Sam Amick

Yeah, I mean, you could counter that by saying, like, you look at the De'Aaron Fox situation in Sacramento. Right. My understanding is they were ready to pay him, and it wasn't going to be the supermax because he wasn't going to qualify. Right. But, you know, that still is him choosing to be elsewhere. Right. I get your point. I think there's merit to it for sure. To me, I mean, yes, the idea.

Yeah, I mean, you could counter that by saying, like, you look at the De'Aaron Fox situation in Sacramento. Right. My understanding is they were ready to pay him, and it wasn't going to be the supermax because he wasn't going to qualify. Right. But, you know, that still is him choosing to be elsewhere. Right. I get your point. I think there's merit to it for sure. To me, I mean, yes, the idea.

Yeah, I mean, you could counter that by saying, like, you look at the De'Aaron Fox situation in Sacramento. Right. My understanding is they were ready to pay him, and it wasn't going to be the supermax because he wasn't going to qualify. Right. But, you know, that still is him choosing to be elsewhere. Right. I get your point. I think there's merit to it for sure. To me, I mean, yes, the idea.

What's the final number on Luka? What do you have waiting for him? It's like 345 or something. It's just massive. And I get that. But by the way, if it goes well with AD, they're going to be giving the same amount of money to AD, who is routinely sidelined by injury.

What's the final number on Luka? What do you have waiting for him? It's like 345 or something. It's just massive. And I get that. But by the way, if it goes well with AD, they're going to be giving the same amount of money to AD, who is routinely sidelined by injury.

What's the final number on Luka? What do you have waiting for him? It's like 345 or something. It's just massive. And I get that. But by the way, if it goes well with AD, they're going to be giving the same amount of money to AD, who is routinely sidelined by injury.

Folks don't question his conditioning or his work ethic to the degree that they do Luca, but they do question his toughness and things of that nature. So You know, I it feels partly like, yes, finances always play a part, but call it culture or personality. I think personality is a key word here, like Nico, Jason Kidd, Kyrie, Luca. One of those things is not like the other.

Folks don't question his conditioning or his work ethic to the degree that they do Luca, but they do question his toughness and things of that nature. So You know, I it feels partly like, yes, finances always play a part, but call it culture or personality. I think personality is a key word here, like Nico, Jason Kidd, Kyrie, Luca. One of those things is not like the other.

Folks don't question his conditioning or his work ethic to the degree that they do Luca, but they do question his toughness and things of that nature. So You know, I it feels partly like, yes, finances always play a part, but call it culture or personality. I think personality is a key word here, like Nico, Jason Kidd, Kyrie, Luca. One of those things is not like the other.

Like the last guy is a bit of he's I mean, call him a rebel, call him a lone wolf. It's not that I mean, he seemed to connect with Kyrie. And but this is me. You know, I'm a little torn on this topic. Yeah. The Kyrie component, I think, has not been talked about that much.

Like the last guy is a bit of he's I mean, call him a rebel, call him a lone wolf. It's not that I mean, he seemed to connect with Kyrie. And but this is me. You know, I'm a little torn on this topic. Yeah. The Kyrie component, I think, has not been talked about that much.

Like the last guy is a bit of he's I mean, call him a rebel, call him a lone wolf. It's not that I mean, he seemed to connect with Kyrie. And but this is me. You know, I'm a little torn on this topic. Yeah. The Kyrie component, I think, has not been talked about that much.

And at minimum, I think it's fair to highlight that you had a synergy between Nico and Kyrie that was born out of the risk that Nico took to trade for Kyrie in the first place. The relationship, again, we go back to relationships. Nico had the relationship with Kyrie from Nike. And that led to that deal. You know, Kyrie and AD have talked about playing together in the past.

And at minimum, I think it's fair to highlight that you had a synergy between Nico and Kyrie that was born out of the risk that Nico took to trade for Kyrie in the first place. The relationship, again, we go back to relationships. Nico had the relationship with Kyrie from Nike. And that led to that deal. You know, Kyrie and AD have talked about playing together in the past.

And at minimum, I think it's fair to highlight that you had a synergy between Nico and Kyrie that was born out of the risk that Nico took to trade for Kyrie in the first place. The relationship, again, we go back to relationships. Nico had the relationship with Kyrie from Nike. And that led to that deal. You know, Kyrie and AD have talked about playing together in the past.

If you remember, it blew up when AD was in New Orleans. Boston, right? He was going to go to Boston, and they thought they had him. And then AD's dad publicly talked about how he wasn't going to sign in Boston. But that was actually about the city. That was... Really, the way that they treated Isaiah Thomas was what motivated A.D. 's dad to say, we don't want to be there.

If you remember, it blew up when AD was in New Orleans. Boston, right? He was going to go to Boston, and they thought they had him. And then AD's dad publicly talked about how he wasn't going to sign in Boston. But that was actually about the city. That was... Really, the way that they treated Isaiah Thomas was what motivated A.D. 's dad to say, we don't want to be there.

If you remember, it blew up when AD was in New Orleans. Boston, right? He was going to go to Boston, and they thought they had him. And then AD's dad publicly talked about how he wasn't going to sign in Boston. But that was actually about the city. That was... Really, the way that they treated Isaiah Thomas was what motivated A.D. 's dad to say, we don't want to be there.

But history between Kyrie and A.D. And so as you look at that landscape, you again, I'm just going to keep it surface level here for the most part. But you look at Luca and he's not really part of that fabric. So the Mavericks have, you know, more experience.

But history between Kyrie and A.D. And so as you look at that landscape, you again, I'm just going to keep it surface level here for the most part. But you look at Luca and he's not really part of that fabric. So the Mavericks have, you know, more experience.