improve at the deadline this year and was therefore necessary to form an acceptably marketable team around Luka, it wouldn't surprise me if they acquired Myles Turner in the next 48 hours with it. On the other hand, did you see Lukas injury? It was not a hard play at all, it was a simple jab step and it completely incapacitated him for several weeks, maybe he truly is damaged goods and his conditioning is going to be a huge problem in the not so distant future. I'm old enough to have seen 'the next big thing' many a times before and they all fall sooner than everyone anticipates (except for Lebron of course) the athletic window is very small and playing at the highest level can be taken in one second by an injury of any kind it happens time and again. I personally think Luka will still be great for a few more seaons but it wouldn't surprise me at all if a 35 year old Anthony Davis is better than Luka at 29-30, also Max Christie is being completely overlooked in this trade he is an impressive 2 way player at 21 yrs old so this really might swing in Dallas favour especially for this season, time will tell.
So does this mean that nba fans are just more lakers fans. The knicks are contenders now and ratings are still low. Maybe nba ratings are low because there’s just so much other things to watch like binging shows, social media content (like this), other sports, movies, etc.
Your accent makes this rant funnier 😭
As a longtime lakers fan, I remember back in the day when they beat the Sacramento Kings en route to the finals in 2002, if I remember correctly, they got what seemed like a bad call in their favor, and then they won, but I just didn't have the same joy and fervor as before. Then when the Chris Paul trade was vetoed and that book came about by that former ref who basically said the league was to a degree fixed, it felt like there is an aspect of pro wrestling to the NBA and ever since then I just can't get into it as much.
I've seen this before. Gasol got sent to LA for nothing so the Lakers could win championships. That's why I always cheer against them
This makes so much sense that I’m afraid they’re gonna try it to take it down.
Dkm knows more basketball than any American.
My theory, Luka has a weird case and under investigation by feds, Mavs caught wind and traded him before the shitstorm
In my opinion is money wise, they didnt want to pay him that much next year. Maybe in the background is even moving Mavs from Dallas to Las Vegas.
The mental gymnastics you folks make to stan Luka is wild
He will hate living in woke LA…
No he love it with his Illuminati tattoo on his arm
Mavs fans feel like all they are rooting for now is laundry.
I agree, and the lakers are winning the finals this year.
Great vid DKM
I hate it when people distort or leave out important parts of a quote. The phrase is "offense wins games, defence wins championships". Offense is important, too. All great offensive teams that won had good defence and most great defensive teams that won had a good offence. While AD is without a doubt much better defensively he is neither even remotely as good a scorer especially from beyond the arc which means a lot less spacing for the Mavs and for himself but he is not even remotely the playmaker that Luka is and I sincerely doubt that Kyrie can fill that role to nearly the same degree as Luka has. Furthermore even with Luka and Kyrie the Mavs struggled getting their offence running whenever Luka was sitting. When Kyrie is sitting who will take over playmaking responsibility?
It seems like the GM of dallas and LA are boyfriends. Are they gay?😮😮
I have been saying this all along. Do not pay attention to the man behind the curtain!
You mean in front?
Adam silver was in the building during the Mavs last game before the trade happened too
It came from Silver and high NBA executives. THE GMs were told what to do. I agree with you.
Now the lakers have this crazy valuable asset out of thin air damn near
Luka will then turn heel, cut the weight and roast The Mavs every chance he gets. What’s worst is the fans is gonna cheer him.
There's always room in Laker Nation for former Mavs fans. Ignore the conspiracy theories.
Spread the word.. the media isn’t reporting on this.!!!!
Speaking of spreading the word, watch Andy Hoops' and Jason Whitlock's latest video!
They go into depth about the new Mavs owners' dirty dealings.