(Lakers sign trade AR at 4/$140mm a.k.a. $35mm/per) (LBJ resigns 1+1 at $25mm/per)

LAL: sells crazy tickets Kyrie/LBJ reunion + Luka, which also hedges (2 yrars of Kyrie) off potential longterm AR overpay (AR didn't prove himself as a reliable playoff force relative to win-now championship aspirations)

DAL: realizes Kyrie isn't getting them past SAS or OKC, chooses youth build with AR who gets further time to develop physical strength/consistency (already damn good scorer but showed he's turnover prone and defensive liability in heightened intensity of playoffs)