The dust continues to establish itself in the days after the shocking exchange that sent Luka Donc to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers formally welcomed the 25 -year -old on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis and Max Christie continue to establish themselves in their new environment with the Mavericks.
The Slovenian basketball superstar won its first annotation title last season, before taking the MAVs to the NBA finals. Doncic is also a selection five times there and a five times All-Star.
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Basketball is placed on the court next to a NBA logo during a break in the first half of a game in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty images)
In the midst of his reaction to the successful agreement, the former minority owner of Golden State Warriors and capitalist of Risk Chamat Palihapitiya provided an idea about his decision to sell his participation in the NBA franchise.
Palihapitiya revealed that the decision partially revolved around its belief that the League would soon be forced to deal with a serious competitor.
“I sold my property in The Warriors last year, in part, because it was quite sure that the competition for the NBA would come to the Liv Golf vs PGA,” Palihapitiya wrote in an answer about X, previously known as Twitter, to a publication of the lawyer based in Texas Adam Loewy.
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Loewy quoted Chris Kratovil, another lawyer, who offered an analysis of the monumental trade that involves Doncic. The lawyer theorized that Mavs’s decision to pass Doncic was part of a hypothetical strategy to maintain enough leverage to take out the Texas franchise if the State finally does not legalize the sports game.
Mark Cuban sold his controlling interest in the Mavericks in 2023 to the Miriam Adelson family. The family has a casino company. Cuban remained as owner of a minority, but is no longer involved in daily basketball operations.
The Dallas Mavericks logo is shown with a uniform against the Detroit Pistons in Little Caesars Arena on March 9, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
Palihapitiya also suggested that LeBron James should be the preferred option, if the speculative competitor once materialized.
“The clown (speculated) below only reinforce the probability that a group of investors well heels with $ 5-10b can quickly defend a competitor at the NBA. After this exchange, you may want to start with Luka and pay your Supermax and get LeBron making him the commissioner. “
James’s confidence partner, Maverick Carter, is chasing $ 5 billion in investor capital with the aim of launching a new basketball league outside North America, Sports reported from the main office. It is not believed that James has any participation in the effort of the International Basketball League.
After an influx of apparent telephone calls, Palihapitiya made another publication about X that described what an International Basketball League that competes directly with the NBA.
Donic reacted to commerce, saying that he was initially in a state of disbelief. “You can imagine how surprised I was,” Doncic said Tuesday. “I had to verify if it was April 1. I really didn’t believe it.”
The superstar has begun to recover after its first two days in Los Angeles, and is increasingly excited about a new chapter with James and the Lakers.
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“It was a great shock,” said Doncic. “(Dallas) was at home, so they were really difficult moments for me … (but now) I can play in the best club in the world, and I am excited about this new trip.”
