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Brooklyn Nets big man Day’Ron Sharpe — himself a potential trade target — had the most blunt (and, to me, apt) reaction to the shocking Luka Doncic trade. “I ain’t gonna lie, Mavs fans should be mad,” he said after a short pause. “They should be mad.”Source: New York Times What’s the buzz on Twitter? Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin “I don’t want to be too soon with the … [Read more...] about Day’Ron Sharpe on Dallas moving Luka Concic: ‘I ain’t gonna lie, Mavs fans should be mad’

Chris Hine: Anthony Edwards on Luka Doncic: “They traded probably the best scorer in the NBA at 25, and he didn’t know about it. It’s a lot more digging somebody got to do to find out why he got traded. Because you don’t just trade him at 25.”Source: Bluesky What’s the buzz on Twitter? Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin “I don’t want to be too soon with the situation, but we … [Read more...] about Anthony Edwards on Luka Doncic trade: ‘It’s a lot more digging somebody got to do to find out why he got traded. Because you don’t just trade him at 25’

Executives from around the league were both furious and jealous that the glitzy, star-driven Lakers had been the only team given an opportunity to bid for Doncic’s services. “Unfathomable,” one Western Conference executive told ESPN. “I’m stunned,” an Eastern Conference executive texted. But while this trade seemingly came out of nowhere, sources on both sides said it was a … [Read more...] about NBA execs furious only Lakers were given an opportunity to acquire Luka Doncic

For starters, it wasn’t Cuban. While he’s still a minority owner in the team, Cuban — who once said he’d sooner divorce his wife than let Doncic go to another NBA franchise — confirmed to WFAA that he wasn’t involved in the call.Source: wfaa.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin “I don’t want to be too soon with the situation, but we just seen what … [Read more...] about Mark Cuban confirms he was not involved in Luka Doncic trade