2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[omahen]

He’s seen guys he likes come and go plenty. His mind is not so fragile that losing his best friend (if Boban is even in that conversation) would make him do something stupid.

I doubt Luka and Boban are best friends. They are in very different stages in their life. Luka is young man in early twenties, in a relationship but not really having a family. Boban is a married man with kids. What bonds them is same language and coming from same culture. In this light they are closer to eachother then with other teammates. 

I completely agree with your overall take. In my opinion, Luka is fine as long as his teammates are treated fairly. If he would be so sensitive, than he would push for Boban playing time and we would see him play a lot (or at least more he did play). I think he understands fine this is business. I actually saw a quote a while ago, it was Cuban who wanted to keep Boban, because fans love him and he is a mascot. What is really more fair - enable Bobi to play somewhere or keep him for a mascot?

If Luka really does care so much about his friends, there are likely other ways to keep them around. You can employ him as "director of player-fan interactions" or something and pay him 3 mil per year. Everyone happy.