Luka Doncic Trade Shocks NBA: A Deal Done in Secret

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00:00And this was not floated like, uh-oh, Luka Doncic is unhappy in Dallas.

00:05Uh-oh, Doncic might be up for grabs if somebody can make a compelling offer.

00:10This happened in the shadows.

00:14Dallas general manager, Nico Harrison, yesterday at a press conference had a lot to say,

00:20but basically detailed how the initial conversation between himself

00:24and the Lakers GM, Rob Pelinka, occurred.

00:27He called Rob.

00:28He said, we'll give you Luka Doncic.

00:30Rob Pelinka said, what?

00:32Are you serious?

00:32No way.

00:33You can't be serious.

00:35It turns out that he was.

00:37And they held this in secret for the last few weeks and then finalized the deal late

00:43Saturday into the very opening minutes of Sunday.

00:47A deal that was finalized before Mavs head coach, Jason Kidd, was even told about it.

00:55I mean, I have no idea how to categorize what Mavericks GM, Nico Harrison, pulled off, Joe.

01:02All I know is that he shipped off Luka Doncic without telling Luka about it and without

01:08really opening up the highest bid for a generational top three player in the NBA.

01:16It's, again, it's unprecedented to say the least here on the, when you look one-on-one,

01:24let's just say this is Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic.

01:29At this point in the game, it is just mind-blowing how the Jazz even got involved in this trade.

01:35It's also hilarious with their two second round picks.

01:39But the simple fact that Anthony Davis, who, by the way, doesn't want to play center and

01:47won't have to, I guess, necessarily in Dallas.

01:49But the problem is, how many games is Anthony Davis really going to play for you?

01:53Dallas, he can't stay healthy no matter where he goes.

01:55If you thought conditioning was a problem for Luka, wait until you get a load of Anthony

02:00Davis tripping over air and then missing 40 games because he's like glass Joe.

02:07So I do not understand it.

02:10Luka, at 25 years old, is one of those generational talents, Ben, where, listen,

02:16you got to see it through no matter what.

02:18Fourth thing, you got to see what it would have cost to get, you had to, you should have

02:23had this right to the end.

02:25If you couldn't come up with a deal, he was still going to be worth whatever it was that

02:29you were asking for.

02:30But they didn't.

02:32They pulled the trigger a little bit early here, if you ask me.