Trump Riffs About Infamous Dallas Mavericks Trade in Wild Convention Detour: ‘Maybe We Could Redo That!’

With President Donald Trump speaking in Dallas on Wednesday, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to reference the Mavericks’ infamous trade involving Luka Doncic.

The president headlined the first night of the RNC’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. While noting the event was taking place at the American Airlines Center — home of the Mavericks — Trump felt the need to remind fans of one of the bleakest days in recent Mavericks history.

“I don’t understand– I must tell you, I don’t understand the trade,” Trump said to the crowd. “That trade is not good. What do I know about basketball? I would say that was not– it’s not going to go down as the greatest trade in the history of sports. It might go down as the worst trade in the history of sports.”

Trump then stopped himself and explained that, in his mind, the actual worst trade ever was the one that sent baseball great Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.

“So Babe will always be the worst trade,” Trump continued. “But, is it Luka? That’s not good. That wasn’t good. Maybe we could redo that trade! I redo deals all the time. We gotta redo it. We gotta redo that deal! I don’t get that deal! You know, some deals you understand. I understand deals, but that one I didn’t quite get.”

A year and a half earlier, the Mavericks stunned the sports world when they traded Doncic to the Lakers. Doncic was 26 at the time, still in the prime of his career and unquestionably one of the best players in the world. Following the retirement of Mavericks great Dirk Nowitzki, it was widely assumed that Doncic would spend his entire career in Dallas as the team’s next face of the franchise. Instead, he was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Months later, the Mavericks lucked out and won the NBA Draft Lottery. They used that pick to acquire forward Cooper Flagg, and he was named Rookie of the Year the following season.

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