(02-06-2023, 03:30 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: The underreported element of this is Luka. One of the mavs podcasts were talking about the Tim McMahon report that went out saying Luka wants help. This was done publicly to show the mavs he’s serious. There was never going to be any one step back to take two steps forward. Luka wants to compete for championships RIGHT NOW. There won’t be any more waiting. Luka’s father and their recent reconnection IMO is driving this
There's a LOT of assumptions here. Luka IMO doesn't have the personality of a controlling Lebron type. He's wanted to win now since his rookie year because he came from winning at Real Madrid, that's nothing new. Also Luka himself has no power to force any type of move himself as a threat for at least a couple years yet. I also don't think he would because he's not the malcontent type who would do anything really drastic like some other US raised players would do like sitting out games in protest. It's not as much part of European culture to pull that kind of stunt like it is US culture.