It’s been two weeks since the Dallas Mavericks And Los Angeles Lakers I gathered for one of the most amazing professions in history, but it is important to remember that Luka Donic And Anthony Davis Never been able to exchange teams without the cooperation of Utah jazz. Jazz was the third team of the agreement and ended up with Hot-Schifino Jalen And some second round choices.
When trade first fell, no one could believe it. But speaking for me, I at least tried to look at it from all possible Dallas angles to try to give meaning to what seemed to be an absurd movement. But over time, no acceptable justification has emerged. It was a ridiculous job from the Mavericks. Even Jazz GM Justin Zanik knows it.
“Listen, I mean obviously, (Lakers GM), Rob Pelinka, even said it during his press conference presenting Luka that it was a gift,” Zanik recently said. “And I think that’s how many of my colleagues … I don’t want to talk to them … but how we somehow call.
“But, (Mavs GM) Nico (Harrison) and Dallas are doing a great job. They obviously had their reasons, and wanted to improve defense, and obviously by obtaining a player among the first 15 (Davis) in its own right, they decided that it was in their best interest.
“Obviously, this has somehow reshaped the Western Conference,” said Zanik. “When we are up there (in the standings) with these guys here very soon, then I might care a little more to be the third team (to help the agreement to conclude). … If we were in the playoffs (Hunt) at the moment, I would ask them both (Harrison and Pelinka) as: “What’s going on here, and I don’t do it.” “”
In other words, Zanik, like everyone else, thought that the trade was certainly crazy, to the point that he would never have agreed to be part of it if the jazz had not completely left the competitive image . But, being that UTAH was essentially able to pick up Hood-Schifino and a few second round choices, hell, why not?
Even if he called him by saying that he did not want to speak for his colleagues, Zanik confirmed that all his colleagues Nba The leaders had the same reaction to the trade as everyone. Dallas offered Lakers a gift in a 25 -year generational superstar they have since tried to paint as a risk of injury, only they did it for one of the most injured superstars in the league which also has seven years than Donic.
Zanik is polite here, but you can say exactly what he was and still thinks of trade. Harrison and the Mavericks have lost their collective spirit, and this organization, which Harrison remains for a long time or not, will have to live with a huge level of regret.