For years, Mavs fans have been terrified that Luka Doncic would eventually demand a trade out of Dallas to a team like… the Lakers.
He never did.
The Mavs organization, instead, made the biggest fear of its fans come true.
I would have rather watched Luka go crazy every playoffs w shit conditioning on one leg for 15 yrs and never win a title than watch us trade him. Idc, I was invested. He’s one of the most incredible players I’ve ever watched and I was lucky enough he was on MY team. I just don’t get it.
"[Nikola] Jokic is playing absolutely absurd. His numbers are crazy. [The Nuggets are] not seeded where they were last year, and people are still talking about him like being MVP. Individually, he deserves it. But when Luka [Doncic] was averaging damn near triple-double, but [the Mavs] seed wasn't where people wanted it to be, they were like, 'Oh, he shouldn't get MVP because of seeding.' ... Why do certain narratives work for some of the people?"
—Jalen Brunson
(via @Roommates__Show)