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Interesting from Porzingis, on his fit with Luka Doncic in Dallas.

He kind of dodged giving a direct answer, but the implication is clear that he likes the ball in his hands a lot, and the "bad fit" with Dallas was the fact that it's Luka's team, Luka's ball, and he wasn't going to get it that much when playing here. Not upset, just the reality of the situation.

That does lead to the question of whether there's an avenue to get a true star alongside Luka who will also excel, or whether it's always going to need to be Luka and a bunch of role players who don't expect to handle the ball.

In a way, to the extent this thinking might be applicable to excellent players, it might have application to how Brunson was lured away - maybe it was because he was sold on (or came to believe) his ability to handle the ball would always be very limited in Dallas, and too limited for him to want to be here.

Bingo!  I believe that was one of the main reasons Brunson left, outside the fact Cuban low-balled him on his contract.  It's going to be hard enough to pair a 2nd star with Luka because he's so ball dominant and I don't know if he'd be willing to relinquish some responsibility.  Remember early last year when there was talk in Boston of breaking up Tatum and Brown saying they couldn't co-exist?  Well, they didn't do it and now they are one of the best one-two punches in the league on a title contender.