NO ONE IS SAFE! - Kendrick Perkins says Luka-AD trade gives players a REALITY CHECK 👀 | First Take

[@idlp1679]

Niko wasn’t drinking coffee, he was off that don juliooo

[@jamiethomas5849]

And acted a foolio

[@NLGabriel75]

@@jamiethomas5849bars lol

[@rezzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

He was off that Mary Jane-ioo

[@JJwestoakland1200]

Why he gotta b loaded?? I've seen way worse trades den dat!!

[@andrewgiegerich8211]

No they could have gotten any player in the league for luka plus picks excluding wemby or jokic ​@@JJwestoakland1200

[@manuelestevez3982]

“Let’s not act like the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic for me” Perk got it with that one 😂

[@LaForce1notdone]

Dallas got better defensively. They have AD who can as well score and play defense and kept their centers. They have a legitimate chance to win a chip

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Funny AF 🤣🤣

[@GETOUTT8ROCK]

He snapped 🤣🤣

[@danielthomas-x1j]

yes a funny line from BIG Perk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Newarkdiplomats]

Perkins is great at this job…He was born to be a media personality.

[@tigerhoods7927]

This trade saved espn because they was going talk about the same superbowl topics all week. You know this network runs out of material to talk about

[@ChristopherYT0123]

Wait till after the season and how dry it gets….

[@josephwebster6828]

You on point on that

[@Authentic1874]

@@ChristopherYT0123lord they gone drag the same stories all week Lakers and cowboys

[@bigdawg1372]

That's all sports media, only so much to talk about

[@kmoney362]

Exactly. That’s what I don’t get with Stephen an and some of the others. They say the cowboys and lakers are irrelevant but can’t go a day without mentioning either one 😂

[@LesHom69]

This is ownership doing whatever necessary to stop and prevent super max contracts. People are reading way too much into this. It’s 100% about money.

[@BhappyToday]

lol 10000%

[@nocappn]

I'm glad to see smart comments 😂

[@CrackIzWhack]

I agree but if Luka was being a pro about he carried himself they would have given him the money.

[@Azure_215]

Facts people are just looking at it as a fan and need to remember this is a BUSINESS!!

[@KNByam]

But they'll lose more than that. They just cut their fanbase by 40 percent.

[@bee1979]

Pelicans could pull the trigger with Zion next. Then Joel.

[@j.l.howlett6843]

Who is gonna take Zion!???? lol

[@danielehiagwina]

Seriously 😂...

[@juliusjean-baptiste924]

Who’s gonna take on Zions contract? Nobody is gonna take on Embiids contract. Not with his health

[@tereekjohnson1139]

@@juliusjean-baptiste924Zion has an easy contract. He has a weight clause because he can’t keep his weight right because he only getting paid 180 mil guaranteed. Now if he didn’t have that clause which would add more money then it would be hard to move Zion

[@thekingbradable]

Yeahhh Zion is next

[@WindellGrooms]

If you don't have a no trade clause then you can be traded. Simple.

[@tom4150]

Mavs still lost on this deal. Luka for old AD LOL

[@pangoolal7512]

Mavs got "The Brow" now. Ong better see all the games packed with fans wearing fake thick eyebrows for support

[@R_C4RD_]

They built a Team for Luka.........without Luka 🤨

[@m1ty]

theyll be fine. they have a guard that scores and SHARES the ball...

[@hottakes2633]

@@m1tyKyrie can’t pass or playmake like Luka but ok

[@juliusjean-baptiste924]

@@m1tyKyrie isn’t a playmaker like Luka and that was never his strong suit aka Boston. And Boston was better without him than with him. The team does fit around him and AD and lacks spacing issues. Klay isn’t the shooter he once was and PJ is inconsistent

[@m1ty]

@@juliusjean-baptiste924 and luka cant stay healthy. your point?

[@Bigrie4115]

@@m1tyAm i tripping or were the Mavs just in the finals? And then the conference champ 2 years before that. So Luka is Embiid now?

[@aizhanfoster1231]

I like this take. It did woke up lot of franchise players who rest a lot, gets injured a lot, getting overpaid cannot stay in shape. It woke up a lot of players anyone can be traded.

[@kinsoncooper7333]

Well trade them and see what's up... trade them away and you'll see...

[@aizhanfoster1231]

@@kinsoncooper7333 All the sudden lot of injured players are coming back to play today lol

[@Seryma86]

@@kinsoncooper7333 just a wake up call that nba players need to stop being soft batch.

[@Paul.Burrell]

@@kinsoncooper7333 What will be up? They are under contract, and if they refuse to play then the "guaranteed" contract is no longer "GUARANTEED". The teams hold most of the power, especially for guys without no trade-clauses. And I bet teams will really be reluctant to give those out in the future.

[@JayWNSG]

​@aizhanfoster1231 You are so shortsighted, the fans are going to make their message loud and clear for years to come with The Mavs, just watch and learn and see who REALLY has the power to shift things and see how past teams that have done things not in the best interest of fans worked out. Luka's departure will be felt for at least a decade in Dallas and ticket sales will drop dramatically and therefore so will the already small interest in playing in Dallas.

[@mr.knownothing33]

Everyone can thank Jimmy Butler 😂

[@realamerican8069]

Facts😂

[@macmac6064]

ty jimmy lol

[@ottomontero1798]

Yup jummy caused this

[@TheVinayak07]

How so?

[@realamerican8069]

@ what’s understood doesn’t have to be explained.

[@SSJRome]

S/o to whatever Rob put in that man’s coffee lol

[@notacat7127]

Man he definitely spiked him

[@scrapboi45]

That Don Julio 😂😂

[@Name_Of_Black]

Seems personal to me. The Mavs made Luka lose 100+ million and he is going to have to pay a ton in taxes now.

[@SSJRome]

He gon be alright lol

[@Name_Of_Black]

@SSJRome obviously 😂, but that's a huge amount and a rough estimate of an extra million in taxes. I don't care who you are, I would be pissed.

[@MeBihhhh]

He was leaving regardless so even Luka doesn’t care about the taxes you’re talking about

[@the-peacmaker]

He is going to to make a ton of of court money in l.a. Big market.

[@Name_Of_Black]

@@MeBihhhh yeah but he could have just left and went to Houston or San Antonio. A 2% difference in taxes for $100 million dollars is a lot of money on my book. And there was no evidence that he was going to not resign, just like there's no evidence that he's 270 lb right now.

[@joshuahudson7906]

The dude was just in the finals, he was coming off an injury. Why is his ability to stay in shape and play great basketball in question? You don’t make it to the finals if you’re not in shape. This the “Ai practice” conversation all over again.

[@ShaadsComicsandBeers]

He ran out of gas in the finals which is a direct correlation to his conditioning.

[@patricktorres1292]

@@ShaadsComicsandBeers when u have as much as a offensive load as luka does it makes sense u eventually run outta gas, also the rest of the team didnt show up

[@DRDubstep808]

@@patricktorres1292Don’t get to making stuff up now. We saw him turn into the same cone he does ever year😂😂 That has nothing to do with load

[@andrewgiegerich8211]

​@ShaadsComicsandBeers the Celtics beat everyone that year and we're more talented and a bad match up for mavs Also they came through a tougher western conference beat the wolves who looked unstoppable Cs had 2 players at his position that are all nba that's not Lukas fault

[@freshprinceshakur4596]

@@ShaadsComicsandBeersKyrie was mid in the finals tho

[@billhop5310]

I guess Jerry isn’t the worst GM in Dallas

[@Nick_T_90]

That’s an achievement to overtake Jerry Jones as the most hated GM in Dallas right now

[@taymccullough8775]

🤣

[@anthonypinkney6536]

If Dallas win the championship....you going to have to take that back

[@billhop5310]

@@anthonypinkney6536 if they win next year, I’ll find a job and move to Dallas and be their biggest supporter. But I’d bet everything they won’t. Just like how I bet this past year they wouldn’t even make the playoffs

[@Thefitnesstrucker88]

🤣🤣

[@Willworld.]

Well then nobody can get mad when players force a trade… there’s no loyalty in this business

[@samuelt.s.6495]

I.E....Jimmy Butler!!

[@MrMoarpienao]

Then don’t get mad when they decide to take away guaranteed money and make the contracts like those in the nfl lol

[@mohammedislam1191]

Employers still pay them like 50 mill. Luka should be in shape. Its still a dumb decision. But what jimmy butler is doing is flat out wrong.

[@KNByam]

You're wrong. They have guaranteed contracts. That's the trade off.

[@KNByam]

​@@MrMoarpienaoExactly.

[@LumeraLight1201]

Stephen A is bringing up something I discussed with my friend two weeks ago. NBA and NFL owners are going to reach a tipping point. They are getting tired of shoveling out max contracts to players who stay injured, miss a lot a games, can't stay in shape, diminish the organzation's reputation, and are toxic to team building.

[@aizhanfoster1231]

This is a W comment

[@theape6778]

Doesn't help that the owners are forcing more games(NFL longers seasons, NBA with the tournament and play-in)for money too. They're not innocent either it's all just greed

[@aizhanfoster1231]

@@theape6778 The reason why NBA added the tournament so they get superstars to play harder for fans. There has some lack of superstars for past years who are sitting out just resting while fans wasting money to see them play. It is still happening in the NBA.

[@theape6778]

@@aizhanfoster1231 it's because fundamentally the NBA season is flawed. There's no byes so not much incentive to win in the regular season, it's 82 games which is also unnecessary. The players of old played hard(much respect for that)but they were also being robbed blind when you look at contracts at the time.

[@aizhanfoster1231]

@@theape6778 lets go talk to the legends about playing 82 games, playing full minutes. Lol. Paying a player now over $200 million while they still complain and sit half of the season still not enough? lol

[@michaelfarkas298]

Feels like one of those “what if Shaq had the preparation mentality like Kobe”

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

Kobe did say he’d be the goat if he had his mentality

[@GarageDoorSports]

This man was just in the finals last season lol what if Kyrie was prepared in the finals?

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

@GarageDoorSports The point they making is the owners not tripping off your finals appearance, if part of the reason we lost is because you’re not conditioned enough to play defense consistently from an effort standpoint. Luka wants 345 million for 5 years from Dallas if you not convinced in him then how can you just pay that.

[@MavsLukaKlayKyrie]

@@Watchingvideoslikeu Bingo

[@predestinedbyGod]

@@Watchingvideoslikeutoo bad yall lost the trade and won’t win with ad and Kyrie . In 10 years Luka will have at least one

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Luka will have his vengeance.

[@matchhunter7012]

By playing 0 defense!

[@StudioRiba]

@@matchhunter7012 cry

[@matchhunter7012]

@@StudioRiba I mentioned a fact 😂

[@BoJangles42]

@@matchhunter7012he’s gonna drop 70 on the Mavs

[@JayWNSG]

​@@matchhunter7012And you're also an idiot.

[@jassideol8387]

I keep hearing a clicking sound… must be all the CBA PDFs finally being opened 😂

[@J_BoogieSmooth]

Folks clearly need to understand that it is about $$$$$, rather than Luka bend them over the rack...they were preemptive and sent him packing.

[@thekingbradable]

With Dallas currently, I don’t even think it’s about their firepower but more about their passing. Who is gonna be the main facilitator? Kyrie? We’ve already seen that play out with him and it didn’t end well lol

[@herusun3654]

This is the most complete team Kyrie has had. He and AD are going to go to work I believe.

[@CarsonCarpenter-c6x]

@@herusun3654 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@WestCoastStyleSports]

That’s wild how Nico really said we can’t win with him after he really literally just carried them to the finals

[@orochimaru3950]

We lost.

[@brandonleverett3748]

Nico is just following orders from the vegas mob owners. it was all about money. and then the way the trade went down. done in secret. to prevent luka from having a say. like he was a piece of meat. it was coldly done and the reason was fabricated as a weak cover only fools would believe. Barkley believed it, what does that say about him and his opinion. This man put you on his back and took you to the show!

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

Chiney lookin really good today

[@mrb.2497]

Yessirrrr....

[@jdtheuno]

🍠

[@TLR1988]

You ain't lying. IMO she looks really good every day.

[@Dontgetsnipedlikewesley]

Everyday

[@drip3430]

@@jdtheuno man what I would give to eat that, like sit on me face type of sh*t uff

[@mistah_chau]

This trade in so many ways shows you how important relationships are

[@OgSweenyTBZ_YT]

Why they didn’t play the part where KD said this is why the players make the moves they make because there is no loyalty from ownership.

[@tigera6]

Lets be right, both sides are selfish and only looking for their own interest, there is no loyalty from player or Owner these days. Players demand to be trade not because the Owner betrayed them, they do it for their own interest.

[@theape6778]

​@@tigera6honestly who actually suffers are the fans right now.

[@nakamstejoguizo]

Where are those who critiqued Jimmy butler? Those who said Jimmy is a bad guy?

[@XTRABIG]

follow the contract.

[@r.m.90]

KD will make any excuse for that weak move. Nobody faulted him for leaving. It's WHERE he went that disgusted people.

[@elbarto1032]

Luka is untouchable in the lakers and was untouchable until Cuban left, and in one year when they fired Nico Harris they will realize what stupid mistake they just made

[@terrancehylton-lyons1776]

Luka not winning anything and good luck building a team around him with zero draft capital

[@topsykretts2264]

@@terrancehylton-lyons1776AD didn’t win anything until he teamed up with LeBron so can’t really rule anything out for Luka

[@elbarto1032]

@ free agents love to go to LA and now you got Luka, don’t worry it’ll be easier now for Luka to build a team and tell me you think the mavs are winning anything?? AD has 2 maybe three more years and then he is gone, you’ll see

[@MeBihhhh]

@@topsykretts2264that was 5 yrs ago go lil bro. Lebron isn’t the same

[@Sambam1981]

@@elbarto1032free agents don’t love to go to LA. Where they at?

[@StayTru101]

Molly did not have to mention that last statement. She constantly tries to prove her value for no reason lol

[@mustard4639]

he was 100% correct on this

[@Metus_Crane]

The Mavs are 100% betting against Luka though, a lot of the talking points were about Luka’s weight and his professionalism on and off the court. AD is comically known to have injury problems, this trade was a slap to the face of Luka Doncic.

[@paulsamson24]

The NBA should have non guaranteed contracts and watch everyone straighten up like players in the NFL.

[@cryptidian3530]

An NFL team has a massive team. The NBA in its entirety has 560 active players and every team only has around 15. And 1 player is significantly harder to replace compared to the NFL. It's two very different sports and systems. Can't compare the two.

[@BrianLockett-s6x]

Straighten up like players in the NFL😂😂😂😂😂 that's wild g

[@analistayestudiante.454]

But you are been logical, some people are just ​emotional@@cryptidian3530

[@peachydls341]

Give any WR from the Pittsburgh Steelers a nice contract and watch him turn into a complete monster.

[@cryptidian3530]

@ It's a very different sport though. Only 17 games per season and players only play 1 side of the ball and you might not even get many touches in a season despite how hard you work. That's why NFL players work extra hard for when the time comes and they can shine.

[@SuperSid87]

J-Kid like NA BRO YOU DIG YOUR OWN WHOLE😂😂😂😂

[@bee1979]

Players have had too much power for a while. We needed this balance.

[@steveclapper5424]

Doing stupid stuff?

[@PopTheIcon]

True the league got boring because of it

[@stevenmark4407]

@@PopTheIconfr

[@bravetraveler1386]

Another big market team just stole another great player. It’s the opposite of balanced. Lakers, Celtics, Knicks all stole multiple great players

[@Cahluvca]

🤣

[@noura6943]

Jokic probably the one and only untouchable player

[@kjjr3270]

Nope, nobody is if you get presented the right assests.

[@_WESTSIDE_]

Wemby

[@joshlynch6]

no, SGA and Wemby Jokić is 30, he's not untouchable anymore.

[@noura6943]

@@_WESTSIDE_ I can see wemby fs

[@baldeagle4710]

@@_WESTSIDE_yup. If Dallas offers Luka, San Antonio would hang up the phone

[@yeewhiz]

This stuff will never happen in European soccer because all 3 parties(teams and player) have to be in agreement for a selling price. In soccer, teams get stuck with out of shape underperforming players who were given massive contracts. Neymar is a perfect example of this. Good on the NBA.

[@kptyler5]

MUCH NEEDED CHECK FOR THESE PLAYERS!!!! Opened all their eyes 👀

[@redconsciousness2090]

and now all of them are going to sign contracts with a no trade clause.

[@notmareelnam7545]

If you're being sold a product that seems waaaay more valuable than the asking price, you may want to ask yourself why someone would undersell such a product so valuable.

[@therandom58]

It’s the same organization that traded Brunson for peanuts. They take big risks when they think they’re worth it. I think too many ppl are trying to rationalize decisions that don’t make sense.

[@donttrippmycmill3668]

True but if someone is selling because emotions or stress.....you can get a good deal

[@reem9317]

This was to save money. The new owners don’t care about winning, or future success. This trade proves that.

[@JayWNSG]

That same "product" was the same one that took them to The Finala averaging 34 a game and had a 73 10 and 7 game, you McDummy Rob Relinka pulled off another fleece job, he does this for a living and Nico thinks he's smarter than he actually is by evidence of him actually admitting Rob laughed and said "You're joking, right?"

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

Some people are dumb. Nico is one of them.

[@est.inthe80s]

Saying we can win without you to a guy that took you to a WCF by himself and a a finals with help is crazy

[@MaddNomad1015]

By himself is wild. Lmao

[@baldeagle4710]

So kyrie didn’t play?

[@robjung2018]

Trade sucks for Dallas on paper. But if successful, win now experiment are the best memory of a franchise. Prime example is the 2019 raptors. Forever remembered. Lol

[@jonathanrobimson4543]

Finally owners are letting players know i pay you its mine not yours. You dont get to decide. Stop giving these players power

[@kimking5928]

Exactly. “You work for us. We don’t work for you.”

[@baldeagle4710]

Yep. Look at how the clips and pels lots years of their franchise by giving players power. Same with Philly.

[@joseplascencia4408]

Luka been having a dad body since he came in the league. And he has carried Mavs to wcf and finals in 6 years. Worst trade ever

[@leonroma3845]

Bruhh yall lost it... they didnt want to pay the max money, dude was about to earn 70 mill a year

[@DJRickRock818]

This guy has been a professional since he was 15 years old. He led the league in scoring last season.

[@Shaolin91z]

This guy is perpetually out of shape. I wouldn't want to give him 70 million

[@DJRickRock818]

@ so him being out of shape and he is still top 3 in the league. Explain that please…

[@dddronell]

Everyone acting AD isn't averaging 25 points a game, 3 less points they Luka. Luka is subpar on defense and AD is one of the better defenders in the NBA.

[@Metus_Crane]

Love how articulate and respectful Chiney is, definitely a gem

[@Alex-tw8nb]

Glazing is a sign of weakness

[@RL-ww5ev]

Guys are making millions of dollars. Don't feel sorry for any player

[@erickdebrittoofficial]

i get that perspective and it’s definitely exciting movements but money or not it’s still shitty to be blindsided at work

[@aizhanfoster1231]

@@erickdebrittoofficial Welcome to corporate work greed. They're getting the same treatment now

[@privatecitizen62]

Something up gm seemed nervous

[@est.inthe80s]

Yea because if he don’t win a chip he’s gonna be fired in the worse way

[@paulgoodwin3640]

its crazy that they expected him to stay in shape

[@jamesbyers5678]

You gotta play DEFENSE in order to win chips, and save yourself 100 mill.

[@redconsciousness2090]

dude dropped 70 while being fat

[@frankieclayton9303]

The break down of this is awesome about the situation players in the NBA teams how it works function

[@rizz5074]

The NBA owners are taking control back for the players. Miami with Butler. Mavs with Luka. The Lakers embarrassing LeBron and pushing him out for Luka.

[@Ghostaredead]

These people on tv just be saying anything for content! The Mavs are idiots to say they have a better chance at winning a championship without Luka! Who tf is leading them to a championship on this team now?

[@davruck1]

They got way better. AD is a better player and a better fit

[@Mr_Gemini61]

They rebuilding early

[@Wisestomatoe]

@@davruck1a better player then Luka ??? Lmao stop it bro

[@kevindickerson9513]

Are you kidding me he hurt every other week😅😅😅😅😅😅​@@davruck1

[@bzx7200]

@@Ghostaredead 🎯🎯🎯💥💥💥

[@offensiveofentse]

I knew this was coming. The owners were gonna fight back because they need to fight back, but I didn’t think that they were target Luca as the first victim. I thought it was gonna be Joel Embiid.

[@haqctrix]

Mavs were scared luka might become the next zion williamson joel embiid healthwise!

[@Bdkgsmkfjndjdkgtj]

So they got Street Clothes instead literally 😂

[@reem9317]

That is such a stretch, he is far more available than either of those two, and has been farther than either of them as well.

[@kingcollins3965]

​@@Bdkgsmkfjndjdkgtj😂😂😂😂😂

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

To solve this problem they trade him for AD 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@baldeagle4710]

AD has played far more games than Luka this season. And he’s an mvp candidate. Dallas got a good return.

[@wrdswpns1139]

Worst trade in history

[@little95]

yeah, Lakes lose a dynamic all-star for a O only fat boy that has ZERO def

[@adebowale065]

Just a mavs fan being a mavs fan😂😂😂

[@kimking5928]

You don’t know that yet.

[@Shaolin91z]

Lakers gain an international superstar. AD wasn't international

[@anthonywilliams9415]

📠

[@Jup-lg2or]

These players are spoil and make way too much money to half way play basketball and complain about being privileged. Good job to the owners in taking the league back

[@frankieclayton9303]

Great job in what you said about everything about this situation thank you so very much

[@charlesislaw]

Dallas did Not want to pay him $350 Million...Nobody is going to get that money without a championship.

[@tigera6]

Then sign him and trade him elsewhere for tons of draft picks and players. Luka under contract could be exchange for more than what they are getting now.

[@socalsp3]

@@tigera6 no guarantee that contract is tradeable

[@tigera6]

@ You are saying that no other team in the NBA would trade for 5 years of prime Luka? You serious?

[@charlesislaw]

@tigera6 there is No other team in the NBA that will give Luka $350 million. ($70 million per year)

[@timhoward5]

No one in the history of the league ever got $350m/5 yrs.

[@thecomicsarereal]

My favorite part from Nico Harrison’s Wikipedia entry: “During his work at Nike, he botched a 2013 presentation to Stephen Curry, where according to Harrison he may have called him Seth, and the presentation used was made for Kevin Durant. This, along with not offering Curry a signature shoe, caused the superstar to switch from Nike and sign with Under Armour.”

[@r.m.90]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Wow. Makes even more sense now.

[@baldeagle4710]

How does this guy even have a job

[@Qu1n7oz]

Great trade …. Steph wasn’t Steph we know now but was good …… Durant was Durant … then it was Steph wouldn’t even be in the league if not for Kerr’s and Pops system a lot could be said the injurys to Steph in a much more physical league..on a different team and coaches….but … this trade was good for team build and playoff defense and dynamics just stealthy and unexpected.. given the upside age Luka has with No defensive effort … Now ..klay play is better than Lukas defensively… and you have set shooting …lol where’s Mike brown ? If Iam the Mavs … I’ll leave it right there 😂😉

[@dwaynehiler5735]

Stop saying the Mavs cost Luka that money. That's the problem with ppl these days. They're always playing the victim and have no accountability. Luka cost himself that money. He chose the lifestyle he was living over getting that money, which is his choice to make, but he did it, not them.

[@aloshaiftodi7520]

YES THIS

[@BaithNa]

Chiney going extra hard with this fit

[@kimking5928]

And facial expressions too. 😂

[@jokerdadon1405]

A lot of people keep saying Dallas gonna loose offensively are y’all just talking AD average 25 ppg same as luka this year AD a champ luka not AD a better 2 way player 🎉🎉🎉 stop the disrespect

[@godfr012]

They lose out on the explosive nature of Luka scoring. I mean Luka can get you 50 against the best defenses. AD can have a consistent 28 with a 40 ball here or there with great D, but his motor cools off where he'll score 16 in some big games too on 15 shots only. They should add 1 more perimeter bench scorer

[@split_head_776]

AD has to dig this team out of the hole into a higher seed. THEN he has to carry that load the entire playoffs. At 32, with his own questionable health history. Make it make sense. All I see is bs and a garbage Mavs team in 2 years.

[@BrianSmith1993]

​@@split_head_776You just forgot about Kyrie Irving huh?? Also they have great pieces around the two stars.

[@split_head_776]

@ Kyrie is also 31 I think. Not to mention, he's a high maintenance player. This is the first time in Kyrie's career that he looked happy. Kyrie and Klay came for Luka, likely to retire with him. Nico just threw a grenade into the locker room and said "this is great for us". If you think cohesion doesnt matter, then youre gonna learn the same lesson that multitudes of GM's already learned.

[@GarageDoorSports]

How is this “sending a message” when this trade is being viewed as a win for the Lakers? The Dallas front office looks inept

[@mestizosmulatos9624]

Nikola Jokic maybe is the only UNTOUCHABLE player in the NBA right now.

[@baldeagle4710]

Well two players have a no trade clause

[@BrianSmith1993]

Beal, LeeBron

[@iam_nell]

No trade clause requests are about to skyrocket

[@Jazz-r8w]

Y’all keep saying the Mavs GM tripping when y’all know this type of move comes from the owner/owners of the Mavs. They didn’t want to invest all that money into Luka and be like the Philly Clippers or Suns.

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

Wrong, even the owner laughed at Nico when he presented the idea, the owners know this is stupid but then want to move the team to Vegas therefore they need to lose.

[@MNspikegrow]

Here in Minnesota we're waiting on a Randle for a couple picks and a cpl G league players

[@CesarLuian]

How will this affect LeBron’s legacy?

[@sergios680]

Perk is the most entertaining personality these days, at least with NBA commentary

[@shawnstarks1743]

This is more of an indictment on LUKA! Think about it. Dallas got rid of this DUDE!

[@pauloshman6188]

I can understand Dallas view of Luka. Why Pay 5 for 345 who out of shape and can't defend his prosition. I'm pretty sure they told his team. Alot of times about health issues. Now he understands.

[@RickyPetersen]

All these players randomly just became healthy again lmao

[@aizhanfoster1231]

For real. All the sudden they just came of the injuries. Lmao!

[@BaithNa]

No one suddenly became healthy. Most players sit at the request of the organization and the team doctor's, if it's up to the players, they'd play every night Stay in school, kid

[@RickyPetersen]

@ You sound like a crybaby relax

[@baldeagle4710]

Just like kawhi last season. He miraculously became healthy when he was up for a contract

[@MrMoarpienao]

Do yall think the jimmy butler situation results in nba contracts not being fully guaranteed ?

[@martaviouspaul7117]

Wemby Jokic Giannas SGA are definitely untouchable and aren’t going anywhere

[@joshlynch6]

Giannis and Jokić are not untouchable given their ages.

[@kimking5928]

@@joshlynch6They are barely 30. Whatcha talking about?

[@legendtoni1094]

There is literally no trade plausibly worth joker atm. You would have to trade him for Brown and Tatum + picks to make it actually be worth. Joker is currently on a league in his own far away. ​@@joshlynch6

[@drewshepherd7601]

Mark Cuban talking about his love for Luca and talking about the statue for Luca is what empowered Luca to come in out of shape every year.

[@JavierSosaBae]

It don't matter what Anthony Davis can do alotta people know he box office he got to win a championship y'all put a target on his back unfair to him

[@split_head_776]

If the KD Nets can't even make a conference finals, then you know this thrown together garbage is going to fail. Mavs are worse than the Wizards in 2 years.

[@Josh-gx4fu]

It really says to me that I don’t think a single big name player is going to accept a free agent contract anymore without a no trade clause. They keep asking who is untradable. Well, the guys with that in their contracts are untradable until they say so.

[@theape6778]

No one is getting that lmao. Only LeBron and Beal(the wizards are special ed) have one

[@Josh-gx4fu]

@ I think it all depends. If they all keep chasing super teams, then yeah they’ll have to take the contracts they’re offered. But I do think this trade will set a new thought process in the players minds. If Giannis wants one I bet he’ll get one. Possibly SGA as well. It all depends though.

[@DukeBelmonte]

Dallas is under new management . Mark Cuban would have never traded Luka . Nico Harrison is a clown , and he's going to reap what he's sown .

[@kimking5928]

Mark would not have traded Luka because he drafted him into the NBA and they were very close. You can’t mix business with friendship.

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

​@@kimking5928That's a horrible business though, no gm would have done that, this is prob the NBA forcing up something or maybe the owners plotting to take Dallas to Vegas.

[@Best_baller17]

I got a lot of respect for Big Perk!💯

[@dewaynemartinjr8660]

Lebron and beal is the only 2 that are untouchable because they both have a no trade clause

[@thediseaseisthecure]

And because nobody else wants them

[@HHHPedigrees]

How was Luka traded for being out of shape but Zion still in New Orleans?

[@Ysoserious1]

Nobody's safe, gtfoh, y'all still in the league and the players ain't loyal anyway

[@nasthegoat1488]

This take is A1 and Joel for sure better get his act together bc Philly getting ideas😂

[@Jdavydz]

Nico said he tried to reach Luka dude...Luka didn't respond

[@reysizzle372]

This was after the trade had been announced and finished get all the facts first Luka even posted the receipts to prove it

[@Jdavydz]

@reysizzle372 The same time AD, Lebron, Mav and JJ also got the call.. So yeah, Luka didn't respond

[@split_head_776]

​@@Jdavydzcalling someone after you pop a squat and take a dump into their mouths is crazy work. Luka should never respond to that bozo

[@reysizzle372]

@@Jdavydz those group of people are not mavs so that’s irrelevant af and if you boss fired you without warning then tried to call are you picking up? Come on now let’s be serious

[@Jdavydz]

@@reysizzle372 The other part of the trade is irrelevant?? The exact same thing applies to Davies. This is just dumb

[@moneygreen8493]

This is the beginning of the end of player empowerment I can see this happening a whole lot in the future

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

They putting an end to the “Sassy Superstar Era”

[@lasttwhisper]

so zion will be traded for a bag of chips???

[@karoliskincius3304]

Luka shape talk is so overpushed is crazy. The guy takes team to the finals with a Beer in his hand. And he plays 35 min and handling ball most of the time. And in the FINALs no one came to play. So because he don't look like Kevin Garnet you talking nonsense about shape issue. Like Zion is FAT all year round with no real run in playoffs and he wouldnt get that steem the Luka is getting. It's wild.

[@Shaolin91z]

Zion wasn't about to get 350 Mill. Big difference

[@split_head_776]

Imagine the Celtics telling Larry Bird he was to slow and fat

[@buddyboy4438]

​​@@split_head_7761st off Bird was never slow/fat , he wa actually super strong and played a very physical game and DID ALOT of dirty work along with finesse.

[@buddyboy4438]

​@@split_head_776 His game was methodical/fundamental similar to Duncan/Jokic. They were in great shape their astetic wasn't.

[@buddyboy4438]

If anything Magic was the finesse player and was probably in worse shape physically compared to Bird

[@maddawg8164]

Am I the only one who is entertained by a kyrie/AD duo 🔥🔥🔥🔥 that team healthy in the playoffs is a problem.

[@j.l.howlett6843]

Finally a good take from perk

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

Horrible take, Dallas looks silly and time will make all that think this was a fair trade look silly as well.

[@j.l.howlett6843]

@@Henrique-wy6cv his take about players and trades not Dallas

[@elemento_artz]

The message is “we now demand a No Trade clause for superstars”. That’s the lesson for Luka

[@140acresretired7]

Maybe this will be the start of the NBA owners and GM's taking the league back from the players. No more guaranteed contracts and that no trade crap. Over the last 20 years players have shown the fans no Loyalty so why should the Owners. May be the owners are tired of paying a Butler for 82 games when you know that will be under 65. Butler for a career average is 14.7 per game for 82 games. That worth 50 mill a year? Your Super stars can't stay on the floor and are over paid for sure. You know Murray makes 20 mill more a year then Fox. GM's suck.

[@jackh3071]

AD and KYRIE can’t lead you to a championship

[@victorwilliams9674]

How do you know that? They both have 💍. Not Luka. They wouldn't have been to the finals without Kyrie. Whether they win a championship together remains to be seen. So, your point isn't valid Knock it off.

[@abrowne153]

​@@victorwilliams9674they both have rings because of LeBron

[@victorwilliams9674]

@abrowne153 That's true 👍. Can't deny that

[@split_head_776]

​@@abrowne153 this isn't even a LeBron compliment. The league let LeBron do what he wanted for 15 years, they just reaped the benefits

[@LordSandmann126]

The amount of blame Luka is getting for this is just insane to me. Not saying he’s blameless but wow

[@DrumDrumMan-p1t]

Ownership is fed up with paying players to sit,, called load management, Kawhi, Embiid,, Zion,, PG,, This year proves it.. This Trade Proves It.. or the players crazy demands, or conduct.. we let you sit and not get paid, we can trade you at our will, or just sit you down until your contract is over. Your Choice..

[@BaithNa]

Kawhi has a degenerative knee condition. This trade was about a personal issue between Nico Harrison and Luka Doncic Stay in school, kid

[@DrumDrumMan-p1t]

@@BaithNa Go back to kindergarten, .. all owners are now seeing just how easy it is to kill the max contracts at any time they chose. and also remove the player entitlement also.

[@Srtbagboyz]

"Joel Embiid" 😂😂Perk been waiting on this 🤣

[@neryryn14]

She is an example of someone who goes on tv to talk just to talk. What do you mean where they going to get there scoring after trading Luka. AD is averaging 25 PPG 11 rebounds

[@TLR1988]

Ok good luck.

[@McFlyGod]

how many buckets can AD create for others while still giving you that production?

[@neryryn14]

@ that’s not what she said. She said about the points nothing about creating for others.

[@McFlyGod]

@@neryryn14 I’m asking you

[@kimking5928]

@@neryryn14Thatsvwhat Kylrie is there for.

[@oceanbreeze1110]

Great work from Shams for breaking the story. A shout out needs to go to him.

[@kimking5928]

He’s been on fire these last months. He got the Jimmy Butler trade before anyone else did.

[@Blaze-zj2uy]

There is one player that is untouchable right now and thats wemby. Maybe shai as well

[@sonyawilliams4989]

Jokic

[@Blaze-zj2uy]

@sonyawilliams4989 nah, Denver would trade jokic for wemby, spurs wouldn't trade wemby for jokic

[@lowinthesky]

@@Blaze-zj2uycrazy but you may be right

[@randycruz9027]

Perk is the Big Poppy of basketball. He's the man. Truth .

[@ghsense2626]

Every superstar is safe, its just a boneheaded GM who made an ill advised trade without getting nothing in return

[@alexandrekimonyo6948]

I agree it was astupid decision, but AD is definetly not chop liver.

[@donyutejamaica631]

Stop it. SMH

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

NBA business is business

[@steplaland]

Organizations win championships - Jerry Krause. Nico has been studying the Last Dance.

[@split_head_776]

Nico has been studying a pipe and an unknown substance in a bag

[@BlackSantana]

That SAS and owner dialog makes me think of Deshaun Watson

[@kobekobe8527]

Nico was off them percocets when he was drinking coffee 😂😂😂😂

[@harringtonvo]

All Star game is gonna be interesting