Nellie… You didn't just draft me. You believed in me. You saw things in my game before I ever realized I could do them. I've said it a million times and I will always say it: I don't think my career could have turned out how it did without you being my first coach and giving me the freedom to play my game. I can only say THANK YOU. For everything.
RIP legend.
Don Nelson at the 2025 NBA Finals:
"I'm wearing Luka's new shoes from Nike and I'm wearing them in protest for the trade from Dallas. I think it was a tremendous mistake by the Dallas franchise to trade him"
Legend!
More proof that the discourse around Luka Doncic is personal and disingenuous.
He’s had arguably the most individually impressive first 8 seasons, from a statistical standpoint, in NBA history — yet he constantly gets hate from the media. Nobody has done more with less.
Rick Carlisle calling Luka the most unique player he's ever coached and a killer competitor (via The Draymond Green Show):
"I said this during the year, from a talent standpoint and ability and everything else, he's the most unique player I've ever worked with. He's just so good. And he's a killer, you know? He's a killer competitor, too. You put the right guys around him and I defy you to figure out a way to beat him because he is smart as hell and he knows every trick in the book and he knows how to win."
A recent report has revealed that Luka Doncic is excited about the transactions that the Lakers made this offseason: we have seen the affection you two show one another on and off the court, have you ever talked about pairing up one day?
🚨🗣️ Nikola: “Luka deserves to have a team around him that can hopefully give him a chance to win the Finals. I’ve seen the additions, Kessler is a great center who has given me many of challenges in the past. Playing together is something we always joke about doing, you never know, maybe one day. I’ll never close the door on potentially being able to play with my brate.”