Day’Ron Sharpe on Dallas moving Luka Doncic: ‘I ain’t gonna lie, Mavs fans should be mad’

But while the Lakers are expected to struggle on defense, Miami Heat Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade says that the L.A. squad is going to be a problem on offense. That’s because “The Flash” believes that the pick-and-roll between LeBron James and Luka is going to be unstoppable. “You pray…If you can hear me in this loud a** arena, please let loose the ball off his foot. You can’t stop that. LeBron is cold in that pocket when he go to the four-man, but either way,” said Wade on his podcast. -via Basketball Network / February 4, 2025

Dwyane Wade: First of all, I said to myself, before all the reports come out I said, no players were involved in this decision; this is billionaires’ business. This was at the top; the last 12 to 15 years, the players have decided what we want to do. This was the owners, the governors, the billionaires deciding what they want to do. -via YouTube / February 4, 2025

I borrowed this title from one of my favorite books by Ryan Holiday, a bestselling author, marketer, and modern Stoic known for his work on philosophy, strategy, and personal growth. Holiday explains that introducing ego into a situation often prevents us from being rational, objective, and clear headed. A person close to the situation described this trade as the ultimate Harrison power trip, calling him a power-hungry man. Another observer said Harrison removed anyone who held a different view. I’m not close enough to say there’s no other perspective on this situation. These are the views of people who either left or don’t necessarily align with the current vision. But what’s clear is that there is a Nico vision, and Doncic might be the last—and by far the biggest—piece that didn’t fit into it. -via Diggin’ Basketball / February 4, 2025

Erik Slater: Day’Ron Sharpe said the Nets were on the plane when the Luka Doncic trade broke and that they thought it was fake: “We thought Shams got hacked or it was a fake account… I ain’t gonna lie, Mavs fans should be mad… If I was a Mavs fan, I would be mad that they traded Luka.” -via Twitter @erikslater_ / February 3, 2025

Brooklyn’s Day’Ron Sharpe is starting to look like his old self, playing his best basketball of the season right as the trade deadline approaches.  In a contract year, Sharpe is facing the prospect of being dealt by 3 p.m. Thursday or looking at restricted free agency in the summer.  “I don’t tend to think about it,” Sharpe told The Post. “I just go out there and play hard, you know? Whatever comes, comes with it, God willing. So it is what it is.”  -via New York Post / February 1, 2025

Erik Slater: Day’Ron Sharpe (left hamstring tightness) is out for the remainder of tonight’s game. Sharpe missed the first six weeks of the season due to a left hamstring strain. -via Twitter @erikslater_ / January 29, 2025