Oh the howls that claim elicited. Basically Dallas did not want to give him a Supermax extension for $345 million (no, Luka did not ask to be traded). So Luka is now gone, here are some notes from ESPN:
The Mavericks were motivated to move Doncic because of his constant conditioning concerns, sources told MacMahon. There had been significant frustration within the organization about Doncic’s lack of discipline regarding his diet and conditioning, which team sources considered a major factor in his injury issues.
Though Doncic was relatively svelte by his standards when he reported to camp, his weight ballooned to the high 260s early this season, sources said. He sat out five games in late November, when the Mavs listed him with a sprained right wrist, an extended absence to allow Doncic to focus on his conditioning. He had a similar early-season layoff in the 2022-23 season.
Doncic has been limited to only 22 games this season because of a variety of injuries. He has twice strained his left calf since reporting back to Dallas before training camp in late September, although the Mavs reported the fall injury only as a calf contusion, sources said.
Doncic has not played since straining his calf again on Christmas Day but has been targeting a return before the All-Star break later this month, sources told MacMahon. Davis has also been out after being diagnosed with an abdominal muscle strain earlier this week. He has sat out the Lakers’ past two games. Davis was expected to be reevaluated in a week, according to the Lakers on Wednesday.
POTMR. In the short run this trade makes both teams worse off (LA defense), although longer run LA will keep around a franchise player of sorts.
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