THE WIN-WIN LAKERS-MAVS TRADE WE NEED!Here's the trade the Lakers need to make with the Mavs. It's the rare trade that fills both teams roster needs and only costs players they can do without and zero draft capital. Win-Win. Lakers get bigs and defensive guard they need. Mavs… https://t.co/KjgKTnGtsK pic.twitter.com/XPqn2nv5Fv— LakerTom (@LakerTom) May 29, 2025
If Harrison somehow holds on to his job, he’d be a fool to do anything to remind that fanbase of trading Luka to the Lakers. But he’s shown to be capable of doing the inexplicable sooo….
Okay so the Mav’s trade for AD because they want to build a champion level defense. So they turn around and 3 defenders for no defense, Dalton, shaky defense Austin and a decent defender in Rui but not as good as PJ. How exactly is that a win for the Mav’s?
The Mavs have loads of defense and still will after the trade. They need 3-point shooting and playmaking. What they don’t have is a replacement for Kyrie or a second elite playmaker like Austin Reaves to stagger with him and elite volume 3-point snipers, which Rui is and Knecht could be.
You always go for the home run Tom, even when it is not in the best interest of the other team. Max is two years younger than Dalton and one of the better young defenders in the league, on a 8 mil for the next 3 years contract. Dallas played him 30 minutes a game and like us he took on the best guard on the other team. While Dalton was benched for not playing defense. Max shot .366 from 3 on 4 attempts, while Dalton shot .377 on 4.4 attempts. Don’t think they give up that kind of defense for Dalton. By the way while Rui shot 41% from 3 PJ was no slouch at 38%. I also can’t imagine Dallas trading two more fan favorites to the Lakers. While I’m sure they would love to get Austin, that package would be very expensive for them. I don’t see it happening.