Thunder Waive Daniel Theis – RealGM Wiretap

by John Wilmes

Unwilling to see Luka Doncic through whatever plagues him, the Mavericks just sent him to a task much harder than the one they’d given him. If he can do it, basketball mythology will have to revise its definition of “forever.”

by Jack Tien-Dana

The Lakers are caught between pragmatism and hope, torn between optimizing their new, Luka Doncic-led future and maximizing their current, LeBron James-led present.

by Wes Goldberg

In Luka Doncic, the Lakers have their bridge to the future, but LeBron James also has his bridge to another career-defining chapter. 

by John Wilmes

Overnight with the Luka Doncic trade, the NBA moved out of the superstar empowerment era and into one where teams build within the jammed-puzzle machinations of its new CBA.