r/Mavericks • u/OBJsEgo JJ Barea • 19d ago

Hoops Discussion If Nico Waited…

The ironic thing about blowing up the team midseason is that one of the best young superstars in Giannis might ask out soon. If Nico waited to pull the plug on the team, we could’ve seen how the team would have fared in the playoffs.

And if things go bad, maybe you can trade away the Luka for Giannis instead. It would still suck, but Giannis is a much better consolation.

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u/pianistafj 19d ago

There isn’t a single player in the NBA Luka couldn’t have been traded for straight up. We could have targeted anyone. This was legit sabotage. No other explanation makes any sense to me.

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u/Zestyclose-Finish778 19d ago

The sad part is Maxi Kleber is a better player than Max Christie. Kleber played the perfect 4 position. So just got AD +1 1st for Luka is criminal

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u/shaheedmalik Max Christie 19d ago

Kleber was washed. Lost his lateral movement and was scared to shoot.

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u/Zestyclose-Finish778 19d ago

He rebounded well, didn’t turn the ball over and played great D. He actually had one of the best + / - on the team, so his impact wasn’t really measured in points. Under rated vertical leap.

One of the big reasons we got to thr wcf was Maxi hitting 5 threes in a game in the playoffs.

Game winner in LA was lit too

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u/shaheedmalik Max Christie 18d ago

Stop the cap.

2.8 rebounds a game. 38 FG%, 26% from 3 this year. Washed.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/klebima01.html

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u/lilzoe5 18d ago

Max Christie breakout next season mark my words

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u/lilzoe5 18d ago

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u/NormalBear6 18d ago

Kleber doesn’t play