Reggie Miller: “I don’t like the character assassination on Luka Doncic from Mavericks. And if it’s coming from them about why we traded him. ‘Luka wasn’t in great shape, his conditioning, he would never get in shape’. You don’t become 1st Team All-NBA player 5 years in a row if you’re not in shape”
Even if his conditioning was a concern, trading is never the first option for a player of his caliber. Like damn send him to fat camp first.
Reminder that there’s a [clip](https://youtu.be/Y66eIl9Fglg?si=W3ePHN7oJeUs27yb) from Dirk where he talks about finally flipping his diet upside down at age 27.
There is simply no good reason to give up on Luka at 25. I don’t care how stubborn Luka may or may not have been regarding his conditioning.
I can’t wait to see Luka be in the greatest shape of his life after giving him a Texas-sized chip on his shoulder for the rest of career paired up with the most durable player as a mentor.
He could be the fattest motherfucker in the world, he’s 25 years old and hasn’t even hit his prime and JUST got his team to an NBA Finals in over a decade, while hurt!
It does not make sense!!
He hired a personal nutrionist, chef and trainer after the Mavs missed the 2023 playoffs and got in the best shape of his career. Had a career year averaging 34/9/10 on 62TS%. Made the NBA Finals.
Guess what. The Mavs fired his team and kicked them out of the Mavs organisations.
How you complaining about conditioning and you fire the team that got him into shape for his best season? Nico and whoever else in the FO just didn’t like him. Fired all the people close to him, like Casey Smith and isolated him.
*looks nervously away from LA Shaq*
Luka was so out of shape they had to load manage his minutes per game last year. Oh wait..NO they didn’t…He was 2nd in minutes per game IN ALL OF THE NBA. BULL SHIT NARRATIVE.
[https://www.espn.com/nba/seasonleaders/_/league/nba/sort/avgMinutes/year/2024](https://www.espn.com/nba/seasonleaders/_/league/nba/sort/avgMinutes/year/2024)
Dude took them to NBA finals while playing hurt.
Its just plain and simple. the cheapos did not want to pay him the supermax contract.
Congrats, Mavs. You’re stupid and now no star player would ever consider signing there given how Luka did it all right and you fucked him over and are telling every one how bad the lay was.
If Reggie is supporting Luka, you know you took it too far to the other side
Say what you will about his broadcasting but I have met Reggie a hand full of times and he is always so polite and out going
The irony of this coming from Reggie’s Luka hating ass is hilarious.
None of this was about NBa or the game. It’s political move about gambling in the state vs moving team to vegas
Even if he’s fat as fuck who cares it’s not “who can be the most in shape” it’s the NBA and he dominates it
Makes no sense to insult your franchise player on his way out especially when he just led your team to the finals and was very serious about staying. Just such an odd stupid and weird move.
This is a historically altering trade made for no reason by Nico. Ridiculous
I will take a fat guy dropping 34/9/9 every day of the week. Fuck it, I will bring donuts and burgers personally to his home
I’ve always liked Reggie, he usually makes good points as a commentator and did so here. Out of shape? No, it’s just playing nonstop basketball and with your international country offseason will take a toll on anyone, so he has a good point here.
Preach Reggie
If your franchise player makes 5 straight all NBA first teams, 2 WCF appearances, and a finals appearance while he’s “out of shape” you don’t trade him BEFORE he even turns 26!!!
I feel like I’ve been in a nightmare for a week straight.
I love Reggie Miller. He’s cut from the same cloth as Bill Walton: an all-time great who is legitimately happy with his lot in life and supports current players and the game that gave him everything.
Luka averages 28/8/8, is a perennial MVP candidate and carries his team to the NBA finals the year prior
Nico “Luka is a potato chip-eating, lazy a$$ bum. We will never win a championship with this guy as our leader”
Hate Reggie on broadcasts, love him in interviews.
God I hate it when Reggie Miller has a good take that I agree with!
Can you get ozempic through Cuban’s drug company?
Fat Luka >>>>>>>> 99.5% of players in the league.
I’d take Fat Luka any day.
You tell em, Reg! These buffoons are actually trying to validate the trade by saying the guy who was near the top in minutes per game last year, played 70 games, averaged nearly 40 minutes for 2 months straight and lead the entire league in points, rebounds, assists and steals during the Playoffs IS NOT IN SHAPE? Right. Okay, buddy. Go get your meds, you clearly need some, Nico.
The 30 for 30 on this years from now will be fascinating. Again, sorry Mavs fans, you got screwed over.
Zion is a borderline obese lard ass with an addiction to fucking sex workers, but if took the Pels to the Finals last year there’s no one here who would think about trading him.
Now add the fact that Luka had 5 straight All NBA nods (one even in a season his team didn’t make the PLAY IN) after being anointed the teams next Dirk, it just makes no sense
They blame Luka’s conditioning when they got rid of Luka’s personal team that was in charge of his conditioning
Yeah I agree with this, his weight actually helps his game a lot. He also has played a lot of minutes when he had to carry shitty teams on his back. Especially the year where Nico let Brunson walk and traded KP for peanuts.
But you can if you’re in the top 500 Overwatch players in the world. Damn, Reggie sometimes I wonder about you man.
Dammit… I agree with Reggie