Hold me now

I hope he wins so that the fuck up is a reminder forever on how stupid front offices can get. Fuck it. Let him start a dynasty in LA so that Nico Harris Jason Kidd never have another job in the their life.

We were so close too :/ watching the mavs play with AD in street clothes most of the time just added salt to the wound. Nico and Kidd got off too easily.

Fucking anger rising up

Nico died for us

You lucky fuckers landing Cooper Flagg, I used to feel bad for the Mavs… used to.

Don’t be sad. He’s not gonna win another one until they give him help he needs to win. And the lakers are gonna be PE backed cheapskates.

Stop crying. Cooper is a damn good young player who’s got potential to be a monster 2-way player.

I feel this in my bones. I went from a casual homer fan to the Mavs being most important least important thing to me starting with Dirk’s first playoff appearance in 2001. I moved to the Bay Area for college in 06 after the heartbreak of the first finals appearance and was at Oracle in 07 to watch the infamous first round exit. ‘11 was and will likely remain the best sports memory of my life, and I was in the building for Dirk’s retirement and the ‘24 Finals. This team was a constant through different phases of my life, but something was irreparably broken by the Luka trade, and all of my closest friends that I’ve bonded with over the Mavs have felt the same. I’ve flirted with giving in and adopting the team my son will likely grow up supporting (the Warriors) or my wife’s team (God help me, the Kings), but I just can’t do it. Not only have I not been able to watch the Mavs, I haven’t really been able to enjoy much basketball over the last 2 seasons. It really, really sucks to have something so meaningful to you hollowed out and discarded by people who don’t care about the fans. Fuck Nico and fuck the Adelsons.

Feel that bro. I watched 30+ regular season games per year for the past several years. I watched all playoff games of course and I read all the news I could get. I grew up watching lots of hoops too and Luka was just something I’d never seen before.

The trade was like a shot in the heart. I honestly felt pathetic haha. After realizing how fruitless it is to be a fan of something, other than the playoffs and Reddit I’m completely checked out. I do miss it though. I really loved having the games on during weeknights.

Yup. As a German Dirk was the guy that did bring me to the game, loved the mavs cause of him, watched damn near every game of them since 06 and trust me it’s hard to get that stuff in Germany back then.

Since the Luka trade I’ve not watched them and don’t care anymore for them. They killed my interest and I will never support them ever,

Showed a lot when Dirk watched Lukas first laker game. I just want Luka to succeed and root for him. He was the chosen one after Dirk and the mavs fucked all of it up.

I became obsessed with the Mavs after 2011. I was so ready to see another championship as a legit fan after 12 years of watching games. I probably missed less than 10 games in all that time and now I only watch the playoffs as neutral fan…

Mavs fan since 2000 here, I actively hate them now. Never thought that could happen before but here we are. The worst part is pulling for another team doesn’t hit the same because I didn’t go through all the struggles with them yet.

i got to dallas the same year as dirk and followed the team religiously until the Luka trade and now i try to find reasons to engage with the nba but it’s not like it was before.

cooper doesn’t make up for it in the eyes of mavs fans?

The most normal and positive comment a player can make and people are criticizing lol

everything that Luka does is literally that flirting vs harassment meme

Lots of okc flairs doing ts btw

Tbf, rival fans are supposed to hate

I for one was expecting him to say he has everything meaningful in life and chilling the rest of the way

Yea like I like that he is seemingly stepping up as a leader in a way he didn’t while Lebron was here.

“Until WE win more championships” is somewhat funny, though.

Yes, between them, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic have won 14 championships in the last 50 years.

Nothing but love in my opinion. Besides Wemby swatting ur favorite player like a jabroni, Luka is up there with the likes of Steph, MJ, Bird, and Lebronto. Just snatching opposing fans’ joy with complete disregard.

It’s absolutely ridiculous

It’s not what he said, it’s how

Luke: puff piece and talking about his offence

Redditors: then fking work on defense and showcase it!

Lol, you see a lot of stars getting shat for talking championship as well, but only on Luka threads do you have a top comment defending the star. 🤣

If AD, LeBron, Shai say this all Top 10 comments would be shtting on the star and not 1 defensive comment lol.

Damn this is simple but powerful.

Different sport, but it’s also me watching Lando Norris win the WDC in Formula1. It’s a great feeling.

They don’t even watch the games. They just watching shit like Stephen A and repeat his talking points for the most part. Just like this “Luka doesn’t play defense” narrative

It sucks.

Nah man they banned X links. This is the premier place to discuss hoops. /s

This sub becomes the lakers sub when the season starts lmao

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If you want a sub that literally worships Doncic with religious fervor and bans people who don’t follow the cult rules, /r/lakers already exists.

He talks to the referees much more than he talks to his own game.

the walking back part happens after 5-7 seconds of talking usually.

im a luka fan but this is hilarious lmao

Refs gotta be put on notice man cmon

That reminds me in the playoffs where Luka wanted a 1v1 with Gobert, and then got completely locked down, stripped, and yelled at the ref the entire time Gobert took it coast to coast

LeLearned from LeBron

Also ‘more championships’ like he won one already

and then ‘now I get to write my own championship chapter’ suggesting while LeBron is here he had no chance to write a championship chapter, only when he left has he now the chance to write not just any chapter, but a championship chapter lol.

literally never let his game do the talking lol what is he on about

I had watched 0 Luka Doncic before he signed with the Lakers who I watched for LBJ.

He is the worst superstar in sports. None of the other Top 5 guys act like this guy does. He is a 29 year old baby

Better than you

Yall just hating now

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I thought he gave up chips last summer for his diet. /S

I’m semi new to NBA, but how come everyone hates on Luka so much? He seems chill. Also this statement is him hyping things up, isn’t that a positive thing? I don’t understand.

Oh , I got that part. And then I got the delusional part of his comments, just by looking at the LAL roster.

What Luka said sounds good, just like any other star of the league. But it’s just music to the ears at this point when it comes to him.

He isn’t A.I. or Bron, and this isn’t the same league when those guys dragged garbage teams to a Finals. The competition is wayyyy too deep and Luka has to stay healthy enough to get in and through the playoffs.

Luka’s take is just for good PR, and not everyone is just going to praise the dude just because he said what he is suppose to say, in the position that he is in.

r/nba hasnt been the same last 4-5 years. check how long i been here

He’s getting Kushner’d

how does it sound like anything. it’s not in audio form and yall are projecting lol

His statement(s) just sound like PR.

Meanwhile you support and worship a player who forces women to get abortions.

Wasn’t aware he’s friends with Lamelo

He said this while eating a cheeseburger and drinking a beer

Would still say that if Mavs win championship before Mr.Doncic could win a playoff series?

Dang he really WAS supposed to be a Suns draft huh

I feel like it’s way too early to be sayin shit like that

I remember everyone and their mother was saying that about Dirk

Stupid trade aside, with us he was too good too fast. Didn’t get to surround him and let him grow with other high draft picks

I don’t get this take at all. He’s 27. He’s on the Lakers. Historically speaking it’s more likely he wins one than doesn’t just given the franchise he is on.

He’ll be a free agent in 29, where he goes that summer will determine if he’ll win championships or not

Meh, I think eventually he will get it done or at the very least make another finals and have a legit shot at it

Lakers will eventually get a demon to be his second star, it’s inevitable. Especially now that Clippers are cooked. There is no way a top 10-15 player doesn’t end up in LA eventually

Especially cause he’s there in his prime, this isn’t post 2013 Kobe

He plays for the Lakers. Another big name is coming there in the next few years. He just has to stay in form.

Nah, way way better players than him haven’t won. The dude hasn’t even come close to a mvp lol

The fact Brunson got a ring before Luka is crazy. Especially if he never wins one

Bro he’s on the LA Lakers. They’ve won a championship in every decade basically. He’ll get one, as much as I’d hate to see it.

And to think if the Mavs never traded him they could’ve been in prime position to stay contending for a championship

Yeah I’m still bitter and the only way I’ve moved on has been by not watching the league 😭

The Lakers will magically get another player the same way they have the last 20 years and the same way they got Luka himself

The most you can hope for is they piss Luka off first and he goes somewhere else.

Pro at 16, he peaked physically years ago. It’s one injury after another now unless he talks to Bron’s Miami back pain guy…

He will def get a ring with the Lakers. Reddit says the league is rigged

He’s 27 and been widely considered a top 3 player for a couple years, saying he will never win a ring already is one hell of a red hot take lol

I’d fully agree that the AR/Kessler Lakers probably ain’t winning a ring, but its not like that roster is anywhere close to Lukas “last shot” at a ring.

defense wins championships

or an MVP

He’s not winning one in LA, but maybe somewhere else

He would still be in Dallas if he didnt spend about 8 minutes of game time staring at refs. They tried their best in getting him a squad and they managed to give him plenty of help. Luka just straight up rejected the idea of giving up his pacifier/dummy.

Can you truly be a generational player if you’re not even the best player in your position from your own draft?

He’s a laker. He’ll win a chip at the very least.

You can’t compare the Lakers to other teams that only win one chip every 50 years

If he was black you wouldn’t say that.

He’s 27? Literally should be entering his prime. Him, Wemby, Shai, and Joker may run the league for the next 5 - 10 years.

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On god, that is a tragic defensive backcourt.

You’re right unfortunately. As a Laker fan it disgusts me how our fans rather be able to make their exciting whites, snowtime, and other cringe memes than have a well built roster. They are in it for the vibes but idolize Kobe Bryant. Like what lol

AR 100% getting traded in the 27-28 season

Ignorant take. We’ll have to see.

Best comment in the post. Sums it up. Not happening. Also I have a feeling Luka will struggle to stay 100% healthy the rest of his career, like he missed last year’s playoffs with LeBron. I don’t believe you he will have the longevity/supporting cast/capability to win one at the end of his career like Dirk did.

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“game”

LeBron was never going to be loved in LA like Kobe, Shaq, Magic etc.

If Luka wins one ring with the Lakers I promise you most Lakers fans would put him higher than LeBron.

LeBron demanded the Westbrook trade.

Nah Luka only needs 1 chip. The hate with lebron was just because people were insecure about him being better than anyone who has played for the lakers, and as for Luka he won’t be a threat to Kobe so they’ll love him

LeBron was trying to give that shit away.

But Pelinka already delivered a championship?

Im really curious about this. I’ve followed him since his rookie year but wasn’t too active on Reddit until recently. The way he’s hated here, I assumed it’s been like that since day 1. And what’s crazy is that he didn’t even force his way here.

We saw how he did with 3&D players like PJ Washington and DJJ and shot blockers in Gafford and Lively. If the Lakers can get something similar to that then maybe they can get something going

When the Lakers are the 3th seed I want you still hating on Luka ok ?

You’re good too with Wemby on your team lol

I am so excited for the Luka era, but put some respect on AD’s name. He is far from decrepit and worthless, and we would not have banner #17 without him.