How The Lakers Were Able To Make Blockbuster Trade For Luka Doncic? | Pat McAfee Show
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It doesn't sound like they "pulled" this trade off. It sounds more like it fell into their laps when the Mavericks approached them with it -- and they were simply smart enough to say "yes!".
Then you haven't been listening. The price is what they pulled off, keeping it secret and not having it derailed by the league or parties involved is what they pulled off.
Like others have said, it is what they gave up for Luka that is genius here. Anybody with half a brain cell knows that wasnt the initial offer lol 😅
@@ProudFilthyCasual Please. As if the league is _ever_ going to hold up anything that benefits the Lakers.
@@arkwill14Ok i guess when the league vetod the cp3 trade it just never happened right
@arkwill14 you gonna be surprised when you realize the lakers had chris paul 😅😅
Love the way Pat asks a minute long question and then cuts the guest off ten seconds into their answer
Too many people coming from other ESPN shows talk in circles and say nothing. That’s what their entire show is. Pats show is direct and to the point
@@tacotacotington3638 you mean straight to the drama*/cutting off and "agreeing"
@@tacotacotington3638Shams is not long winded whatsoever- everything he says is on point and interesting and pat just talks over him like he does with everyone.
Boston Connor being 29 is the most shocking part of this segment
No shot dude looks 40
Him having a job is shocking. He adds nothing to the show.
@@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo sad to be you.
29 in Boston years. Means he's really 43
I thought he was 36 hahaha
Holy hell dude. Let Shams finish a sentence.
Shams goes off talking an essay to say nothing. He gives you what you need in the first 10 seconds of an answer, then tries to talk for another 4 minutes because it’s what they do on the other ESPN shows to avoid dead air.
@@tacotacotington3638so that means interrupt him?
@@Tommythademonafter too many platitudes, go for it
This was a riveting conversation to follow.
@@TommythademonI mean, yeah. It’s their show and they’ve got other stuff to get to. They can’t have this goober babbling for an hour. They gotta babble for an hour
Luka gon make whoever made this happen regret it, boy abt to get in the shape of his life now 🤣
There ain't no way y'all this gullible. This was simply an NBA business trade.
@@ftws41Brotha what? This was the most ridiculous trade in nba history… they did him insanely dirty. He’s def gonna be out for revenge
@ it’s just business. You are watching WWE wrestling with a ball. The NBA needs Luka in LA. It’s about money, ratings and markets. This has nothing to do with competitive teams trying to get better. Do you really believe that? Do you really believe the Mavericks would trade Luka for eyebrow? You think that’s real? Come on man! Luka for who? Jokic? Gianni? The trade isn’t even allowed on 2K. NBA heavily manipulated. It has to be. It’s a business. Luka for 31 year old eyebrow? AD gonna win the ship? Luka got the Mavs to the finals last year bruised. How sway?
@@ftws41facts. let me just add, did you expect they would let a non American get the biggest contract in NBA history without any income tax? Only sport where trades make more news than games, that says it all. Cheers
@@ftws41yeah and business can effect peoples lives, luka had no clue he was being dealt, and if you asked anyone with a brain who was into the nba they would tell you Luka will never be traded, he just bought a house had his life uprooted and essentially had over 100m dollars taken from him, I’m not gonna sit here and say boo hoo because he’s still Uber rich still gonna live whatever lifestyle he wants but if someone cost you 100m and forced you to move after buying a home while trashing your work ethic and character then yeah I would be pretty pissed off.
Death, taxes, Pat talking all over his guests 💀
It's been really bad for awhile. If you don't wanna let guests talk don't have them on. Damn!
I love pat, but he has that ADD brain. When it hits his brain it goes straight to tongue
Nico Harrison really traded away the guy that got them to the Finals, in his prime, and said it was because they're trying to win now...can't even fathom being that dumb
You really believe that this was a real trade? There ain't no way that your are that gullible, this was simply an NBA business trade.
@@ftws41 I don't know why you're being such an asshole but since you wanted to be a prick I'd love to point out that literally every single NBA trade is a business transaction lmao
He didn't want it but NBA needed that trade
@@ftws41Shut up spam bot
He was the literal face of the franchise at least half the fans have his jersey
They just didn't wanna pay him the money. Now the Lakers don't have to pay as much and will end up having him longer. Those two gms must have an off the camera love 😭😭😭
Oh yeah, Dallas Gm was Nike executive who helped sponsor Kobe, etc. These two are definitely tight lol
My hope is that Real Madrid call him and say here is 300mils over 5 years
Nope. Las Vegas Mavericks by 2031
or got a call from Adam Smeagol Silver, to save his precious league ratings
@@janssonsamuel8005- To do what?
Lakers just made one billion in jersey sales
Smells like the NBA needed a little ratings bump
wow shams really talks a lot without saying much
Welcome to interviews with insiders. None of them give you anything (just watch their Schefter interviews)
Yes exactly the same as adam both useless 😂
Exactly, they have sources and just because they have them doesn't mean they can analyze trades.
Just like schefter , I miss rap sheet 😢
@@occain8810 they have to play both sides. They can't criticize one side too much. or they ain't getting any insider information.
The most important thing I’ve learned in this whole video is finding out Connor is 29 😭
welcome to the show i guess :)
The problem isn't that they traded Luka. It's the return they got for Luka. They should've at least gotten the other Lakers first round pick and Knecht or Reaves. They could've shopped around Luka and gotten a better return imo.
Blame Nico for calling Luka fat and Pelinka using that exact same reason against Nico to fleece him out of adding that extra FRP and Dalton to the Mavs
No the problem is still they traded Luka
@@peytonoliver2303 both Lakers first round picks, AD, and Reaves would've been a perfectly acceptable return.
@@eltennis that would have been a much better return but Luka is a 25 year old generational player whom Mavs fans love. I think ownership is trying to move the team to Las Vegas and are trying to alienate the fan base as soon as possible.
What they got for Luka is the red carpet to move the team to Vegas, which is their ultimate goal
This is the Mavericks new owners realizing they are not gonna get gambling legal in Texas. Because of this, they did not want to pay Luka that much money. They really want to move the team to Vegas and this is their first step.
I don't think any team is moving. If anything they will expand to Seattle and Vegas. Qnd maybe a couple other areas depending if they want 32 or more teams.
I remember the league denying the Sacramento Kings a move so no clue why they would let Dallas walk.
The good thing is Dallas is like the 4th or 5th biggest market in the country and all major sports leagues are there, so it would be a tough sell to move basketball from DFW.
Bingo!!!!!!!
@@mf2879 The NBA moved a team out of Seattle to Oklahoma City. It is not out of the question
Boys you can’t see me right now, BUT I’m on my fricken hands and knees here. Please start covering the NHL….The (fricken) Show baby!!!! You guys were built to commentate the NHL. It would be a match made in fricken heaven….
This was AD’s team until he couldn’t take it.
2 Players have a 30+ points per game playoff average. MJ and Luka, that's it. An out of shape person be out of gas in playoffs. Pundits underestimating the loss of Luka to Mavs chemistry. I think Kyrie liked his role on Mavs not having to be the face. Remember Kyries last few years before coming to Dallas. Harrison is the man from Nike who lost Curry because he didn't know who he was.
even if this trade wins the Mavericks a championship this year, it was the wrong move. It'll cost the city of Dallas billions of dollars and multiple championships
But did it though?? I find that hard to believe seeing that the mavs rarely win as an organization
Luka Doncic joining the Lakers is absolutely insane, one of the biggest trades in NBA history. 👏 The duo of
LeBron James and Luka Doncic is going to be unstoppable!!
guest speaks for longer than 15 seconds “AGREED AGREED AGREED”
Ya know who hasn’t been on the show in a while? Austin Rivers. Let’s all thank the lord for that.
Luka starting his revenge arc
Mentioning stars who aren’t elite defenders is the laziest take in basketball. It’s the easiest way to tell me you don’t know the game. People use this as a device to denounce players. Realistically only about 30% of players even try on defense. But game on the line? People hunker down. Last years DPOY got obliterated by this dude in the WCF. They literally attacked the DPOY disrespectfully.
It landed in their lap. Lakers GM even thought the Mavs GM was joking.
The League is actually really pissed at the mavs for not putting this trade out on the street for competition.
They’d have vetoed it if they were actually upset
Luka's defensive numbers might be so impressive if he is being put onto the easiest defensive assignments.
It sounds like Nico wanted AD, bad. For the past few years, it’s the guy he felt would really help them compete. And the last couple years he’s been more healthy even starting this year as an MVP type player. These guys are friends that probably meet often for coffee and it was probably floated “Hey AD is looking good, you know I still want him in Dallas.” & Pelinka probably told him something on the lines of, “Look, unless you trying to give up Luka, AD is pretty much off the table.” And it grew from there. After, Mark Cuban sold majority stake, the writings were on the wall. New owners really don’t want to spend money like that. So it was really just a perfect storm.
Nico out here having a mental breakdown 😂😂😂😂😂 he be putting together schizophrenic trades 😂 dude fumbled the bag so hard
Why don't EPSN just tell the truth, the Mavs make there money from the TV cut, they don't care about winning so were not willing to pay any player supermax. The Lakers make there money from ticket sales, advertising and merch, for the Lakers a young good looking global name with a nice smile is a dream come true.
I have said it everytime someone talks about this trade. IDC how much you didn't like his conditioning, every NBA team wants luka, do a bidding war, do a true 3 way trade where luka goes 1 place they send stuff to you plus a player to Lakers and you still get AD. It's mindblowing they trade away a top 3 player for someone 6 years older, a mediocre PG, and a single first in 2029
Jerry looking like GM of year in Dallas
Shams you're not only an expert, your nerves are your best assets...oh, brain too!
This is the best take on this topic I've heard so far
Let the man speak
Dallas: Luka wasn’t doing as he told. Huh? Bird had a green light.
The Mavs should change their logo and their name to the “ Dallas Robins “ .
Giannis definitely looking at LA now
NBA forced this trade in hope it will raise their ratings 😂
Adam Silver is the only winner from this trade as he justified the new TV rights deal. Luka is collateral damage, but it doesn't matter, it will be better for the league.
Omg I've never been this early to a video before 😂😂😂
Don't let it happen again
Celtics lakers nba finals would be crazy
I can't think of ONE example of where "crazy" has worked out in sports. Not one.
Well Saquan to the Eagles is a crazy moment.
Whats the Over/Under,,,,,On Chubby,,,,,,,,ERRRR,,,,, I mean Luka,,,,,,290,,,,,Im Takin The OVER!!!! LOL
Something i heard from someone (probably NBA on TNT) was that they did it for Luka in hopes of getting him to get more disciplined on his workout. In the eyes of the mavericks, he wouldn’t get fit for the team. He wouldn’t listen to anyone on the team, so they sent him to the one person he would listen to. The person he looks up to, who just Happens to be the most disciplined and happens to have someone they could get in return. LeBron isn’t the type of person who lets people slack off.
Who knows though. Maybe Luka returning later in his career might be part of the deal 🤷🏻♂️
They had to trade him to a team that will sign him long term in order to get more compensation and also to not completely embarrass themselves
In football terms, this is like the Bengals trading Joe Burrow to the Steelers for TJ Watt because they didn't like that they couldn't control Joe.
Character - kyrie
In shape - AD
Give me a break !!
Someone at NBA HQ had to be cooking the books like Bobby Flay for both teams to pull off this trade...
They need an NBA guy on who doesn’t have all the connections and relationships in the league to worry about like Shams does. They’re asking an insider questions you ask an analyst. Just please god not Kendrick Perkins.
As soon as he said it makes sense because “for 5 years they’ve worried about his conditioning” okay bub
It’s crazy/awesome that a trade in the NBA is more important than who wins the championship lol
NBA had to do something to make a big splash. Viewership is tanking
Current NBA = local YMCA play minus occasional big time dunks
Remember when this was a football show?
It’s absolutely hilarious how the media went from hyping AD up & the lakers being HIS TEAM THIS YEAR to now he’s getting traded to Dallas and everybody just like “Eh AD’s always hurt” even though he’s played more games than Luka the last two/three seasons 💀💀💀💀
That wheel chair was a bad look lol
Well - anything lakers needs to get proped up lol . The funny part is - now the Mavs have a team of robins . No Batman . Kyrie win with the NbAs All time leading scorer in lebron James . And went back to the finals with luka , who’s now with lebron hilariously enough , Klay Thompson went and won the finals with Steph curry - the greatest shooter to ever grace the court in history , and Anthony Davis won a chip next to an older lebron sure , but still lebron James . This should be good . 😂
Luka played in 83% of his career games.
AD played in 70% of his career games.
but dEfENsE wins championship ok yeah right.
The answer is crime.
in the next 3 years, dallas mavericks will be known as the Las Vegas Mavericks
the injury thing is wack cus it’s not like Anthony hasn’t misssed a heeeeck of a lot of games from injuries.
I just don’t buy the “decade” plus thing as Luka’s team. There is no guarantee he decides to stay in LA. This is a big gamble for them as well, Luka could hate it there and walk into FA to have other teams fall over him to get his signature. They have what, one season to show him he should stay?
I would believe them more if they said it was his pace of play instead of his physical condition.
Nico wanted AD so bad he got rid of Luka, story over.
Zion aint sleeping well no more LOL
Everybody saying pat talks too much. Maybe thats why he has a talk show?
Might be a play for the Mav's to move to Vegas.
What people need to understand healthwise is what you can get away with at 25. You can’t get away with at 30. I like this trade for Dallas. With AD moving to forward, that that’s going to be a solid five, although I have never been a big fan of Kyrie…
It was an inside job! The Mavs GM has recently come out saying he doesn’t want to be here long term. He’s gonna quit and join the league office. This isn’t a conspiracy that’s what actually happened!
Just stop
When have you ever seen a franchise offer to refund season ticket holders after a trade? The mavs just did
Brunson, Porzingus, @ now Luka. They have become a joke of a franchise.
So basically basically the situation basically basically basics very interesting.
Reeks of corruption. Mavs fans got screwed big time.
I was shocked😲
Luka doesn't look 270...This is sus
Bro’s 6’6, that height, that thick is definitely 270.
@@kilroywashere9678 Bro just needs to cut out bread and sugar and he could easily get to 250
@@colinforsecs3393 I cut out bread, sugar and soda and went from 270 to 245, Luka needs to stop eating all the baklava 😂
Seems like the Mavs like a military type structure in there organization and the Lakers are more about letting the players be themselves and incorporate there own style and play. If your a player like dirk it makes since you wanna come in and put your work in. Your great with directives your great with team building and making everyone around you want to work harder bc they are inspired. On the Lakers side it's more supporting the guy who is the all-star he is top priority makes since that Luka would fit better in a Lakers uniform
AD is top 5 on offense AND defense. As a win now team, Dallas made a good move for their immediate future. Long term, maybe not, but everyone is acting like the trade is a joke, which is CRAZY. AD is one of the best on both sides and as a Lakers fan, I'm worried for the short term. Long time I'm good, short term, VERY worried
Long term they are moving to Vegas. Owners have deep ties there
@UnknownSource08 could be, but that's very long term. And also OFF the court. I'm talking about winning chips, not where they're dribbling.
@@RushISVarietyB giving AD and Keira age, kinda fits the timeline perfectly
@UnknownSource08 works for both teams, depending on what the goals are. Lakers didn't have a realistic shot at the title with AD. So we'll see
They 100% could have gotten so much more.
Matan Adelson is the one to blame for the trade. Most in the Mav's organization didn't know including Cuban who is a minority owner. Crazy how owners kids are running teams these days like Woody Johnsons kid for the Jets.
If Reddick can get LeBron to play a grandpa role let Luka Hustle get two other decent big men and a few decent bench players that can basically just play defense and rebound Lakers win
set up to get James and his punk boy a championship together so stupid the fix is in
Mavericks are moving to Vegas. Owners have deep ties there.
Dude said jokic to the knicks 😭😭
Damn, Pat was kind of an ass in this interview. Very unusual for him.
he's being forced to talk NBA on SuperBowl week, cause the Mickey Mahsss has the tv rights and are staring down a pitfall of viewership and can't sell half an ad. Only sport that trades make more noise than games, says it all, but enjoy the sitcom i guess
Kyrie statistically had the ball in his hands more then Lebron in Cleveland , js
Remember that time the nba blocked a trade for Chris Paul going to (I think) golden state from New Orleans because it would un balance the league. Yeah.. crazy times.
To the lakers
Nba at the time owned the hornets and had skin in the game.
Prepare for the Las Vegas Mavericks, it's coming
shams is a dei hire😂😅! explains alot
Shams says nothing tangible so he doesn’t burn his sources
This trade doesn’t get made if Doncic was black and/or American.
Nico works for the Lakers obviously
mark cuban would’ve never let this BS happen 😂😭🤦🏽♂️
Mavs new Owners don't care about basketball. They have been trying to get gambling and casino in Dallas, It didn't pass. So now they need to de-value the franchise and anger fans, so they can move to Vegas.
Gaslighting on every level. Dealing with the players like they were objects and slaves, without any right to discuss about their future.... this trade is not about basketball or shape or stats.
Where was Connor's paper round!? Helmand!?
The chance this works out for the Mavs is much closer to zero than one percent. If the goal is to just make money, L even with a chip. If the goal is to win, luka is the reason they were in the finals. AD as a robin to LBJ has been in the play in more often than the finals. Good luck Dallas 😂
Pats adhd off the chain
I hope some of Lebron's conditioning efforts rubs off on Luka.
Translation = HGH
Shams gotta stick to twitter man yikes
"hey his defense isnt bad" umm idk
Never heard of this guy till the other day.
How was Utah involved in the trade for Luka? Seems like it was just a trade between LA and Utah.
Trade??????
It was a heist!!!!
I still am in shock.... someone get him back plzzzzzzzz
I love the trade for the simply fact NBA players have become entirely too coddle. Only in the NBA does a player like Jimmy Butler get to basically destroy THREE locker rooms simply because the team isn’t doing exactly what he wants exactly when he wants it. Luka, Zion, James Harden in Houston, Paul George, Joel Embiid, Kawhi, the list goes on man dudes are making 30-40-50-60-70 million dollars per year & got the nerve to be offended at a GM telling them to get in shape or play defense better.
Luka is a good player but at the same time he doesn’t have winning intangibles, doesn’t have a winning mindset & he’s shown Dallas that he doesn’t respect them enough to workout harder so wtf you want them to do just accept him coming to camp every year out of shape accept him not changing his attitude? The GM/Team should just coddle Lukas feelings and let him do whatever because he scores a lot of meaningless points?
Luka got too comfortable and more NBA players need this message that anybody is expendable play hard or gtfo
i feel like pat and shams do not like each other
Why do you say that?
the amount of Pat glazers complaing about Shams not saying anything, like Pat isnt babbling through his way through this clip