MAVS NEWS:

[michaeltex]

Wall Street Journal cover story

"Welcome to the Luka Doncic Revenge Tour"

"After an unexpected trade to the LA Lakers followed by sniping about his fitness level, the NBA star is ready to answer his doubters—both off and on the court"

https://www.wsj.com/style/luka-doncic-nb...aa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAiDP4igBPNjWOI_2xtKFT-R85-yJrCSLKRP1hnA82SuUhpCnu7zg88VepdlxGY%3D&gaa_ts=68caa0e7&gaa_sig=7R2BK5inbASTQtLhj4rFnjC4PmKy0Rb8utSKyA4X2drPdzByo9-AED32T1bE5hqO8maTMXWNFVepBGIbi52NKw%3D%3D

If there was a scab starting to develop, it's been picked off.

Well, WSJ can call it a revenge tour, but that level of emotion is hard to maintain over an 82+ games schedule. To me, it's sad Luka had to get publicly shamed before he would commit to getting in NBA-level shape. If he really loved DAL, he would have been more responsive to internal criticism and coaching. I guess if you think you are untouchable, then it's hard to motivate yourself to do the hard stuff.

He may be a monster to start this year, but we'll see if he can maintain it all season, once the fatigue of B2B, 3in4 and 4in5 schedules sets in. 

FWIW, I really liked the news that Klay set up a team bonding event in CA a few weeks back. That's an aspect that Luka, who spends his summers in Europe, has never participated in. I was looking forward to seeing how the team gelled last season after the shared experience of a Finals run and most of the roster back, but injuries and Nico blew that up. I'm hoping the offseason bonding helps DAL get off to a better start.