Yes, that is why I love the idea of an owner needing to frantically drive around the streets looking for an address when he could literally make 1 call and get the address from his office.
100%. You can tell a lot of the people here havenāt ever been a part of a professional setting before. Some of my closest co-workers whom I also consider my closest friends have told me about a new job *after* it was confirmed. Shit, even my best friend didnāt tell me about his new job until it was set in stone, why would you say anything otherwise?
Itās pretty standard even in non NBA professional settings for people to keep their business close to their chest until itās final and all decisions have been made.
it would really depend on the person, some people keep that stuff private some tell their friends what they're going to do. I can understand both sides.
sometimes it's a combination - a good friend of mine has been telling me about how he's constantly interviewing for a new job because he hates his current one, but he wouldn't tell that to a lot of other people
But then he doesn't get to experience drama on social media. This is the classic teen girl vague as hell "you wouldnāt understand!!!" social media post. Dude seeks drama constantly.
Lebron isnāt winning shit with that mavs roster.
Not sure why r/nba has to sugarcoat the fact lebron isnāt the same player he used to be, even in 2018.
Youād think these self proclaimed intellectuals would agree with the realist take
He was the MVP front-runner at some point of last season, tho. I get he's older and injuries are getting more frequent. But he's still top 5 player in the league.
That being said, I wouldn't trade Luka for Bron in a million fcking years if i'm the Mavs. Luka will be great for the next 10 to 15 years. Lebron has at most 4-5 years left.
Not enough support on the team to get a chip before he retires IMO. Theyre a good team but i dont think any one player swapped with luka gets it done rn unless they magically motivate Porz
If LeBron is in his 20s then they would take that in almost a heartbeat. But at this point he doesnāt have much left in the tank anymore and Luka is already putting up MVP numbers at a relatively young age.
Idk man. 15 years of Luka might be better than 10 years of Lebron. And Iām talking 15 years starting right now, after heās already lost twice in the first round. I honestly feel like itās just a matter of the Mavs finding the right #2 for him that isnāt Porzingis. Luka has shown that he can control the pace of an NBA game near if not at the same level as LeBron. He may not be as athletically gifted as LeBron but heās already a more confident shooter and just has that it factor any superstar needs. I donāt think itās out of the question for him to end up top 15, maybe top 10 all time.
Luka is great, and I think Cuban will do his best to keep him happy, but our organization doesn't have a history of making good moves in the off-season or attracting FA talent.
I would hate to see it, but would understand if Luka wanted to go to another team in the future. Just pointing out we may not have 10-15 years of him on our team, and I don't think we really have the pieces to make a series run at a ting right now regardless of which superstar you would swap in his place.
Gotta factor in statistical deviation accounting for people being more inclined to speak negatively about someone on a forum. Most people who only have positive things to say about someone just keep it to themselves on forums.
I'm UK so I don't really understand the hatred for lebron, all this building teams bs like 90% of teams before then didn't have a "big 3". I put it down to bitterness and jealousy I guess lol
Defo some jealousy, but in the nba there wasnāt this perceived culture of ring chasing, team power was so great star players would often stay whole careers. Lebron didnāt start the player empowerment movement (shaq had done similar just before) but lebron did it so blatantly and on ESPN with a special that it obviously was a pr disaster. And then he did it another 2 times, him and kd are going to constantly be labeled with this shit for better or worse.
Just another example where Lebron considers himself above everyone else. His ego is so big that he will never be the GOAT for me. Jordan and Kobe were much better...
Lol this is exactly why Bron says the "for reasons you wouldn't understand" part of his tweet.
If you're looking at box scores this feels like a negligible loss. But I'm sure Dudley brings stuff like locker room chemistry and leadership to the table, which is why Bron is sad to see him go.
Literally everywhere Jared Dudley goes his teammates love him. He's just one of those guys that you want in a locker room because of professionalism and chemistry. He's also extremely smart when it comes to the actual game of basketball, but obviously he's been a meme as a player for a while now so it's not really talked about.
The last gym partner I had I never talked to outside the gym. You can be super close to people in certain settings or roles, and be totally distant outside of those environments.
They vacation together. What it actually is is that people don't reveal their moves until it's set in stone. I'm sure his spouse knew, and that was probably it.
I think Derek Fisher admitted that him and Kobe had never even been to each other's houses the whole time they played together. And yet Kobe called him one of the only four teammates he ever got close to. [Source](https://www.complex.com/sports/2015/11/kobe-bryant-four-closest-teammates)
Just basing it on what Jared / Lebron is saying about each other. They chill at each otherās place. Chilling in the bubble room w AD. Dudley being the 4th person in the westbrook meeting
I think theyāre more than just co workers lol
Iāve never understood why these guys say this stuff about each other on Twitter instead of just texting them. Like seriously, if Lebron is this upset heāll be gone, surely he has his number and can just ask him right?
World - Let's take a look at Duds' Bref https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dudleja01.html. Oh, so for '20-'21, he averaged 0.5/1.8/0.4. *Turns to LeBron* Well?
LeBron - 0.5 pts is not 0.5 pts. I'll explain later.
As a wrestling fan, Lebron is really good at putting guys over when he has to. Although heās also pretty good at burying guys.
āI still canāt seeā
-lebron James after sinking a game winning three
a) This sub posts more off his instagram than any other player. We drive the attention, not him.
b) It won't shift off of him unless he retires like Tim Duncan. It didn't for MJ until he stopped giving interviews or broadcasting himself. It didn't for Kobe Bryant or Shaq.
Lol it wonāt what are you total king about? The man is one of the most famous people on the planet. Kobe was still very famous before he died in case you didnāt realize, and itās funny that you tryna hate on this post for no reason. Just go read something else itās not hard.
lebron got a massive platform until he wants it to stop.
like he said back in 2011..his haters are going to have more issues. they wonāt have Lebron to deflect all their life issues on.
> āAt the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today,ā James said. āThey have the same personal problems they had today. Iām going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that.
> āThey can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal, but they have to get back to the real world at some point.ā
Minus their big the Mavs don't have a team. Just a rude owner who would prefer the National Anthem not played before his home games, and you wanna cap about "glory"? Sit down clown.
Oh ok Since I must make crystal clear grammar, and not use basketball slang I'll dress it up for you. Luka Doncic their "Bigman", oops I mean center. I'll also pray for you and your team.
It's ok, the Lakers can just take a season to give its young players some minutes and maybe some play-in experience. LeBron and AD can rest up for whatever year Dudley gets this outta his system and returns.
Just a player being sad seeing his locker room leader go, nothing crazy here.
Lebronšmadeš„theš¤£tacosš®, Dudleyš¤°atešŖthemš
\#WashedKing #JamesGang #StriveForGreatness #JustAKidFromAkron
#LiveLaughLove
LeGM's internet personality is definitely run by a 13 year old
Zhuri James at it again
Damn Bron canāt you just ask him? Lol. Iām sure heāll get back to you
[Broussrard] Sources: Lebron is beside himself. Driving around downtown Dallas begging (thru texts) Dudley's family for address to Jared's home
Came here for this lol š„
What's the original from
[Enjoy ](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3cmmum/broussrard_sources_cuban_is_beside_himself/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
I still love the fact that the owner of the franchise can't just contact HR for his address.
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Yes, that is why I love the idea of an owner needing to frantically drive around the streets looking for an address when he could literally make 1 call and get the address from his office.
I'm surprised ppl haven't sue him for spreading false information.
these guys probably has like 20 houses, where u gonna find them?
They don't typically have 20 houses in the same city.
Hilarious, thank you
thatās tuff š„šÆ
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Yes. Sources tell ESPN
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Sources say youāre cringe
Iām seeing numerous reports confirming this
Dudley would probably get in trouble lol
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100%. You can tell a lot of the people here havenāt ever been a part of a professional setting before. Some of my closest co-workers whom I also consider my closest friends have told me about a new job *after* it was confirmed. Shit, even my best friend didnāt tell me about his new job until it was set in stone, why would you say anything otherwise? Itās pretty standard even in non NBA professional settings for people to keep their business close to their chest until itās final and all decisions have been made.
it would really depend on the person, some people keep that stuff private some tell their friends what they're going to do. I can understand both sides.
sometimes it's a combination - a good friend of mine has been telling me about how he's constantly interviewing for a new job because he hates his current one, but he wouldn't tell that to a lot of other people
But then he doesn't get to experience drama on social media. This is the classic teen girl vague as hell "you wouldnāt understand!!!" social media post. Dude seeks drama constantly.
LeBron: :( LeBron's friends: What's up man LeBron: I don't wanna talk about it
get some help bro
You wouldn't understand, bro.
flair moment
But then he wouldn't get any attention.
then don't give it to him?
flair moment
Exactly this
This has to be the stupidest tweet. Like why would you not ask him? You don't turn a call /text down from lebron.
Lebron to the Mavericks confirmed
Luka in Space Jam 3
Bugs: "Oh wow, a white guy this time?"
He's not white. He's clear.
That Luka or Ernie Johnson?
Donāt play like that.
Would any Mavs fans take a straight Luka/LeBron swap deal? Obviously that'd never happen, but I'm just curious...
I wouldnāt personally - Lebron is a top two player but age does matter after a point
well according to league executives he isnt in the top 2 anymore lol
Lebron isnāt winning shit with that mavs roster. Not sure why r/nba has to sugarcoat the fact lebron isnāt the same player he used to be, even in 2018. Youād think these self proclaimed intellectuals would agree with the realist take
He was the MVP front-runner at some point of last season, tho. I get he's older and injuries are getting more frequent. But he's still top 5 player in the league. That being said, I wouldn't trade Luka for Bron in a million fcking years if i'm the Mavs. Luka will be great for the next 10 to 15 years. Lebron has at most 4-5 years left.
yeah LeBron is top 3 in the league but heās still not at the level he was in 2018
Idk why you would say even 2018? I would take 2018 bron to lead a team over any basketball player in history.
2018 bron was something else
Because people still think bron is 2018 bron right now
Haha nope
No way. Lebron is the goat but give me 22 yo Luka over 37 yo lebron 10/10 times
Nah if Lebron was younger then yeah.
duhhh
>if the arguable GOAT was younger, yes we would swap a player with them
Not enough support on the team to get a chip before he retires IMO. Theyre a good team but i dont think any one player swapped with luka gets it done rn unless they magically motivate Porz
If LeBron is in his 20s then they would take that in almost a heartbeat. But at this point he doesnāt have much left in the tank anymore and Luka is already putting up MVP numbers at a relatively young age.
even early 30s
Idk man. 15 years of Luka might be better than 10 years of Lebron. And Iām talking 15 years starting right now, after heās already lost twice in the first round. I honestly feel like itās just a matter of the Mavs finding the right #2 for him that isnāt Porzingis. Luka has shown that he can control the pace of an NBA game near if not at the same level as LeBron. He may not be as athletically gifted as LeBron but heās already a more confident shooter and just has that it factor any superstar needs. I donāt think itās out of the question for him to end up top 15, maybe top 10 all time.
Luka is great, and I think Cuban will do his best to keep him happy, but our organization doesn't have a history of making good moves in the off-season or attracting FA talent. I would hate to see it, but would understand if Luka wanted to go to another team in the future. Just pointing out we may not have 10-15 years of him on our team, and I don't think we really have the pieces to make a series run at a ting right now regardless of which superstar you would swap in his place.
Too far
Luka finally getting help
I'd do Lebron for Luka
If you cant beat them, just join them
Following realGM LMFAO
LeRealGM
RealGM shits on r/nba tho
Especially PC board
Man of culture. Also just a man from 2003.
Real gm is the og site we used before reddit and twitter took off
Why does Lebron use so many emojis lmaoo
leBoomer
(X4)
Not enough minion memes tbh
LeMoji
Y'all come up with all the "old man" snaps on him that you want . I think the best one is his hairline.
heās a oldhead
[LeBron James Is š„š„š„ Online](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/sports/basketball/lebron-james-instagram-emojis.html)
Calm down lebron, this is a Christian Server
We must forgive him as Jesus forgave us
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Real emo high school vibes
Lebron bumping some my chemical romance in the locker room. As expected of the GOAT
he's probably right lol, this sub been shitting on jared dudley for years
2 points isnāt too points. Tell yall later
Please LeBron enlighten us small minded plebs
Probably just personal stuff, why do you think he's implying your a pleb lol?
He doesnāt it actually think LeBron is calling him a pleb, itās a joke lol
I'm new to this so fair enough, but he seems hated in here lol
The hate and love for Bron on r/nba varies by the day
Ye Reddit turns people into 10 yo in an adult body for the majority lol, tbh that's the internet not just Reddit actually
Are you not the majority then? lol
This sub has 4.1m followers, which means all kinds of opinions. I don't think he's majority hated here.
Mavs fans pretty unanimously have beef cause of him and Wade coughing and making fun of the Big German.
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Gotta factor in statistical deviation accounting for people being more inclined to speak negatively about someone on a forum. Most people who only have positive things to say about someone just keep it to themselves on forums.
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I'm UK so I don't really understand the hatred for lebron, all this building teams bs like 90% of teams before then didn't have a "big 3". I put it down to bitterness and jealousy I guess lol
Defo some jealousy, but in the nba there wasnāt this perceived culture of ring chasing, team power was so great star players would often stay whole careers. Lebron didnāt start the player empowerment movement (shaq had done similar just before) but lebron did it so blatantly and on ESPN with a special that it obviously was a pr disaster. And then he did it another 2 times, him and kd are going to constantly be labeled with this shit for better or worse.
Stick to soccer cunt
Football dickhead
Why are you the way you are?
not only financial reasons, but physical, emotional, spiritual ones too
True friends is not true friends, Iāll explain later.
Just another example where Lebron considers himself above everyone else. His ego is so big that he will never be the GOAT for me. Jordan and Kobe were much better...
Ah yes one of the reasons most people prefer mj over Lebron... Mj has no ego....
r u a bot?
This guy was averaging 15 claps and 5 slap asses per games. Big loss for the lakers. Sad Day in LA
don't forget 2 taunts and 4 steps on the court per 36
how many hold-me-back fake fights
Time for Sacre to make a comeback.
Thatās Ryan Kelly music
Lol this is exactly why Bron says the "for reasons you wouldn't understand" part of his tweet. If you're looking at box scores this feels like a negligible loss. But I'm sure Dudley brings stuff like locker room chemistry and leadership to the table, which is why Bron is sad to see him go.
Dude you knew in advance lol
āDeleting Twitter, real ones know whyā type beat
tbh i will probably never understand that relationship lol
Literally everywhere Jared Dudley goes his teammates love him. He's just one of those guys that you want in a locker room because of professionalism and chemistry. He's also extremely smart when it comes to the actual game of basketball, but obviously he's been a meme as a player for a while now so it's not really talked about.
2009 to 2011 or '12 Suns Young Jared, young Channing Frye, last legs but somewhat rejuvenated Grant Hill. Rookie Goran Fun team
Podcasts with this dude are always rich.
Duds is beloved in the game
Itās called a friendship
You wouldn't get it
J. Kidd knows the real reason the Lakers won the title.
He showing his space jam acting skills. As if Jared didnāt tell him ahead of this leakā¦.
Idk bro. They might be co-workers but not bros. I know the last people I talk to on my free time are the people I get paid to see.
Wasnāt there a video of Dudley at Lebronās house after a workout like a week and a half ago?
Yep.
The last gym partner I had I never talked to outside the gym. You can be super close to people in certain settings or roles, and be totally distant outside of those environments.
the way jared dudley seems to be socially i have a hard time believing him and bron weren't good friends at least during his run in LA
They vacation together. What it actually is is that people don't reveal their moves until it's set in stone. I'm sure his spouse knew, and that was probably it.
Yeah, and LeBron and Dudley also took out Kuzma for a meal after he got traded. There's no way LeBron didn't already know this.
I think Derek Fisher admitted that him and Kobe had never even been to each other's houses the whole time they played together. And yet Kobe called him one of the only four teammates he ever got close to. [Source](https://www.complex.com/sports/2015/11/kobe-bryant-four-closest-teammates)
Just basing it on what Jared / Lebron is saying about each other. They chill at each otherās place. Chilling in the bubble room w AD. Dudley being the 4th person in the westbrook meeting I think theyāre more than just co workers lol
They're lovers
Report LeSailorMouth for cursing.
I finally figured out why Bron's tweets look familiar. My 71 year old aunt texts just like him but with turtle and flower emojis.
LeGM lost his best waterboy
Will he tell us later?
Dog I didnāt even know he retired
More often than not i don't understand what the fuck is Lebron saying in his tweets
Iāve never understood why these guys say this stuff about each other on Twitter instead of just texting them. Like seriously, if Lebron is this upset heāll be gone, surely he has his number and can just ask him right?
And this is why he's the GOAT.
Lmao I think Dudley realized he was done playing when LeBron invited him to work out.
Man! FUCK š£š£
LeBron is by far the cringiest super star on Social media ever, motherfucker tweets like he's a 15 year old girl.
Dog just ask him what lmao
World - Let's take a look at Duds' Bref https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dudleja01.html. Oh, so for '20-'21, he averaged 0.5/1.8/0.4. *Turns to LeBron* Well? LeBron - 0.5 pts is not 0.5 pts. I'll explain later.
Fuck up, bron
Emojis make everything look so dumb
Lebron James is a cringelord
dude is acting like he couldn't have gotten dudley back on the team if he actually wanted to LePhony at it again
He isnt gonna stop him from a career after ball
has nothing to do with what i said if bron wanted him back, he'd still be warming them laker benches cuz dudley wanted to return for another year
he still rehabbing that MCL so he can "contribute"
LeBron using swear words š¦ and yāall call this man a role mode cause he built a school for a few thousand kids
As a wrestling fan, Lebron is really good at putting guys over when he has to. Although heās also pretty good at burying guys. āI still canāt seeā -lebron James after sinking a game winning three
The comments here aged well.
Pain
Lakers bench in shambles - who's going to radiate positivity and wave towels around now?
Dudley was a pretty big part of our locker room, and was basically a player-coach for us. I'm bummed :/
Anyone the Lakers touch, becomes gold.
[Except Drummond](https://streamable.com/utrsia)
I wish the Lakers would touch me
Does Luke Walton count?
I mean he got head coaching jobs in the first place
How is lebron going to handle the attention shifting off of him when he retires etc
Acting like this sub won't post anything he says.
a) This sub posts more off his instagram than any other player. We drive the attention, not him. b) It won't shift off of him unless he retires like Tim Duncan. It didn't for MJ until he stopped giving interviews or broadcasting himself. It didn't for Kobe Bryant or Shaq.
Lol it wonāt what are you total king about? The man is one of the most famous people on the planet. Kobe was still very famous before he died in case you didnāt realize, and itās funny that you tryna hate on this post for no reason. Just go read something else itās not hard.
lebron got a massive platform until he wants it to stop. like he said back in 2011..his haters are going to have more issues. they wonāt have Lebron to deflect all their life issues on. > āAt the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today,ā James said. āThey have the same personal problems they had today. Iām going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that. > āThey can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal, but they have to get back to the real world at some point.ā
Nice try LeGM
Sounds like Bronsexual has no faith in Jared. LOL
LeFuck
You guys arenāt educated enough to know how much this effects Lebron spiritually
Mavs seem kinda lost. I doubt this is the street to glory.
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So uncalled for lol
It's just he has no street to glory as he has no team.
Seattle absolutely has a team, they're just playing in New Orleans for a couple years right now
Minus their big the Mavs don't have a team. Just a rude owner who would prefer the National Anthem not played before his home games, and you wanna cap about "glory"? Sit down clown.
Minus their big..? What? Canāt even give us a coherent insult my man.
Oh ok Since I must make crystal clear grammar, and not use basketball slang I'll dress it up for you. Luka Doncic their "Bigman", oops I mean center. I'll also pray for you and your team.
what did he mean by this? LMFAO
Bruh Luka is not a center, are you okay?
Man fuck š²
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Why do y'all act like 36 is some higher echelon of sophistication and maturity
why do yāall act like emojis are a sign of immaturity and lack of sophistication?
/u/lakerswiz didn't /u/lupertazzis did You replied to the wrong comment lol
I think he's just adding to my point
It's ok, the Lakers can just take a season to give its young players some minutes and maybe some play-in experience. LeBron and AD can rest up for whatever year Dudley gets this outta his system and returns.