05-27-2022, 10:00 AM
Took Dirk a while to take a step back from the international grind. He did so in the summers of 2009 and 2010:
Dirk opts out 2009
Dirk opts out 2010
I remember the international grind from those Dirk years and what a big deal it was when he finally pushed pause there. I also know how important getting the German team qualified was to Dirk and he did just that in 2012…and how cool to see him being the German team into the stadium at the opening ceremonies.
I don’t think Luka’s international summers are going away anytime soon. I didn’t know the World Cup qualifiers were this summer in addition to Eurobasket and foolishly thought he would have some more time to really train and dial in to prepare for next season
He plays with a bunch of dudes that look like they down a 12 pack and smoke a pack of Marlboro reds before they take the court. Hopefully the Mavs have a plan for not letting last summer happen again.
Dirk opts out 2009
Dirk opts out 2010
I remember the international grind from those Dirk years and what a big deal it was when he finally pushed pause there. I also know how important getting the German team qualified was to Dirk and he did just that in 2012…and how cool to see him being the German team into the stadium at the opening ceremonies.
I don’t think Luka’s international summers are going away anytime soon. I didn’t know the World Cup qualifiers were this summer in addition to Eurobasket and foolishly thought he would have some more time to really train and dial in to prepare for next season
He plays with a bunch of dudes that look like they down a 12 pack and smoke a pack of Marlboro reds before they take the court. Hopefully the Mavs have a plan for not letting last summer happen again.