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- Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes further break down what the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade means for the Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.
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The same thing goes to the mavs because Luka is solid in L.A. but as for Dallas...
If this "short term" is a bust, nico needs to leave the country. Because he has singlehandedly destroyed the mavs and they will have to move the franchise to Las Vegas...$$$$
Closer to L.A.
Now let that sink in for awhile...
😂😂😂
They are going to leave to Vegas because of this setup by the new owners of the mavs!
McGee has more rings than AD. Nobody really counts that bubble bs chip
This trade so crazy they have people talking about Anthony Davis like he’s Javale McGee😂
I love Javale McGee lmao.
Right smh AD still top 75 player people are crazy for disrespecting him
They talking like Luka is as heavy as zion
I Lowkey feel bad for AD. He's such a great talent, but he won't be appreciated by mavs fans because of who they gave up to get him
“JAVELLLEE MCGEEEE”
It'll be funny if Kyrie opts out of his contract this off-season and goes to the Lakers 😂
I wouldn't even be shocked
He will 🙏🏼 LeBron is taking a pay cut for his last year and recruiting a super team
I would love it but somebody gotta play defense.
Hilarious 😂
@@mambax1633LeBron going to the Mavs
AD just had a 40-20 game and media treating him like he Glen Davis
Because without LeBron he's nothing
because swapping your 26 year old superstar for a 32 year old superstar and a first round pick isnt a good trade
@@saadk8905I'm sorry, what?? 😂 AD carried Lebron's old a** to a title in 2020. He'll be fine without him.
Davis can trip on his shoelace and miss 10 games
Bro LeBron is 40! WTF are you taking about? AD was their #1 option this year and your gonna tell me LBJ standing out around the 3 point line when he doesn't have the ball is what allowed AD to pull down 20 rebounds?! Haha stop, and I am not even an AD guy but that's hilarious
I’m so happy first things first is back on nba
I’m the exact opposite.
Only watch six months a year. I'm back baby! Show is great when it covers more sports.
It’s what made the show famous! Glad it’s back too, nba is so fun when these guys talk it
i think they just talking about the nba because of the trade sadly
I don’t like it… I LOVE it!
My all time favorite thing is listening to Broussard talk basketball, it flows so naturally for him!
That’s Cowboy Brou for ya! 🤠 😂
Agreed, Brou nba insight is really up top.
I'm so happy that first things first is back on NBA.
Yep. I don't know why they even talk about the NFL when it's been years of automatic Chiefs Super Bowls.
@ewbait don't know why they talk NBA when it's nothing but 3 point shooting contest every night. Tacky foul calls, ejected for looking mean, tech for having personality. Yea load management players begging to leave teams. 🙄 no defense
@@ewbaitI would imagine they get much better ratings when talking about the NFL than the NBA.
This trade kinda forced it
Comparing bron defense when he was young to Luka’s is not comparable
AAU players have better defence than Luka!
@@JD-te6vmbecause Steph Curry was such a defensive power house
@@286mic steph gets a pass being a small guy. luka big for no reason
@@glennhaygood With Luka its really more of an effort or ego issue idk he can defend but for some reason he often doesnt care as much as he should
@@deathitself6985he’s saving some in the gas tank for the offensive end. Getting buckets is tiring 😂. I’ve seen Luka play really good defense. He just does it in moments and not enough of them.
The future lakers/Celtics luka/Tatum rivalry is gonna feed ratings for years
Didn’t think about this, you’re right the rivalry is back
You’re right. Luka was given to the Lakers cus Ratings were on a historical down 📉 and he’s a internacional superstar.
If it were conditioning or salary Mavs would have shopped Luka around and get MUCH more for him.
This trade makes no sense and should be investigated. Mavs got robbed to save the league.
@@pedrodutra4088 Conspiracy brain rot
@@holymolythejabroni9040 make it makes sense
@@pedrodutra4088 Harrison did not like Luka. He has spent the last year removing Luka’s people from the organization. He likely sees it as a power struggle and wanted to move on from a perceived threat.
Not every decision in professional sports is about the product on the court/field. Egos get involved and people make bad decisions. This is not a groundbreaking concept.
Secondly, it’s also far simpler and more logical of a timeline. “The league” is not making decisions as some unilateral single minded force. “The league” is made up of 30 owners who each have different opinions and motivations. Why would the owner of the Phoenix Suns or Clippers agree to send Luka to LA? Wouldn’t they rather have Luka as a Sun or Clipper? No amount of revenue sharing outweighs Luka Doncic making money for your own franchise.
If you apply just a little bit of critical thinking here, any notion of a conspiracy falls apart.
Lakers are extremely lucky, Mavs also saved them 130 Mil by trading him now because Luka no longer eligible for the supermax 😂 the gift that keeps on giving. They allowed us to build a better team around him in the future
All he has to do is simply wait til free agency. He doesn’t have to sign an extension yet.
@howarddickersonjr.6994 even if he waited till free agency he still can't get the 350 that's only available to the team that drafted u
@@howarddickersonjr.6994 Only the Mavs could give him the new supermax deal. Luka lost 106 million dollars because they traded him during the season and not allow him to be tendered the new supermax extension. This reeks of a GM that hated his star player.
@@PT84or a star player who was not professional. The Team owners, GM, and coaching staff all signed off on trading Luka. The Mavericks called the Lakers. Let that sink in.
@@PT84they’ve been tired of him since they had to fire Rick Carlisle who coached Dirk and won with Dirk. If a player runs off Mike Malone or Ty Lue, even a Joe Mazzula, the organization looks at the player a potential problem bc that coach has proved they can win.
Luka did not play in Olympics last summer but in qualification
Exactly
Because they got eliminated
He did play in the Olympics qualifiers, but lost to Giannis & Greece.
Mavs has the most pressure to win the title. Their window is small
Luka will continue to get more and more injured, and will NEVER play defense so we will see I guess. I don't see Lula ever winning a chip, the ball just dies in his hands, his teammates can never ever in a rhythm cause he just holds the ball the whole time.
@@b2284Everything you said is factually wrong
@@connor_phillipz5689tell that to Daniel Gafford who has been player way better since Luka was hurt. Stop being sad af on the internet dude 😂 😂
@@1chrischoicemavs are 7-14 since he’s been injured. Wtf are you talking about? The mavericks are cooked.
@@connor_phillipz5689we’ve never seen Lukas style of play win a ring….. he’s James harden but taller and a better passer
Nick started recalling MJ’s habits and Brou cut him off so quick😂😂
Boomers like to forget his team was so much better that a drinking and gambling guy could walk into titles.
MJ was literally gambling, drinking, & smoking cigars all night....then playing golf all afternoon! Basketball was just his hobby. 😂
@@k_hack9441True and most guys in tge 80's and 90's were drunks and dope heads.
@@k_hack9441 how many championships did they win when Jordan retired?
Because they were talking about being out of shape. Tell me the Bulls season when MJ was out of shape. Drinking, gambling, smoking cigars, and wining titles. Luka being 270lbs and eating like trash is not on the same planet as MJ s gambling and smoking cigars.
LOL the way brou and wildes tilt their head in agreement at same time when nick said kyrie might be offended on lukas behalf hahaha
Hats off to the Nba everyone is talking about this with Superbowl weekend coming up. Impressive.
I’m sorry but Bru used the same argument for someone leading the league in steals being a bad defender when AI did it.
AI was a terrible defender. Steph and Harden both have steals championship and are hotdog water on that end
@ that’s my point 🤦🏽♂️ I’m not saying AI was a good defender but just because magic and bird had high steals according to bru they were solid defensively. That’s not a good arguent
I understand that but the difference is teams didn't hunt Magic or Bird. Neither were good individual defenders but played solid team defense. Teams legit seek Luka, Curry and Harden on the defensive side.
@@Teaguekid94 Im gonna be honest with you, I dont think teams hunted as much in general back in the 80s. If Bird and Magic played today Im sure guys would absolutely hunt them on the perimeter
@@anddanny2263not Magic, he was a pure point guard so he would always be bigger than the person he is guarding. Bird would be in trouble because he is a wing and wings are the most athletic on a team.
16:38 thats a good point from nick and actually i remember in 2018 when AD was on the pelicans his dad and him didnt choose the celtics becuz of how they did IT so maybe when free agency hits he rethinks about resigning w the mavs
Not a good point how can yall be so short sighted! AD is in a better situation and Luka needed to go! Arguing with refs mid play, no defense (hence finals) he was shyts on D! Come to camp overweight on your contract year!! Cmon man let's be real
The Ewing comp is accurate as a mavs fans but this is actually way more extreme. Luka was the passing of the torch from Dirk, so it wasn’t just 6 years of Luka that we loved, this was a 25 year long tradition & culture that mavs fans connected with that was just uprooted
This is comparable to a 40 yr old Wizards MJ and a 25 yr old Kobe playing together 😂 unbelievable
Jordan was done at 40. He couldn't even walk straight. 💯
Awful take. Much like his entire career, Jordan at 40 cant even do LeBrons laundry
Don’t compare Luka to Kobe! Luka can’t even run the court
LeBron is way better at 40.
MJ has 6 rings at 40
Wait until Mavs realize Kyrie’s game has never been “spoon feed” shooters. They need another legit passing ball handler
Shouilda got Revees in that trade too
Kyrie is going to LA come June
Spence don't sleep on Spencer
We would of trade reaves if yall give both of your centers tbh fair trade tbh
they need Lonzo
As a Warriors fan this would have been like the Warriors dumping Steph for CP3 after the 2016 finals. 50% of the fan base (myself included) would have just dumped the team entirely.
Horrible comparison 😂😂
@@Mcboi514exactly because Steph was already a champion
Horrible comparison, AD is still an all star level player and would be a superstar of not for his inconsistency
@@jdelgado216 CP3 was an all-star and all NBA. He was just older and not transcendent. It is perfect comparison. Poor Mavs fans.
@@Salty_Cyclistwas a great comparison. CP3 was top talent in 2016. Him and Harden nearly beat the Warriors and went for a ring in 2018.
This isn’t comparable to Wilt because Wilt was already an MVP and the best player in the league undisputedly by the time he was traded
Kareem was MVP right before the Lakers got him too.
Luka was the best player in the league last year, but MVP don't count playoffs. JB was finals MVP but you can't compare players, and embid playoffs.....
Luka statistically has been the best player for the last 3 years imo
In Nicks crazy head he already has Luka as the best player in the league. 😂
Wilt was a selfish stat padder. That's why he couldn't win more
Lebron probably will play with the flow this year and have his farewell tour next season, Luka hopefully will learn proper conditioning from Lebron and start his mvp season as Lakers franchise player while dropping 50+ when LA plays Dallas
Drugs a terrible thing to use
Na Lebron is going to enjoy playing with Luka. He'll retire in 2027 when the All-Star game is in LA and maybe Bryce in the NBA
16:15 Love that take
It's not a good take. Kyrie knew that the Mavs were open to trade Luka.
Brou and SAS gotta take their Bron shot every segment
Thats how they feed their kids😂
BIGGEST TRADE IN NBA HISTORY
Nick Wright is Wrong! He didn't see Luka Doncic play in the 2024 Olympics last summer. Slovenia didn't qualify in mens hoops.
He played in the qualifiers though.
@@whitehawk6437 2 months earlier isn't the same considering the context.
Did he say young LeBron didn't play defense? 😂
Yeah that sounded crazy to me. Even if u wanna say he young Bron wasn't elite he was in a completely different league than Luka has ever been defensively. Saying Lebron couldn't move laterally sounded ridiculous too.
I had to rewind to make sure i wasn't trippin
Him and SAS gotta take their daily Bron shot in the segments lol
He struggle a lot his rookie year but was able to make up with athleticism, wasn't bad but wasn't great either
18-20 yr bron was not a great defensive player.
Why people acting like the lakers can’t compete this year adding Luka . LeBron and Luka about to go crazy 😂😂
No rim protection and teams 1-4 have centers and 4s that will eat against Lakers. Joker, Seguin, and JJJ all going for 35+ a game against Lakers
Luka been hurt for a month, he don’t play defense and the Lakers don’t have much defensive prowess as it is. They have inconsistent shooters that’ll barely see the ball between Lebron and Luka dribbling the air out of it…they’re missing the playoffs this year
Because defense matters and LA has none 😂
Who playin center. Their ceiling is a series win. Don’t get me wrong, Mavs got absolutely fleeced and this will start the next lakers dynasty. But they’re not winning this year
big facts
Lakers have already done right by bron. They don’t have to take a bad deal for any reason on his behalf
I just can’t see why LeBron would go to GSW to play with a 37 yo Steph Curry instead of a 25 yo Luka.
This is bad as clippers trading Moses Malone, Adrian dantley, and Bob macadoo when they were all on the same team
I was waiting for Brou"s take on the trade. Love your podcast. Keep it up
if AD was like 28 or 29, i think this trade would be okay. but he's going to be 32 in a few weeks. being concerned with Luka's conditioning but then signing a player who's had severe injury struggles over the past 5 years, and is a big man who usually doesn't age well, makes zero sense. unless you're all but guaranteed to win the title this year by making the trade, it's a bad decision. and i'd say they're like 4th favorites at best.
Just randomly choosing a period of 5 years doesn't make sense either. AD has been among the healthiest players in the league for the past 2 years.
Agree. Over the last season and a half, he’s played in 90% of the games
Age doesnt matter geez man 2 all nba 1st team players havent ever been traded for each other until now... meaning AD is the best available player the Mavs could have gotten.....
Stop AD isnt the definition of premium health 😂 @penkima4923
@@mauricerhodes1756no it means AD is who they think is the best dosnt mean it's at all true 😂
05:22 😂 that was definitely bad pizza 🍕
Classic
Dallas stars are robin type of a player, we all know a team needs a batman to win a chip or atleast drag them into the finals. Meanwhile, lakers have both batman and superman
Bron is still superman???
@ 24-8-9 still lookin like a superman to me
Batman has a six pack! Luka can’t even make weight!
This is the only platform I actually watched and listen about this topic 💯
Nobody is buying one iota of the incoming hit pieces that happen after a trade. Luka could be smoking at half court and any team would give him the max.
They talking like Luka didn't just go to the Finals and have the best numbers out of both teams.
They are? Sounded like the opposite.
As a lakers fan i hate this trade for this season. We have been playing great the pass two months. I do like this trade for the future
I agree; and I’m sick of these basketball mouths acting like AD is a slouch.
Be real, your ceiling was the WCF at best. Now you’ve got the guy for next 10 years.
@@oblivionpro69if they traded for the right piece they would contend, that was hard but still
@@oblivionpro69who said luka even gonna play in 10 years he can barley move now
@@thetruth7089yea because 34 -8-8 is bum stats and a finals appearance while severely injured
The person who should have a chip on his shoulder is AD. He will mentor Gafford and Lively. They could become a legendary front line.
8:50 I hate this narrative. It’s dead wrong but I understand how it came to be because the following years he regressed and LeBron became the best player again until this year but in 2020 AD was our best player and led the team which is why we won. He lead in every stat apart from assists, he was our anchor, our first option who we played through. He was our identity, we were big and defensive minded. LeBron only won the Finals mvp because AD got injured and then was never the same the following seasons. Thank you AD for getting us that championship, you will be missed
You’re not lying. AD was never going to get his due on a LeBron headlined team though. We all knew it from the beginning.
@@talkingbroccolihe won't with kyrie.... it's because ppl dint want ad to be a 4 and they want him down low.....
And AD was never the best player on that L.A team for a season....at any point, but to be fair both ad and lebron got hurt too much at the wrong times.
Nice to see this show finally talking about relevant NBA basketball again! I tune out when they're in football mode.
No one cares about basketball which is why the ratings are in the toilet. Deal with it kid
I quit eating pizza about a year ago, but man, do I want a slice.
JUST DO IT!!!
Where's the podcast upload?
bronny is gonna have lebron and luka teaching him up, he can end up being dangerous
Just because they’re great players doesn’t mean they’re great teachers or coaches.
😂😂😂stop
Chris is really good talking football, but his insight on basketball is ELITE ELITE
Nick being very disrespectful to AD and Kyrie. They’ll not win a playoff series! SMH so disrespectful!
He’s a clown
He is crazy, They could make a finals run
Wildes hit the nail on the head. This is a team of some of the best number #2 options in league history. The Teen Titans
KYRIE TO LAKERS NEXT YEAR CONFIRMED
HE DID MENTION LEBRON GOING TO DALLAS NOW THAT AD TRADED FOR LUKA MAKES A CLEAR PATH FOR KYRIE TO JOIN THE PURPLE AND GOLD
MY SOURCES SAID...
Calling AD street clothes is hilarious 🤣🤣
Crazy
"The Smartest In The Room, That Man Brou"!
🤣🤣🤣
I feel bad for Kyrie and Klay.
I feel bad for you.
@penkima4923 Thank you. I feel 10x better now.
@@penkima4923 Now I feel bad for you because you feel bad for him.
@ Kyrie and Klay feels bad for you.
@@penkima4923 I expected nothing less 🥲
1:45 u can tell Brou from N.O. !! U Bout it cuz Im Bout it Bout it !! FTF u know dey Bout it Bout it, besides Nick u know dey Bout it Bout it
Good morning Sir Mike watching from Los Angeles CA
Hope Kyrie and AD go crazy. Always been rooting for both of them.
Facts two of my favourite players
Dallas going to be good.
I like how positive this show on what happened on the trade!
I think Dallas, if they stay healthy, has a great chance to win this year because of their depth and defense.
On the flip side, I'd love to see Bron mentor Luka the rest of this season, teach him how to be a professional.
Then Bron goes back to Cleveland for his final season, has a farewell tour, and wins another championship sith Mitchell and Garland to end hia career. That would be the perfect ending tonhis career imo.
Love the show 🎉
Nick at 6:33 WOWWWWW😳😂😂😂
Small correction for Nick; Slovenia played in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Greece. Lost to Giannis, Greece qualified for the Olympics. Luka had a normal long offseason for the 1st time in years.
Mavs GM must be a Lakers fan 😂
6:12 lmao 😂😂😂😂
Barkley, Magic, Bird all gave extreme effort on defense. All tough like 80s linebackers. Like Singletary. Barkley was just small to guard centers and Magic too big to guard 6'1 shifty point guards. Bird had athleticism limitations. Commitment was never an issue for them. They gave you everything they had every night. Physical limitations didn't allow for them to be elite defenders even though apex Bird was a very good defender.
Luka doesn't even try.
You can't rebound like Barkley at 6'4 270 and not be commited.
Are you saying Luka is too good that he doesn't have to try or what are you saying?
Bird was a good defender. Barkley and Magic were not, and they didn't give "extreme effort".
please post podcast for today!! 🤞🏿
I'd be more surprised if AD makes the team more of a serious title contender than they were last year.
They went to finals last year😂
@barancanpolat2390 You laughing, but you making my point.
They gotta
1. Make it back.
2. Win.
So thx.
How is there still not a full episode video wtf
Luka 5x all NBA first team with sub optimal conditioning..Pre-Prime!!
There is no higher ceiling he is the ceiling (til wemby raises it)
Wemby has to make the postseason next year otherwise the glaze has to stop
@@iang7244with Fox now they better shoot up and win the play in this season
@@iang7244 Cause Wemby can't recruit good enough team around him? It's you who needs to stop.
Luka is the ceiling is crazy talk. 😂
Not won any MVPs and got blasted in the finals.
@@penkima4923 It looks foolish to talk about how generational this guy is when he’s fighting for the play-in every season. Winning matters.
Bron was just the best player on an all star Olympic team at 39 and Nick believes a few months later he can't be the best on a championship team? 😂
It's still Anthony freaking Davis. A great defender, putting up great numbers this year. I knew Nick would start badmouthing AD now that Luka and LeBron are together
We all thought it would be Kyrie and Luka came with the magic again
I see Lebron and Luka winning a title and Lebron retiring after … what a storybook ending
They're not winning a title without a star who can carry them.
On 2k?
Lmao stop it …Luka was in the finals … y’all making it seem like a big stretch
You don’t know basketball
@ lmao and you know football?
The Josh Allen dig 😅😅
It means for the Lakers we’re moving on from Bron and looking towards the future.
😂😂😂 we found the stupid casual
@@danielxchaall the bron haters tryna come out with a narrative😂
@@danielxchathere is literally no possible way to build a complete team around LeBron and Luka with the Lakers assets lmao. This is 100% a trade for the future
@@ethan2060casual comment for sure! They get a decent center and they’re in the mix.
“ we” 😅😅😅😅
The Jordan shot was funny😂
Did this fool just compare rookie Lebron's Defense to Lukas. That's the dumbest comparison ever. Lebron plays Defense at 40 better then Luka at 25. 💯
Even if you don't watch the NBA you should know better than that.
No, This is the first time I heard somebody mention LeBron's lateral movement ( or lack of ) I've been saying his whole career that he looks like ha shat his pants as soon as he starts moving laterally. Always been a terrible defender and since moving West he plays negative defense, like he's not even on the court and his team plays 4 on 5.
@cooljp1531 Bro, what are you talking about? Lebron literally had a higher defensive peak rating in 2009 than Prime DPOY MJ. Just look up the stats. He aslo finished second in DPOY twice in 09 and 13. Saying he's bad at defense his whole career is crazy. Was he a great lateral mover? No. But for his size he absolutely was. He was so fast for his size he switched to practically every player on defense. Dude guarded against centers in 13-14 finals against the Spurs and then helped guard Steph and Draymond in 15-6 finals. His versatility on defense was unmatched
Soooo much easier to watch Nick Wright talk basketball than more chiefs commentary lol
Did nico have a gun pointed to his head to make this trade. THERE IS NO WAY PELINKA GASLIGHTED HIM INTO THINKING THIS WAS A GOOD MOVE. AND THEN THE PRESS CONFERENCE MADE IT EVEN WORSE. IM DONE WITH THE NBA!!!
No, he put a gun to pelinka head and said take Luka for nothing or I'll shoot
Not the Boomers forgetting Luka was playing with ONE LEG THAT ENTIRE SERIES
Lakers in 4
Wilds point to close is the most potent.
This is up there with the De Hop trade. The only difference is AD MIGHT not be washed as opposed to..... wait... who was the RB they traded DeHop for? Lmao I literally cant remember.
David Johnson
@santanarodriguez9307 that name came to mind lmao. I thought it sounded to generic to be it but you're right 🤣
This is just the greatest trio and the greatest show of all time. I hope it never ends. I do not want anyone to seperate like Skip and Shannon did and have after subpar shows. :(
Jalen Brunson was great in those playoffs, nick just lies
So true. Jalen Brunson was not Jalen Brunson because he was held back.
He still wasn't the Brunson who has been playing in New York.
@@connor_phillipz5689 Only because he wasn't given the chance. The one time he was actually 'given' - when Luka missed the playoff game against Utah - he dropped over 40 points and won the game for them.
6:31 WOWWWWW!!!
Dallas won the trade AD average 25 just like luka and play better defense 💯🎉 just like harden was great offensively never won a ring 💍 wouldn’t stay in shape in Houston Kobe even said that style done win 🏆 ad a champ and play defense get out y’all feelings Dallas fans accept the truth
For the first time ever I actually agree with nick wright
Luka will 1000% bring a chip to L.A what are we doing here.
Amen I haven’t been able to sleep as a Laker fan im not ready to look at the ticket prices for a game now with Luka and Lebron being together 😂
How do you know for sure?
Not with LeQueen there
@@johnnybuchananjr9344he has a time machine.
Right because they’ve done such a good job of filling out the roster over the years
Chris broussard was on point tonight
Maybe for somebody who doesn't follow the NBA.
All these Doncic calf strains looking like an achilles injury on the horizon.
I’ve been hearing he has a drinking problem
Right? But somehow Nick thinks a 30 year old out of shape Luka is gonna be even healthier somehow 😅🤦♂️
Agreed. But even disciplined players also have Achilles and ACL injuries.
He's 25@@b2284
@markson810 yeah disciplined players can recover from catastrophic injuries but if you’re already not disciplined having those kind of injuries can be career altering look at Embiid and he hasn’t even had those injuries
“I don’t know how quick ozempic can work but I don’t think that quick!”😂😂😂😂😂
Bird was a great help defender
They just say that about white guys.
@@soda8736 No, you say no white guy can defend.
@penkima4923 no I'm saying the media is lazy and just assumes white guys can't defend.. Like they say Austin Reeves is bad, Tyler Hero bad ect..They might be bad, I don't know. . But I don't know how bad or good someone like Tyreess Halibut or Lamello at defense.
@@soda8736 no he was literally a great help defender which was a major rzn he had a high steal rate learn some ball
@TypicalBlakk you not listening to what I'm saying. I'm saying they are saying he was a bad defender because he is white and that's a lazy media narrative
Dinwiddie can create shots
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dude talking about Bird and Magic not being great defenders but leading in steals. Luka was #2 in steals per game before he got hurt this year. Last year he finished #8 in steals per game. People just don’t watch Mavs games.
He also led the entire playoffs in steals last year.
Steph and AI did that too but they are not good defenders.
@@pumelelabanca1442 yeah, I don’t think steals means defense. I’m just pointing out what he said about steals. But steak does mean some effort on that end.
Bron has never carried ad and ad has been better pretty much the entire time they spent together
Bron has been more available and won Finals MVP the only ring they got. AD as their best player hasn’t gotten them anywhere.
You’re either LeBron hater or don’t watch basketball. Either way, you should probably just keep your mouth closed champ
Better defender? Yes.
9:31 the mavs should trade lively for austin reaves 🤠
LePEDS is going to introduce Luka to his “doctors”….
I see someone’s argument about the NBA, allowing LeBron James get away with using PEDs I wouldn’t agree with it. But you really think the Olympic governing body would sit back and allow the US to get away with it?
It would be a story bigger than Lance Armstrong.
Yep. Luka about to fly down to South Beach for some of LeQueens MiamiMedicine and come back ballin 😂
Maybe he'll when 4 rings 4 MVPs 2 gold medals and get the scoring title as well .
then why don’t all players have “doctors” and play 20 plus years in the NBA ?
Let’s hope so 😂. PEDs really help players become better shooters in year 20+ 😂😂😂
I really can't believe we got Luka lol
Luka is a Carmelo Anthony. The ball stops with him, he makes nobody on his team better and plays no defense.
Nah as a huge Carmelo fan Luka I'd a way better passer. Guys get wide open 3s constantly because of Lukas gravity and vision.
Wow 😂😂😂😂
Carmelo was never on Luka level ever man .. this is sad they traded him frfr .. dude is capable of being top 10 ever
Man he that amazing of a player 👏 2 years ago western conference finals then. last year nba finals mvp talk pass 3/4 years all by himself dang Luka is good 👍
@@ajcooper4762 Carmelo played against better forwards in his time and defense was allowed back then. Luka plays in the weakest defensive era.