Honestly I think they were fed up of Luka being out of shape and didn’t want to offer him a super max deal because it would probably only get worse. I just don’t understand why they didn’t try to get more. 

Agreed, although essentially baseless still made more sense than the Mavs gm saying the trade was for contending now lol

HardMoney

Mavs are the 9th most valuable team in the NBA. I don’t see any way the league approves the relocation of a thriving team when they can get expansion $ for a future Vegas team.

Stacker_Sports

Total speculation - conspiracy around the Luka trade

Mavs are the 9th most valuable team in the NBA. I don’t see any way the league approves the relocation of a thriving team when they can get expansion $ for a future Vegas team. 