We are thrilled to have the writers of THE TRADE play at Theatre 3 on the pod. We discuss how writing the play helped them process the loss of Luka, what went into building the play so quickly, and who they would cast in the THE TRADE tv show. All that and more on the latest episode of Buckets & Beyond.

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The Trade: A Tragedy in Four Quarters

By Matt Lyle and Matt Coleman

In this fast-paced, highly unauthorized, foam middle-fingered satire, the Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of greatness—so naturally, Nico slams the self-destruct button. With a Greek chorus narrating the tragic downfall, a Kiss Cam, “Luka Doncic,” “Mark Cuban,” and a cameo from “Anthony Davis’s Hernia,” THE TRADE skewers the madness behind the moves, the myth that millionaires and billionaires must know what they’re doing, and the heartbreak of loving something that doesn’t love you back.
In Dallas, tragedy wears Nikes.

Run Dates: October 9 - November 2, 2025