01-24-2024, 09:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-24-2024, 09:37 AM by Nowitzki Way.)
(01-24-2024, 09:12 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don't think Luka is a finished product, and I've been saying so for years. It has gotten me a lot of flak around here, but to me, he's just a kid. You could put the PERFECT, most complementary team around him overnight tonight, and I don't think he's even close to being able to win an NBA championship. Seriously, not close. NBA championships seem like they are usually won by MEN (28-35?) and Luka is clearly still a boy.
I love what you mentioned about NBA championships being won by MEN. I completely agree. Except that Luka is different man. Thats the only way to describe him. That MAN is built different. He was born to win championships. He will go down as one of the all time greats. And i'm talking top 10 all time greats. He's accomplished so much at a young age, setting records no one could imagine. His game is ready, but his mind isnt. You have to surround him with the right complimentary pieces and the right staff. And the right handlers. He needs a couple of Bobans on his team. He needs even more around him and the team daily.
But with all that said, i'm almost out on Luka. And as early as this off-season i'd look at making a franchise shattering / NBA shattering trade. It would probably have to be Luka to OKC because they are the only team i can think of that has the draft capital and young players to pull off a Luka trade.
Now of course, our relationship with Luka could crash and he could force a trade. Which i think would lower his value. Agents get involved, other powerful people in the league get involved, and Luka basically gets traded to wherever he wants and we get shorted on assets.
But if you trade him now. On your timeline, we can maximize his value. I love thinking of hypothetical Luka trades. Because no matter what, you look at it and think that team just gave up their entire franchise for Luka. Then you look again and realize its probably not enough.