The players will continue to get paid and life will go on for them. Same for anyone else employed in the organization. The fans are the ones it sucks for the most. They are the ones devoting their resources, time and money, to watch this product. Many of them have very limited resources, but supporting them gives happiness. Mavs were a bright spot in the DFW sports world. Actually, 3 of the 4 have really good shots every year to make noise. Mavs are now completely shot future wise. I wish they would just move them and give Dallas a fresh start with a new team. This whole trade stinks in many ways. If it isn't to tank the team to move to Vegas, then is it to make the Lakers relevant for the long term now that LeBron is nearing the end? Even the Jones family in Dallas wouldn't make this kind of trade. A 30 for 30 will be done in the future about all the ramifications of this trade. I'm sure people will speak about it in a book or whatever, too. I still randomly just think "WTF they really traded Luka" at times through the days. I've never seen a trade in my sports watching days that made less sense than this if you really say any of the above isn't true. If it was AD and a slew of picks and even maybe Austin Reeves, then maybe but nah, because I'd rather have the proven in Luka than picks that will be hit or miss. And if the Lakers have Luka, their draft position isn't going to give Dallas great picks, either. They didn't even shop this at all, all other GMs were baffled at this. It happened at midnight on a Saturday night.