Carmelo Anthony & Rudy Gay REACT to the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis Trade | “Trade Impacted the World”

Carmelo Anthony & Rudy Gay give their unfiltered reaction to the most shocking trade in NBA History.
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[@ogsmurf826]

The trade so crazy that they skipped over the intros and had to get right to it lol

[@Fleezus_]

😂😂😂😂 facts I thought my started a few minutes in

[@king-ghost1027]

It's on the top of everyone head 😂,,, impatiently waiting to get discussed

[@delxinogaming6046]

They cost him $130M+ after he just carried them to the finals. SAVAGE

[@tedlessor3887]

130 million wasn't his yet so he didn't lose anything.

[@MaddenGod785]

@@tedlessor3887Facts

[@MrOctober44]

My heart bleeds for him. Ntm, you know how much more money he's going to make by being on The Lakers.

[@delxinogaming6046]

@ not making that back. Plus he has to pay California tax 💰

[@hippieseven5582]

He cost him 100 mil by not playing defense. Play d don't get traded .

[@Daryl-y9y]

That's why I love melo...my fav player/person....this show is underrated...the keep it real and have real basketball conversations, no gas..

[@Jemreaux]

💯💯💯

[@whoishoedini]

no screaming over each other either; super chill basketball pod W

[@Jemreaux]

@@whoishoedini you’re a 🌽 ball lmao

[@texas2398]

Come up for air 😂

[@Daryl-y9y]

@texas2398 Diddy got a bail?

[@KIPAKA33]

People forgot how good Luka is. This was last year: • 34/9/10 • 1st in points • 2nd in assists • 73 point game (4th highest ever) • First 33/9/9 season in NBA history • Most 30-PT TD’s since MVP Russ • 1st in 25-point games • 1st in 35-point games • 1st in 40-point games • 1st in 45-point games • 2nd in 3’s made • Top 10 in steals • 61.7% TS • Highest scoring season in Mavs history • Most PPG + RPG + APG since the merger. • Most consecutive 25 point triple-doubles ever • Most consecutive 30 point triple-doubles ever • Lifted Mavs from 11 seed to 5 seed • Most games missed by teammates among all playoff teams • Mavs 50+ wins • Mavs 1st in clutch win% • 6th best record in entire NBA

[@1mari_]

Valid but his defense was still a major liability.. he did all this but cried for offensive fouls and didn’t guard up on defense.. Front Office knew they got the most out of him up to this point..

[@Dclark23]

​@@1mari_🤡

[@TheAbsolutShame]

Absolutely no one forgot. I think it's disrespectful how people are disregarding how elite AD is.

[@KIPAKA33]

@ Lost against stacked celtics, with easy path in the east, meanwhile dealing with the stacked west, 3 series in a row

[@KIPAKA33]

@ Yes Mr. glass, 1st season he s not injured, but wait till play offs, will be cooked by jokic again

[@MrAllenmiranda16]

This podcast is really giving me the most honest yet respectful takes in all of media right now. No takes for clicks, no need to discredit any player for controversial takes for clicks. Shout out to Melo and the gang for putting this up. Definitely a Podcast worth your time. Didn't know Melo this deep in takes and basketball knowledge. I respect him even more. He a OG. LOVE THIS CREW

[@nomorenonsense]

Letting Luka close on a new house in Dallas while you are cooking this trade in the background is some next level low life garbage.

[@AaronColorado87]

Right everytime he plays Dallas he’ll come out of injury to play that game

[@eyz-4]

@@AaronColorado87 where is this injury narrative coming from? never missed an all nba team until this year. that's 65 games at minimum you have to play.

[@dscott_]

6507 Pemberton Dr. If anyone has any questions for Nico

[@AaronColorado87]

@@eyz-4 nah I’m saying he’s so pissed that even if he was injured he’d play the game against Dallas to prove a point

[@AaronColorado87]

@@eyz-4 I’m saying injured or not the way they did Luka he’ll play Dallas because how they did him in the trade I’ll be mad asf if I just got a new house and you trade me without letting me know anything everytime we play I’m destroying them

[@zj8478]

Mavs drafted a player that scored 73pt in a game Then the gm asks if AD is available. 😂

[@jaydot4956]

Good luck to Dallas getting any superstar free agent to come play for them in the future.

[@JoshuaEdwards-k7r]

Its not about that it’s about business. You’re obviously not a business person. The mavs are technically a small market , committing 400 million to one player for 5 years is a hard commit

[@Alien_Cuts]

@@JoshuaEdwards-k7r who should get 350 mil if not Luka? he has heart, played on one fkn leg all the way to the finals

[@nicholaswilson9198]

Plenty dudes done scored 70 plus that same season tho . Mavs prefer team play then egotistical players 😂

[@zj8478]

@@Alien_Cuts yea he’s just talking just to talk. You max out the player setting an all time career pace. His career garners the super max. They coulda got 18y of an icon player you drafted. This wasn’t about money. It’s Texas. Oil, tech, and sports. This wasn’t a money thing.

[@shaddupfarva]

Bro, Luka used to be playing where every arena fans startin fires in the stands, shooting fireworks all over the place during the game. That’s why he loves playing on the road talkin shit to anyone and everyone. It’s just crazy different.

[@wyldeman7]

"The lights are too bright in LA. its a different pressure" Luka was hitting game winning 30 footers when he was 17 in professional basketball games. He doesn't give a shit about pressure. I'm not sure he knows what it even is. He'd be like pressure? Like when you have to go #2?

[@jainmelbourne]

agreed! do they realise where he has come from and what he has done? Melo tried to explain to them that they are different

[@Ineedrentmoney]

LA is different. They don't care about what you have done elsewhere they care about what you can do for them. If Luka doesn't win and doesn't play defense like in Dallas, the media and fans are going to kill him.

[@7thswordsmenofthemist]

Professional foreign basketball and the NBA are 2 completely diff things Lol it's levels

[@hendrikdalnoot1989]

@@7thswordsmenofthemistbro the fact u said that just shows ur ignorance, maybe you should pull up some KZbin clips and see how it is…

[@7thswordsmenofthemist]

@hendrikdalnoot1989 so you comparing pro ball in Slovenia to the NBA and got the nerve to call someone else ignorant Lmaooo if you think that you def dnt know ball and prolly sucked at sports ya whole life Lol no need to debate further have a good one ✌🏽

[@Daniel-qw6vp]

Grown up Melo is impressive. Perspective from mad experience.

[@kingjhove3710]

Facts

[@king-ghost1027]

Older and wiser

[@RobWill5864]

Out of all of the former players I've heard speak on this trade, this is the most sensible conversation. Love this show. 💯🙏🏾

[@Jemreaux]

Appreciate how well the NBA pods putting respect on AD & Kyrie name lmao cause these causal fans is ridiculous

[@7thswordsmenofthemist]

Not really they just comparing them to Luka it's levels Lol

[@Jemreaux]

@@7thswordsmenofthemist I said what I said about it not going back and forth with you about 💩

[@Jemreaux]

@@7thswordsmenofthemist idc how you feel about anything I said

[@7thswordsmenofthemist]

@Jemreaux idc about your life Lol cud croak 2day for all I care still wrong and dnt know basketball Lmaooo

[@Jemreaux]

@ you still here talking and idc about nothing you typing lmao 🤣

[@inainstant_]

That pj ad lively with gafford front court gonna be a problem

[@inainstant_]

Dallas gets a top 5 defense player top 10 offense player exchanging for a top 5 offense

[@inainstant_]

While still retaining another top 10 offense player

[@7505hynz]

Keep talking to yourself. Luca is #1 offensive player

[@Aemond839]

​@7505hynz yeah offense so good he will put up 40 on offense, and give up 55 on defense, because he can't guard a traffic cone. Use your brain for 2secs

[@Aemond839]

Half of Boston's offensive plan was to pick Luka apart on defence and they got a chip. Any other team can do it and it will work the exact same.

[@Jemreaux]

Dallas Mavs never had superstars come to them in the free agency anyway . They drafted Kidd, traded for Dirk on draft night , and drafted Luka. Signed older Tyson, Shawn Marion, traded for Kyrie

[@kevintross9778]

That’s such a great conversation about NBA vs NFL owners. Very insightful

[@Titocaceres-Bloom]

So you’re telling me that as an NBA team, you’d rather invest $300+ million in Jaylen Brown over a guy like Luka? What am I missing

[@jecoreiography_]

If Luka not buying into the program and causing internal issues against the culture you are building then you pass….i wouldn’t have done it but that’s the way it’s coming across

[@WETM12]

@@jecoreiography_they should’ve set the tone early then not 5/6 years later that’s insane then your franchise young gun. that’s crazy, the legend of the mavs even sick that should tell you.

[@jecoreiography_]

@ 100% agree but you run the risk with a teenager who thinks he knows everything and has already been a pro. Wish dirk or some other people could have been around to help set that tone and transition

[@malikcrawley6109]

Sound like we gonna have to sit back and see if he take the bron blueprint and get healthy

[@fredricksmith8760]

Umm YES. Jaylen Brown actually DESERVES IT.

[@ronmoody3001]

WTF MELO.....DID U ALSO SEE LUKA IN 2 OF THE LAST 3 WCF & A FINALS....Y'ALL TRIPPIN UP THERE... HE JUST HAD A 34 9 & 9 SEASON AND LEAD THE ENTIRELY PLAYOFFS IN SCORING ASSISIT & REBOUNDS

[@JudahiamKng]

You caught up in individual stats and not team stats…

[@ronmoody3001]

@JudahiamKng A INDIVIDUAL WAS TRADED NOT A TEAM.... HE TOOK 2 ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TEAMS TO WCF.....

[@ObeyLu]

@@ronmoody3001they only see stats. They ignore eye test and effort. Poor body language and bad attitude towards refs and blaming of others! The real ones know why Luka got traded.

[@ronmoody3001]

@ObeyLu IF THAT'S THEIR REASON....FINE...THEIR LOSS

[@s3ts]

​@ You only trade Luka if you hate him. I haven't heard SHIT from Luka haters what is exactly wrong w/ his game. The stats is straight proof, and all you haters have for Luka is "he just got bad body language, blaming everyone else and the refs and bullshit." Yeah MELO DID THAT. There's not a single great player who won't hold others accountable, it's just what you do as a superstar, and AD did the same, and pouted his way out to LAL bunch of years ago.

[@anthonyb4913]

You all made a great point about how much basketball he has played. Does that mean the amount of basketball he has left is less than others that are currently 25 years old?

[@lucilln]

Ideally if he took care of his body a little better, he could probably be elite until he's 36. Then he'll slowly taper off year-by-year.

[@Lemmholddat]

When he was young he was in better shape but he ain’t gonna be LeBron

[@jamesthagreat1343]

I think that traditional age arguments will turn into actual mileage, especially since athletes these days start playing from such a young age. In European soccer, the transition is already being made when perceiving age relative to mileage, especially since you can play professionally at 15 years old

[@DavidCoh]

No way he ll play until 36!! With the way he manages himself and how he was injured over the last years , I give him 4 to 5 years maximum

[@ithurtsdoesntit]

They theorized that his injuries are from him not taking care of his body, which means they see him breaking down before 30. The only player at that caliber who came in over weight and worked his way to a chip was Shaq. And if you all stop glazing, Luka isn't close to the basketball player that Shaq was in a team aspect

[@Tee2Nice]

Mavs is in 8th place and lost tonight which drops em to 11th y’all saying they 4th or 5th lol

[@bandoties3198]

Rudy definitely need to be there often I’ll tap in fasure💪🏽

[@slimdeleon6732]

fuck no...rudy a dumb ass

[@llock3hart]

This is the best unbiased analysis of the Luka and AD trade.

[@oskinoyoung4965]

Dallas management doesn't realize that this will tarnished their brand, Superstar will forever use this as an example to NOT go to Dallas lol

[@darksideon]

The NBA is about to do this with a lot of their players.

[@officialrellkah5693]

Exactly 💯💯

[@hendrikdalnoot1989]

Right just like Kawhi and PG-13, had no problem going to LA

[@bryanmills1638]

🤔 have superstars gone to Dallas prior to this?

[@restoreality1575]

Management and Ownership aren’t the same 😂😂 Management only follows and Ownership decides ahahahaha that is business!

[@Shorty-jw6zw]

J. Kidd is about to get AD right and........ Just cause Melo is the Peace God...don't mean you can talk over him....

[@elishajuanjohnson6208]

Bron already got a ring with ad nothin kidd can do

[@mkupoi]

Luka can carry a team on one shoulder every season On top of that you dont wanna let him be himself in the last two minutes of a game. He loves the pressure, the fire, he's built for it. Reliable, creative, agressive, fun and cluth af. AD is nowhere near. Dallas fans were in love with Luka. What better player is there nowadays, the disrespect is unheard of

[@julianthomas391]

Salute to Melo and Mero!! Shoutout to Rudy!! You are appreciated!! Respect and Blessings!!

[@DanielFelix-i6k]

MELO… YOU HAVE A WINNER! YOU DO A INCREDIBLE JOB! GOD BLESS YOU YOUR FAMILY, AND 7PM! MAY IT GO FURTHER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE!! YOU HAVE A WAY OF EXPLAINING THINGS SO WELL! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AS A GUEST PLAY BY PLAY ANNONCER ! GOD BLESS YOU YOUNG MAN!

[@MrWatchuMean89]

"The biggest one you've ever seen?" 😂😂😂 AYOOOOO lol

[@EAster33]

Melo saying something is spicy, while holding tea, is spicy

[@Dazjinoes]

Bo Outlaw catching a stray is CRAZY lol 😂

[@nyzingabrice8602]

I'm glad rudy gay is there

[@nicholaswilson9198]

@@nyzingabrice8602 u glad gay there 😕

[@KennyBlacc5]

I’m so happy yall did this. I wanted to hear yall, especially Melo’s take.

[@RowdyWay]

Melo low key got hot when Rudy said he had to call his owner😂😂

[@twuandixon8675]

Rudy fits this podcast hard 🙌 he also looks 21 😂

[@anakngkulugo]

Bo Outlaw 😂 Haven't heard that name in a minute

[@tucco2097]

Catching strays 😂

[@TheRover87]

Lol, Melo just said the Mavs were currently top 4 or top 5 in the west, when checks notes.....they're 11th. I can't believe his co-host just nodded in agreement and said, "yeah, you're right."

[@TDXPFP]

this prolly one of the most make sense take abt this trade, great fkn take mr. carmelo!😂👏🏻

[@faseblanco]

Best podcast hands down. Melo has the best takes.

[@benny6006]

Boy luka on one leg is still top 15 in the league

[@IGE5923]

Top 3

[@tarekaudi7902]

Bo Outlaw 😂❤

[@IronMayne]

Mello was like “I ain’t got no damn owner!!” 😂😂

[@cburr81]

the kid mero wouldve been spazzin and making all kinds of jokes about this topic lmaoo where my boy at!!

[@Frankietankjohanson]

Mavs are current 11nth in the West

[@Gungan1566]

This is not an "even trade". Yes AD is AD, and he's gunna be good for what, maybe 4 years? thats IF he stays healthy... LUKA might have LA on lock for 10 years bros.

[@Mattsmith2x]

I was waitin fa dis

[@The-Gospel.]

y am i giving up 10 years of luka for 3 years of AD?? I just went to the finals hes 25, scoring champ 34 9 9 LOL only the goat MJ averages more points than luka in the playoffs!!!!

[@terrelleanderson5625]

They did him dirty cause they ain’t wanna pay him Cuban would’ve never signed off on this if he ain’t sell the team

[@enochraine5534]

Everybody talking about the gm. This was obviously an ownership decision. The question is why.

[@savinaaguilar4351]

I was waiting to see what y’all thought! Glad we got a little early bonus.

[@ArcaneSkin85]

This was fun to watch 😊

[@eileenbland4982]

Luka can be GREAT or Ordinary its up to him, TIME to Man-up! Let's GO....

[@dearshomy]

Thanks for the balanced conversation.

[@Vorzilla]

Dallas mot going back to the finals. They will regret this for decades .

[@tarikbarrett5589]

If you follow the Mavs, the “issues” were known, discussed, and debated. Nothing coming out now about Luka’s weight and conditioning is new.

[@jonnykilroy9762]

Facts. Like now that he actually got traded a lot of Mavs fans acting like we wasn't all frustrated with him coming into this season in even worse shape than usual

[@zzizou82]

So can you explain how last season he played an average 40min a game during the playoffs 37,5 regular season, 92 games, avg 34 pts, 10ast 9 rbds? Being overweight and out of shape? You want him to be Kobe on offense, mutombo on defense, stockton on assists, to do everything and with a smile and bring you a coffee too!?

[@MosheXX]

⁠@@zzizou82 playing those minutes while being out of shape is just a ticking time bomb. At least that’s what Dallas is making it seem like. And no one wants him to be mutumbo but he actively doesn’t try on defense.

[@tank4ever]

@@zzizou82 Mutombo no, but you cant have the 4 highest blown by percentage on defense, ever in the nba, in 4 consecutive series. Like that means you're just letting the guy run past you full speed unabated, you need to have some kind of presence on defense where the player has to put in some effort.

[@imachillguybro]

@@zzizou82 Averaging 34 points but giving back 10-15 because of your poor defense makes your average out to actually be 20-25+. You are so enamored by his offense, you forgot that basketball has a whole other side that you have to play. People aren't expecting him to be Kawhi on defense, but it has to look like he tries, and being out of shape is not helping him in that regard, at all. They aren't even expecting him to be a physical specimen when it comes to conditioning, but he has to be able to keep up with guards because he's only 25 bro. He's ONLY 25.

[@vibrantsoul759]

Bro said Mavs top 4. They currently in 11th place out of the playoffs lol.

[@malik81golive]

Melo right. Luka don’t see that pressure

[@s3ts]

No... MELO DON'T SEE THAT PRESSURE. Melo haven't even gone to the Finals and Luka did at age 25.

[@Ktpgtn]

Luka is already greater than Melo😂

[@Musso8771]

Ya that's pretty obvious.

[@Aliciousness76]

"Pressure" is a normal thing for Luka he is not phased at all ,most players are nervous Luka laughs at pressure, Luka will have a statue in LA when its all said and done.

[@awax9166]

@@s3tshe went and LOST

[@laraebonn]

They're doing that because the fans in Dallas are pissed and giving the organization a lot of flak. Also, season ticket holders want their money back. That's why they're trying to destroy his image.

[@All3cannons]

Mavs are stacked now, but that’s not a popular opinion.

[@JudahiamKng]

They are but people won’t acknowledge this

[@AcePace3]

Cause mavs were stacked before the trade already, with luka they had 10 more years of winning, now the window for a chip is much smaller

[@All3cannons]

@@AcePace3 the thing is, that Luka team could never beat the Celtics, way to young and athletic and play both sides of the ball. I didn’t even watch the finals because I knew the matchup was bad. This team has a chance. Everyone is saying Luka got 10 years at the top. I think he has 6…8 if you want to be generous and wemby is coming and OKC if they stay together will just get better and better. The time to try and win for the Mavs is now!

[@AcePace3]

@@All3cannons they couldn't beat the celtics because none of the supporting players did anything tho, luka was literally the only player on the mavs squad to hit more than one 3 pointers in the first 2 games. Kyrie was completely non existent in the finals

[@All3cannons]

@@AcePace3 kyrie was always going to struggle because Tatum and brown can defend him. They are taller and have quick lateral movement to keep up with kyrie. Luka will always get points because he has the ball in his hands. But Luka basketball ain’t beating the Celtics. They now have a skilled big/PF in AD they can beat the Celtics up on the inside and give kyrie more space. Thompson/martin helps with the 3s. And they are now a team of serious defenders. No more turnstile basketball. They match up much better with teams and it won’t take Luka heroics to win playoff games anymore.

[@protectyourpositivity]

Rudy got a point, it is a different pressure when you play for LA and NY. It just is!

[@boomarlee1642]

They all knew. These are grown men with families. Especially superstars. You moving to a new state , everything has to happen in advance to make everything as smooth as possible

[@wha-Q]

Them trading Luka is like trading Dirk after 06. He was a defensive Liability his whole career. He was never known as a defensive player and always guarded the weakest Big even if it was the 5

[@user-jf9sx1nf3s]

Melo, Mero and Rudy. can we have them every ep please? Can't stand this constant switching

[@GoGoTwice]

Luka is worth significantly more than AD, but the Mavs didn’t think so - and Rob knew that, and used his negotiation skills to great effect

[@jerzydevil2888]

I love Melo podcast because it has the grown Unc vibe with the drink champs, I can have a glass or two and jus cool out

[@ethgratz]

that was some good context fr

[@Zhiloreznik]

Luka at 17 played for the biggest club in Europe. Ask KD what the crowds are like if you want to talk about pressure

[@jamaalglenn8749]

The type of atmosphere overseas is significantly better than that of American basketball, they aren't phased by what they have here.

[@DryIce85]

*LeBron* Might Turn Into *Dale Davis* 🤣🤣🤣

[@jerzydevil2888]

Impacted the world 4real!

[@derekbash5974]

Melo got the Denzel from Philadelphia (the movie) mustache

[@CayMauzGolf]

Bo Outlaw caught a nasty stray 😂

[@darksideon]

This is why you need ball players to talk about stuff like this. They brought logic to the discussion while everyone else brought emotion and delusion to it. All we hear about AD is that he's about to be 32 and injury prone, but the media isn't talking about Luka being 25 and just as injury prone.

[@delbertprince5302]

Great show

[@n8plugen583]

I don’t think ppl forget how special kyrie is

[@delbertprince5302]

Melo said Luka is 25 years but in dog years,he is 45 years old....lol

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

I wish could’ve heard Mero’s “YOOOOOOOOOOOO” when he first read this. That would’ve been generational

[@Jemreaux]

They saved themselves $130 million from a player they believe (correctly or incorrectly) isn’t going to be healthy in the long run - due to reasons non of us fans are privy to . AD a top 10 player still, 26 PPG & one of the best defenders in the NBA

[@ofembeky5573]

Rule number 1: Never put any employer above yourself.

[@RISEandGRIND22]

I think the lakers gone give up another piece like Reaves or Knecht to get a center like O from ATL or maybe even Mark Williams from Charlotte

[@NuJerzyDevil973]

Kenect for Williams happened already

[@HMH500]

I loved Kaz on flagrant.

[@richyrich2880]

Hey Melo, i thought 7pm was You and Mero? We gotta see more consistency i like yall chemistry fr 💪🏾

[@28ClubShon]

Philly in the building! 🌆

[@Nate-hw1nc]

You stay buggin out without MERO

[@kongdaddy]

Damn the fox trade got like 30 seconds of the video😂😂😂

[@geraldmashego24]

The league needs viewers. The teams came together to save the league. That’s all.

[@Jemreaux]

People keep saying 10 more years like he’s LeBron or MJ - his frame suggest maybe more like 6 or 7 at this level. Similar to Harden

[@fancy_panda_69]

Most minutes per game, most points, rebounds and assists for a guard and went to the finals...sign me up to be out of shape.

[@jayhampton23]

LAKERS GOT ANOTHER ALPHA 🐺🐾🚨💯👏🏾

[@themoneyman1752]

To me its the age difference between the 2 players. You have 10 to 15 more yrs out of Luka and 2 to 5 tops out of Kyrie and AD doesn't make sense to me I would have kept building around Luka. Dallas could have won a ring with him

[@Higharcent]

Rudy Gay must have not watched Luka play in the playoffs on the road 😂

[@randalljones849]

In 2008 my little 4 year old country cousins favorite player was Rudy Gay hearing him say it use to crack my up I legit would ask him who his favorite player was just to hear him say "Rudy Gay"

[@tedgraham6548]

7:09 I guarantee AD will not win a ring with Dallas. Kyire is nice but he is not James , it takes a real court general to keep him engaged. I don’t see kyire doing that.

[@knowledgeispwr]

Understand when people say Dallas is better that means they're going to the finals and winning. Luka took them to the Finals!!! Anything less is an L. Not to mention Kyrie numbers are actually down this season smh stop the cap.

[@ZensivYT]

Even if AD does his thing and they are amazing. Trading the player that carried you to the finals at 25! Is crazy, they are giving up their future for a gamble on trying to win right now. They better win it all for this trade to work for them

[@ItsOpinionBased]

I forgot about Luka being a pro early in life and coming up under vets over there. Which might explain some of his beer and hookah habits. He literally probably doing what he learned and still producing. He’ll be fine now that this happened but great point by Melo & Rudy

[@ithurtsdoesntit]

The Lakers traded their two best defensive pieces for an injured Luka is wild as ever

[@bound210]

Where the light skin guy he makes the show actually funny 😂

[@bmo3271]

Luka was the best player in the finals last year and he don’t care?! Wtf we talking about

[@joel2421]

He wasn’t even the 7th best player in the Finals. The Celtics strategy on offense was to attack Luka relentlessly and he didn’t compete at all on that end. Scoring is only half the game.

[@uenoocean9289]

Fan’s, was asking for entertainment, now everyone is talking NBA. NBA created action. Good for NBA, it’s a business. Both players were too comfortable, needed a new fire.

[@KMM5821]

Lebron and KD were right all along. Your team will trade you the moment they feel they can get something better for you. Luka Doncic took the Mavs to the finals and he got kicked out of Dallas for it. I remember Scottie Pippen talking in the Bulls documentary about how after a certain number of years in the league you realize anyone is tradable. But it still hurts. Teams are not loyal to players. So, the players should do everything they can to put themselves in the best possible position. Lebron signing with the heat. Genius move. KD signing with the warriors. Masterstroke. I never want to hear anyone calling these moves "weak". Basketball is a business and these were smart business decisions that safeguarded their career and future. Loyalty means nothing in this business.

[@stephenpatterson2317]

North Jersey 💪🏾