The owner of the Lakers, Jeanie Buss, broke her silence in the successful exchange of the team for Luka Donc this week, while talking about the 'very special player' who acquired her from the Mavericks.
The NBA community was surprised in the early hours of February 5, when the Mavericks sent Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris, 25 years old to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and the selection of the first round of 2029 of the Lakers (The Jazz was also involved and received Jalen Hood-Schifino and two second round selections).
And as Doncic continues to settle in his new environment, it is clear that buses feel good with the deal.
'Luka is a very special player. We are delighted to have it as part of Laker's team, but we had to give up a lot to get it, “Netflix's 'point' premiere told Entertainment Tonight from the premiere of Netflix on Thursday.
“And we are going to miss Anthony Davis and Max Christie,” he continued. “It's as if you were always trying to improve the team, improve a bit and finally win a championship.”
In Doncic, the Lakers acquired a player five times there that expected to be the face of the Mavericks franchise in the coming years.
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Luka Doncic joined the Lakers earlier this month in an impressive exchange with the Dallas Mavericks
The guard, who was recovering from an injury to the calf when the Lakers changed him for him, has played only 23 minutes in each of his two appearances for the Lakers so far, scoring 14 and 16 points in two clashes against the Jazz.
Meanwhile, Mavericks fans have become furious about the shocking trade, and fans asked angrily the dismissal of the Gm Nico Harrison, who came to the deal, during this week.
Harrison has even been the subject of death threats after the agreement, according to Tim Macmahon from ESPN.
Both Harrison and the governor of Mavericks, Patrick Dumont, whose family bought most of Cuban's team last year, has not criticized Doncic's defense and work ethics so sublaly after exchanging the Slovenian star.
“I think the defense wins championships,” Harrison told Macmahon. 'I think that obtaining a defense center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mentality gives us a better opportunity. We are built to win now and in the future.
Dumont also told the Dallas's morning news'In my opinion, the way in which the teams win is by focus, having the right character, having the right culture and having the right dedication to work as hard as possible to create a winning result of the championship. And if you are not doing that, you will lose.
On the contrary, Doncic took Dallas to the finals of the NBA last year, and the Lakers will wait for a similar effect on their franchise along with LeBron James, 40 years in the final stages of his career.