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There have been many superstars who struggled with their conditioning.  Moses Malone.  Barkley.  Shaq.  You can't simply say it's up to Luka and the team can't do anything about it.  Luka's never going to be Giannis, but you have to manage his minutes.  I think having Din will help.  I also think Luka needs to play off the ball more when Kyrie is on the court.  The level of energy he gives on offense with the enormous usage just isn't sustainable as he gets older.

Luka is at the point in his career that championships are the only goal.

Your examples don't really support your point.

If the standard is Malone, Barkley, Shaq, those players played similar and even MORE minutes/mpg than Luka is playing, year after year. And they were all beasts, playing a VERY physical game that was way more brutal than today's version.

It's on Luka to perceive if he thinks he has a need, and then condition himself to go to war. If he doesn't, he doesn't -- but you aren't going to get him to sit, when the previous and current all-time greats didn't sit. They expect to play a lot.

If Luka wants to be in better condition, the Mavs can't do it for him. Putting him in bubble wrap won't fix the issue either. It's his career, his legacy, his shot at titles, and how he pursues it (or doesn't) will be up to him.