Luka Dončić returned to Dallas on Wednesday for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers, and that struck him hard.
Dončić exchanged in a shocking way in February and Anthony Davis was one of the acquired players of the Mavericks.
Since then, the director general of Mavs, Nico Harrison, has been a public enemy No. 1 in Dallas. Fans did not forgive him for exchanging a global superstar in the age of the age of his career.
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Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncouic’s goalkeeper reacts by watching a tribute video before a match against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. (Images Kevin Jairaj / Imagn)
This continued Wednesday with many signs “Fire Nico” while Dončić and the Lakers arrived in Dallas.
The arena was filled with white shirts that said “thank you for everything” in his native Slovain.
Just before the match, the franchise honored him with a video tribute, and Dončić became emotional.
Harrison said he traded to improve the team’s defense again of an appearance in the NBA final. During Davis’ beginnings in Mavericks, he was injured (he returned since), and Kyrie Irving then torn an ACL.
Since he joined the Lakers, Dončić has deposited his usual number, with an average of 27.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists, and the Lakers are a serious competitor.
A fan of the Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić goalkeeper occupies a sign before a match between the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks to American Airlines Center. (Images Kevin Jairaj / Imagn)
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Aside from the defense, Dončić would have been in a contractual battle with the Mavs. Its extension of $ 207 million expires this year, and it owed a supermax agreement worth more than $ 340 million. In addition, he could have withdrawn from any other agreement with Dallas. So Harrison wanted security.
“We really feel like we are getting ahead of what was going to be a tumultuous summer, it being eligible for Supermax and also a year of its possibility of withdrawing from any contract,” said Harrison shortly after the agreement. “And so we really had the impression that we came out in front of this. We know teams, they got it, the teams were responsible to try to sign it once it is available.”
Upon entering Wednesday, the Lakers finished 48-31, the third of the Western Conference. It would be their best finish since he won the NBA title in 2020.
The goalkeeper of Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić reacts by watching a video tribute before a match against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center (Images Kevin Jairaj / Imagn)
However, there are four teams just a match behind them in the standings, which could drop them seventh and put them in the game tournament.
