Mavs could have gotten more in return for Luka, guaranteed. Tell is that they approached the Lakers with this terrible trade, not the other way around.
Closest comparison is maybe Wayne Gretzky to the Kings.
Absolutely awful trade unless the NHL orchestrated it, but it ultimately ignited the expansion era in the NHL.
Mavs could have gotten more in return for Luka, guaranteed. Tell is that they approached the Lakers with this terrible trade, not the other way around.
Closest comparison is maybe Wayne Gretzky to the Kings.
Absolutely awful trade unless the NHL orchestrated it, but it ultimately ignited the expansion era in the NHL.
Mavs could have gotten more in return for Luka, guaranteed. Tell is that they approached the Lakers with this terrible trade, not the other way around.
Closest comparison is maybe Wayne Gretzky to the Kings.
Absolutely awful trade unless the NHL orchestrated it, but it ultimately ignited the expansion era in the NHL.
Follow the money.
Nice analysis
Gretz's book indicated that he was traded for cash because the Oilers owner needed liquidity to bail out his other business pursuits.
I mean $15 million was a lot more at the time. But plenty of teams could have put that together.