06-17-2021, 10:27 AM
(06-17-2021, 09:56 AM)fifteenth Wrote: That's pretty much what I expected. He has said similar things when folks ask him about players leaving. His Hariison Barnes statement might be the same statement, just take out "drafted me" with "taught me a lot". Well, and of course he didn't know HB when he was a kid.
My personal take is that unless the Mavs are doing some obviously dumb things knowing it would antagonize Luka then it should not matter.
We were lucky that Dirk was so loyal but we have seen time and again that teams that always worry about placating a transcendent star make bad decisions anyway and even if they make good decisions, there is no guarantee that player will stay. The MBT have to make good sound decisions. If that is not enough for Luka, then no matter how much it would hurt to see him in another jersey, I am fine with it. I know it is easy for me to say and how the net worth of a franchise are tied to a transcendent player. But what else can anyone do?