HALLELUKA: Luka Clinches All-NBA 1st team. 4th in 5 years

[Kammrath]

MacMahon's statement:

Sources said Doncic, who hasn't shown a desire to be involved in personnel matters in the past, has strongly indicated he wants the Mavs to upgrade before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.

Cuban's response:

Luka has never suggested, asked, demanded or discussed changes to the roster.

Luka's response:

Obviously, I know, the people who are next to me, who I talk to, they know that’s not true. I didn’t say nothing about that. I talk to Nico. I talk to Fin [assistant GM Michael Finley] more than I used to. But that’s just not the way I talk to them. We have great communication and that just stays between us.

This all feels like word games and semantics to me, politician stuff....like Clinton saying he didn't have "sex" with Ms Lewinsky. 

1) Luka's body language on the court "strongly indicates" he wants the roster upgraded.

2) I bet Duffy knows what Luka wants. And Duffy communicates with Nico and Fin VERY differently than Luka chumming it up with them. 

Cuban and Luka are trying to avoid negative press. But I have very little doubt MacMahon's report is accurate in its spirit. He has been spot on for quite a few years now and is very tight with Woj and all his connections.