All the grade for this trade gave the Lakers an A+ and the Mavs an F. One even said that even if the Mavs won the finals, it would still be a terrible trade.
Basketball players and players from other sports have been waying in saying the same thing.
Unless he keels over tomorrow, this will go down as probably the worst trade in sports history. And it will generate conspiracy theories because a team like the Lakers got the best young player for nothing.
In short, this trade only makes sense if one believes that white people cannot, and should not play basketball.
He may or may not be a drunk. But he's known for drinking 🍻. How many? No idea. But enough to have an effect on his conditioning and that forced Dallas trade him to L.A.