https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/maveri...son-terry/
I don't see this as very positive...
"Instead, he compared the roots of Doncic’s and Porzingis’ friendship to that of Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. That’s not bad company to keep for young, championship-hungry NBA stars.
“If you remember, when we first got Jet, Dirk was not a fan,” Cuban said. “Dirk did not like him, and we lost in a playoff series because Jet made a mistake against [Steve] Nash and that just made it even worse.
If you remember, when we first got KP, Luka was not a fan,” Cuban said. “Luka did not like him, and we lost in a playoff series because KP got injured and that just made it even worse.
“They weren’t best friends at the beginning, but they grew to like each other and grew to be great friends, and that’s just part of the process when you’ve got young kids who are growing up as professionals. It just comes with the turf.”
Doncic and Porzingis have shown no signs of glaring discontent.
Quite the opposite, for example, when Porzingis defended Doncic during a scuffle with the Clippers in their playoff debut last summer and when Doncic deflected outside criticisms toward his running mate in the frontcourt.
“It took forever before Dirk and Jet did anything off the court together, a long time,” Cuban said on The Fan. “KP and Luka get along fine. It’s just that they’re different people, so they like to do different things.
“If one guy likes one thing and somebody likes something different, every now and then, they’ll come together and be peanut butter and chocolate, but not always.”
I don't see this as very positive...
"Instead, he compared the roots of Doncic’s and Porzingis’ friendship to that of Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. That’s not bad company to keep for young, championship-hungry NBA stars.
“If you remember, when we first got Jet, Dirk was not a fan,” Cuban said. “Dirk did not like him, and we lost in a playoff series because Jet made a mistake against [Steve] Nash and that just made it even worse.
If you remember, when we first got KP, Luka was not a fan,” Cuban said. “Luka did not like him, and we lost in a playoff series because KP got injured and that just made it even worse.
“They weren’t best friends at the beginning, but they grew to like each other and grew to be great friends, and that’s just part of the process when you’ve got young kids who are growing up as professionals. It just comes with the turf.”
Doncic and Porzingis have shown no signs of glaring discontent.
Quite the opposite, for example, when Porzingis defended Doncic during a scuffle with the Clippers in their playoff debut last summer and when Doncic deflected outside criticisms toward his running mate in the frontcourt.
“It took forever before Dirk and Jet did anything off the court together, a long time,” Cuban said on The Fan. “KP and Luka get along fine. It’s just that they’re different people, so they like to do different things.
“If one guy likes one thing and somebody likes something different, every now and then, they’ll come together and be peanut butter and chocolate, but not always.”