Ex-Warriors investor floats theory about NBA, international league competition amid Luka Doncic trade fallout

The particulate continues to settee successful the days pursuing the shocking commercialized that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers formally welcomed the 25-year-old connected Tuesday. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis and Max Christie proceed to settee into their caller surroundings with the Mavericks.

The Slovenian hoops superstar won his archetypal scoring rubric past season, earlier starring the Mavs to the NBA Finals. Doncic is besides a five-time All-NBA selection and a five-time All-Star.

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Amid his absorption to the blockbuster deal, erstwhile Golden State Warriors number proprietor and task capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya provided immoderate penetration astir his determination to merchantability his involvement successful the NBA franchise.

Palihapitiya revealed the determination partially revolved astir his content the league would soon beryllium forced to contend with a superior competitor.

"I sold my ownership successful the Warriors past year, successful part, due to the fact that I was beauteous definite contention for the NBA was coming a la LIV Golf vs PGA," Palihapitiya wrote successful a reply connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, to a station from Texas-based lawyer Adam Loewy. 

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Loewy cited Chris Kratovil, different lawyer, who offered an investigation of the monumental commercialized involving Doncic. The lawyer theorized that the Mavs determination to determination connected from Doncic was portion of a hypothetical strategy to support capable leverage to perchance determination the franchise retired of Texas if the authorities does not yet legalize sports gambling.

Mark Cuban sold his controlling involvement successful the Mavericks successful 2023 to the household of Miriam Adelson. The household owns a casino company. Cuban did stay connected arsenic a number owner, but helium is nary longer progressive successful the day-to-day hoops operations.

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Palihapitiya besides suggested LeBron James should beryllium the preferred choice, should the speculative rival ever materialize. 

"The (speculated) antics beneath lone reenforce the likelihood that a radical of good heeled investors with $5-10B could rapidly basal up a rival to the NBA. After this trade, they whitethorn privation to commencement with Luka and wage him his supermax and get LeBron by making him the commissioner."

James' trusted concern partner, Maverick Carter, is pursuing $5 cardinal successful superior from investors with the extremity of launching a caller hoops league extracurricular of North America, Front Office Sports reported. James is not believed to person immoderate engagement successful the planetary hoops league effort.

After an influx of evident telephone calls, Palihapitiya made different station connected X which outlined what an planetary hoops league that straight competes with the NBA could entail.

Donic reacted to the trade, saying helium was initially successful a authorities of disbelief. "You tin ideate however amazed I was," Doncic said connected Tuesday. "I had to cheque if it was April 1. I didn’t truly judge it."

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The superstar has begun to retrieve aft his archetypal 2 days successful Los Angeles, and he's increasing progressively excited astir a caller section with James and the Lakers.

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"It was a large shock," Doncic said. "(Dallas) was home, truthful it was truly hard moments for me. … (But now) I get to play successful the top nine successful the world, and I’m excited for this caller journey."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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