He really has issues off the court. His work ethic is awful. Has been known to be lazy. Conditioning is a big concern. That is starting to catch up with him as the years go on. I think the Mavs just saw the writing on the wall.
He is overweight and out of shape. His stamina and endurance are low. He could be so much better, and he is a great player, but if he was in better shape he would be better and have less injuries. They are looking to the future. Maybe they think LeBron's work ethic and discipline will run off on him.
To get Luka for Davis is an absolute steal, one of the best players in the NBA who is 25 for a 31 year old Davis whose body is much older than his age and is constantly injured and not at full strength. I would have traded Davis for much less. Once again, Lakers manage to trade for a superstar, amazing how they have a history of doing that - Wilt, Kareem, Shaq and even Kobe was in a draft trade.
(2 hours ago)JR44 Wrote: To get Luka for Davis is an absolute steal, one of the best players in the NBA who is 25 for a 31 year old Davis whose body is much older than his age and is constantly injured and not at full strength. I would have traded Davis for much less. Once again, Lakers manage to trade for a superstar, amazing how they have a history of doing that - Wilt, Kareem, Shaq and even Kobe was in a draft trade.
More like Lebron managed to trade for Luka. He runs that team so this all falls on him.
(2 hours ago)Greylock Wrote: More like Lebron managed to trade for Luka. He runs that team so this all falls on him.
LeBron didn't even know about the trade or was told about it. Lakers did it behind his back. AD and LeBron are really good friends. This may piss of James.
On top of it, Luka is way out of shape and does nothing to fix it or his work ethic. Yeah he shows up on game days, but that style won't last long as he gets older. Luka has major issues. Otherwise Dallas would have never done it.
(1 hour ago)Canthony Wrote: LeBron didn't even know about the trade or was told about it. Lakers did it behind his back. AD and LeBron are really good friends. This may piss of James.
On top of it, Luka is way out of shape and does nothing to fix it or his work ethic. Yeah he shows up on game days, but that style won't last long as he gets older. Luka has major issues. Otherwise Dallas would have never done it.
Agree with you that Luka is out of shape and has a bad work ethic but to make this type of deal without the input of Lebron, I find hard to believe.
(1 hour ago)Greylock Wrote: Agree with you that Luka is out of shape and has a bad work ethic but to make this type of deal without the input of Lebron, I find hard to believe.
Those are all the reports. I wouldn't be surprised if they want LeBron to ask for a trade. Now that they have Luka, get some younger players and draft picks for LeBron. If LeBron never knew about it, which I believe to be true, I wouldn't be surprised if it was because they want him to ask his way out. Total speculation, however.
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