Luka postgame interview:
-Happy to go to his house and see his cars. appreciates how the fans cheer for him
- Will always be special place for me (Dallas)
- Always want to win
- Still emotions but a little better and easier. Still have a lot of friends here
- Appreciates a lot of people showing up
- Everybody had a great game
- I see what they say on social media (the 22 fans that were invited) before and after the trade. grateful for the support
- Enjoyed the charge he took
- bad 3rd quarter. but played aggressive in the 4th
I’m throwing my hat in the ring for the GM or bare minimum assistant GM role for the @dallasmavs
Here’s how you fix this team Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont.
1. Trade Anthony Davis to recapture ownership of first round picks over the next 4 years.
2. Keep Kyrie Irving because he’s an elite culture fit.
3. Apologize profusely to the fan base and to Luka Doncic and Dirk Nowitzki.
4. Build around your strong young contracts (Flagg, PJ, Gafford, Lively)
5. Trade Klay Thompson anywhere he wants to go, he didn’t sign up for this.
6. Fire the entire training staff and start over.
7. If Jason Kidd had any part in this trade send him packing with Nico. If he didn’t, allow him to clear his name publicly.
8. Lower ticket prices immediately.
9. Listen to your fan base, we know better than mercenaries that don’t care about this franchise.
10. Drop the lawsuit against our @DallasStars immediately
My DM’s are open. At least I know how to treat my customers. This has been an unforgivable disaster.
@dallasmavs@NicoHarrisonGM@BannedMacMahon
The Mavs went from having arguably one of the best (if not THE best) back-courts in the NBA, going to the Finals and then trading the heart and soul of the franchise, who they lucked into in the 2018 draft (perfectly timed to pass the torch from Dirk to Luka), to now having one of the worst offensive and defensive ratings in the NBA, a terrible back-court and lots of wings and bigs that function exceptionally well WITH a star guard and quite poorly WITHOUT a star guard.
Since the trade, their record is 14-24. The trade was insane when it happened, the impact is painfully visible now, and will be visible for years and years to come. The arena feels dead and many seats are left empty, they started 4 games at home and are 1-3, including a loss against the "mighty" Wizards. The team and the fans didn't deserve this at all.
When was the last time a super star who went to the Finals as arguably the best player on the team, was then traded against his will a few months later? You guessed right, never. And there's a reason for that - it doesn't make sense on any level.
The Mavs now have the worst (!) offensive rating in the NBA, and the fifth worse point differential.
Fortune favors the bold. Defense wins championships. Tough decisions are never easy. Built to win now and in the future. You can see the vision now. -- Nico Harrison, worst GM in NBA history.
How can we expect a rookie to come in and run the offense?? Kidd must play the rookie to his strengths and let the trio of Dlo, Nembhard, and Williams manage the offense until Kai comes back (or trade for a veteran PG). Everything else will fall into place.