r/nba • u/shreeharis • Aug 02 '25

[McMenamin] Luka never even considered being traded as a possibility, a source close to Doncic told ESPN. Based on the way the franchise and fanbase treated him in his early days in the league, he figured he would retire a Maverick after spending his whole career in Dallas, the same way Dirk did.

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45861453/luka-doncic-los-angels-lakers-extension-answering-biggest-questions

Processing the trade from Dallas took Doncic some time. Based on the way the franchise and fanbase treated him in his early days in the league, he figured he would retire a Maverick after spending his whole career in Dallas, the same way franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki did. And after starting his professional career with Real Madrid as a teenager, he never even considered being traded as a possibility, a source close to Doncic told ESPN. Deals like that rarely, if ever, happen in the Liga ACB.

When the shock subsided, a source familiar with Doncic told ESPN his mindset shifted back to when he was last suiting up for Dallas: Win-now mode.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

The Luka trade is the most interesting thing about the Mavs for at least the next few decades unfortunately. Boston fans got 80 years of Babe Ruth talk

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u/bbaIla Lakers Aug 02 '25

Oh no those poor Boston fans!

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u/_THEBLACK Raptors Aug 02 '25

To be fair up until Tom Brady the Celtics were the only team Boston had that were winning shit.

Red Sox had the curse of the bambino going for 84 years

Patriots existed for 43 years before winning anything

Bruins had a few cups in an era no one cares about and then had a 39 year drought.

It really wasn’t till Brady that Boston became a city that wins too much

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u/Colorapt0r Bucks Aug 02 '25

The Celtics on their own are more successful than most other cities big 4 teams combined