Interesting info from Stein on this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-6-trade-deadline-chaos-unreported-news/id1668189953?i=1000599078194
Honestly, if the Mavs were offering DFS and a first round pick, probably not worth getting in the bidding war if you’re the Lakers. I might rather just take D’Lo and Beasley for less than half the price.
by JoeBiden2020FTW
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I respect the pettiness
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Cold blooded move by Tsai. Also understandable
The way r/Lakers was insulting Pelinka you’d think Trades are one-sided and he made no efforts for Kyrie
Not even Pelinka would do that deal
I respect not sending Kyrie to his first choice
Nets didn’t want to help Kyrie. It’s that simple
Also, SAS said something interesting the other day. He said Kyrie had the suns on his list too which is why the Nets didn’t want to trade him for CP3 even though KD and CP3 are friends and KD could have stayed if he came then requested a trade to the suns in the off season to reunite with Kyrie had the nets failed to get far.
If it came down to not only getting KD help, but bringing in people he felt comfortable with, the CP3 trade would have made the most sense but I guess this is where the Kyrie-Suns conspiracy comes into play
The lakers thing was never happening on Tsai’s watch atleast
good, Fuck Kyrie.
People are saying it’s petty but Russ is a negative asset
They would have had a hell of a time convincing the league that the “separate” Rui trade shouldn’t be aggregated with the other Kyrie deal.
Is it possible that Dinwiddie and Finney-Smith are better for the Nets than Westbrook and Reeves? I think it is possible.
yeah, at the time they were trying to keep KD, ofc you want players over picks.
Didn’t give Kyrie to the Lakers. Didn’t do a package deal where it’s KD and Kyrie to Phoenix. Kept both of them in the West.
Feels like those were some major goals from the Nets at the deadline lol
That’s just another way of saying “we’re not interested so stop blowing up our phone already.”
*Gasp* Austin Reaves and Max Christie?!
We were really asking for the farm
Pretty sure the league wouldn’t allow the rui trade. You can’t negotiate 2 transactions as compensation for 1 player
Also none of that was going to help KD contend more than Dinwiddie and DFS. Spite might have played a role, but that deal just wasn’t as good as the Mavs deal for what they were trying to do
Um isn’t dinwiddie and DFS plus unprotected 1st and some 2nd rounders just as good? Like WTF, nets still need to win they don’t own their own picks.
The Nets also reportedly asked for VIP tickets to the world premiere of the Barbie movie.
The Lakers emphatically said no.
They didnt and still don’t intend on blowing it up they wanted good players lmaoo not Westbrook. The Lakers are NOT victims please get a grip
We’ve been over this a million times. We get it. Time to move on.
Sounds like Stein carrying water for the Lakers FO to me
are acting like this is new news? this has been reported since like 5 minutes after the trade happened
Majority of Lakers fans may disagree with me on this but I am glad we got the DLo package instead of Kyrie, considering what we gave up and what we would have.
I hate to potentially ruin the Nets title season next year with Ben Simmons, Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas, but agreeing to a trade because of another future trade seems sort of illegal, yeah? That should be investigated.
Anyway, let’s just be real. Kyrie wanted to go to LA. The Nets ownership didn’t like/trust Kyrie (which is soooooo crazy, amirite?) So, they didn’t want him to go to the Lakers. Let’s not act fucking stupid and pretend the Lakers didn’t get Kyrie because of Austin Reaves or Max Christie.
Lot of bullshit editorializing. Reaves+Hachimura+Christie are spare parts.
Dinwiddie+DFS are proven playoff rotation players. DFS is a 3&D wing that defends 1-5, Dinwiddie is a guard that can get his own shot and create reasonably well for others.
Lakers had little to offer other than 2 first rounders.
“Throw in that Lebron guy while you’re at it …”
They asked for Jeanie in a separate deal as well. Dirty
Turned out fine for both sides imo
Nets management said they didn’t want to send him to the Lakers. They have a garbage deal on purpose
Tsai was letting his personal feeling get in the way of business , that’s a huge handicap to being successful moving forward.
Bron said he could take any group to a championship, I’m not seeing the problem here.
Little do the nets know that kyrie and KD plotted this and the suns were their target destination. Lakers being used as leverage again
Fk Joe Tsai
If that’s the case I’m glad we said no. We can get him the offseason if he and the team really want.