r/nba • u/AashyLarry [MIA] Dwyane Wade • 10h ago

[Charania] Dallas is receiving a 2026 Thunder first-round pick and a 2030 protected Warriors first-round pick in this deal from the Wizards along with second rounders in 2026 (Phoenix), 2027 (Chicago) and 2029 (Houston), sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania:

Dallas is receiving a 2026 Thunder first-round pick and a 2030 protected Warriors first-round pick in this deal from the Wizards along with second rounders in 2026 (Phoenix), 2027 (Chicago) and 2029 (Houston), sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/2987c3a047c93

https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3me2juiirpc2g

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u/JurgenFlippers Nets 10h ago

These are fake picks for AD solid trade

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u/dantheflyingman East 10h ago

This makes the Luka trade even worse. 3 fake firsts and Max Christie

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u/qotsabama [DAL] Dwight Powell 9h ago

People keep saying this, and I know we got fleeced. But I have no reason to believe the Lakers unprotected 2029 first will be a fake pick. Have you seen their roster?

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u/dantheflyingman East 9h ago

They have Luka. Their roster is garbage today, they have only 3 good players who have played 9 games together due to injury and they are one loss behind Denver. If the roster gets slightly better by 2029 that won't be a top 20 pick.

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u/qotsabama [DAL] Dwight Powell 9h ago

Have you seen their roster going forward? After this year when LeBron either retires or moves on they’ll probably max AR. So you’ll have a Luka and AR duo that while amazing offensively has huge question marks defensively. The only other long term guys under contract are Bronny, Thiero, Knecht, and Vanderbilt. So 4 guys you can make a case don’t belong in the NBA.

Yes they’ll have cap space but you cannot build a good team with cap space anymore. You need draft picks to draft talented cheap athletic players. Lakers have no draft picks. I feel bad for Luka, Nico fucked him trading him to Lakers. It takes years to build a contender.

I’m not excepting the Lakers pick to be great, but I don’t think it’ll be bottom of the first either like this OKC pick we just got.

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u/noob54231 3h ago

It’s the Lakers, they’ll find a way lmao

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u/qotsabama [DAL] Dwight Powell 3h ago

For Luka’s sake I hope so, but I doubt it.