ill be honest, I was one of those that said luka would be good but never a superstar. I was thinking 17-19 points 7 assist and 5 rebounds but I certainly liked him more than trae young but I knew trae was the best option at #5. then hearing the announcement of a trade coming through and dallas getting Luka I felt excited but boy that excitement I felt was no where near what it should have been because from rookie season forwards its been nothing but magic.

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    IIRC WCC and Bamba were higher than Trae if we stuck with #5.

    It’s why “Maybe Barnes+Bamba+DSJ ain’t that bad” was the prevailing vibe before the trade happened lol

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    I always thought considering dirk history that the mavs were going to try hard to acquire luka

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    I remember that I wanted bagley or jaren. Lol JJJ is doing great, but still. Lol at me

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    I was excited about Luka because a lot of analysts had him as the best prospect. I tempered my expectations because his shooting percentages weren’t great, but was thrilled we got him and saw it as the best possible outcome. I also like JJJ and WCJ, and felt Trae would be fun, and thought it was laughable that Ayton was being taken #1.

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    We got lucky that suns gm was from phoenix. Any other gm would of gotten Luka but they took Ayton instead because he went to Arizona

    Luka was #1 on all mock drafts the whole year

    Then even luckier because vlade is a dumbass

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      You’re missing a few key details. The sacramento mavericks also:

      • traded jaden hardy to dallas for 2 srp’s i think
      • traded omax and richaun holmes for nothing.

      The sacramento mavericks so far has been more fruitful than the new york mavericks.

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    I was mentally preparing for Mo Bamba lmao

    I thought Orlando was gonna take Trae at 6 but was surprised when Atlanta took him