Steve Nash on Luka Doncic trade to Lakers: 'It definitely changes the landscape of the NBA'
His move from the Dallas Mavericks to the LA Lakers was a jaw-dropping moment in January and one that took Nash himself by surprise. He explained: “I think everybody was shocked. They clearly did an incredible job, especially in today’s age of keeping it quiet. “It definitely changes the landscape of the NBA and the Western Conference. And, you know, even the next 10 years, having one of the best players in the game go to the Lakers.” He added: “You have a young player entering his prime and hopefully going to stay there for a minimum of five to hopefully 10 years. “That’s the part that is the most difficult part of the equation, because regardless of how it goes, luck is involved in all these things, but to get a star of his quality at his age is remarkable for the Lakers.”Source: Flashscore.com
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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Kyrie Irving and Dallas Mavericks await medical updates
💙 Luka Doncic reacts to the injury of his former teammate
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 3:16 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Mavericks increase season ticket prices following Doncic trade sportando.basketball/en/mavericks-i… – 2:57 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Luka Doncic (right knee contusion) and Austin Reaves (right calf strain) are listed as questionable for tomorrow vs. New Orleans: pic.x.com/s1jQXHbP52 – 7:17 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Lakers injury report for Tuesday vs NOP: Doncic and Reaves are questionable pic.x.com/OqvJ4ZnekS – 7:17 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Luka realizing the injured-player-returning-against-the-Lakers trend is real 😅 pic.x.com/8yWck1Pepp – 8:36 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Nikola Vucevic woke up to 100 messages after Luka Doncic news: “I thought I had been traded”.
He also talked about his season and future with the Chicago Bulls, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Crvena Zvezda…
#NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 7:54 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka Dončić leads Lakers to sixth straight win as LeBron James stays one point shy of 50,000 career points.
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 4:03 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🤣 Luka Doncic made the half-court shot and had the Lakers coaches doing pushups!
pic.x.com/lwGRBdY6o9 – 3:01 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Luka Doncic said he’s already learned how other teams tend to get up to play the Lakers and give them their best shot. “I didn’t believe it before, but they say if somebody is out a long time, then they play against the Lakers … So I think that’s normal [now].” pic.x.com/MPQt0Bp903 – 1:19 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Luka Doncic said he got kneed in his right knee, causing him to briefly leave the game tonight. It was sore from repeated collisions. “Third straight game, the same spot,” he said. “So, I was kind of struggling on that right leg. But I’m good.” – 12:56 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Luka, smiling to reporters, on his way out of the locker room: “I hope you asked Dorian about that missed layup” – 12:41 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Final: Lakers 108, Clippers 102. LAL, which is on a season-high-tying 6-game win streak, moves to 38-21 and into the No. 2 spot in the West with the victory. Luka Doncic: 29p/9a/6r/2s. Dalton Knecht: 19p/4r off the bench. LeBron James: 17p/9a/5r/2s/1b. Dorian Finney-Smith: 11p/4r – 11:57 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Turnovers tonight:
14 — LeBron + Luka
12 — Clippers
Lakers won the game. pic.x.com/XQhlDijCQ0 – 11:55 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Luka vs the Clippers:
29 PTS
6 REB
9 AST
2 STL
5 3P
His most threes as a Laker. pic.x.com/03qOyW8GEL – 11:55 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Lakers went 16 for 32 from 3 in the first 3 Q’s, but start the 4th 0 for 4 as LAC trims the margin further.
Doncic has 22 points, 8 assists and 6 boards in his 29 minutes thus far. – 11:31 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Clippers managed to convert some shots late in the 3rd Q, enough to trim 8 points off LA’s 21-point lead at the 3:11 mark of the quarter when Doncic hit his 5th 3-pointer.
It’s 89-77 with 12 minutes to play. – 11:18 PM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
This damn Luka and Bron duo!!! God Bless America – 11:17 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Luka Doncic with his fifth step back 3 of the night, giving the Lakers an 84-63 lead.
His five 3s are the most he’s had in a single game as a Laker. – 11:13 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Luka to LeBron full-court dime AGAIN 🎯
(via @NBA)
pic.x.com/jMgLq8m6ly – 11:04 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Lakers 56, Clippers 43.
LAL scored 13 unanswered points to close out the quarter. LAC didn’t score in the final 7:35 of the 2Q.
Luka Doncic: 12p/4r/3a. Dalton Knecht: 14 points. Dorian Finney-Smith: 10 points. LeBron James: 6p/6a/4r. – 10:39 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The Lakers are running Luka and LeBron with a million athletic wings around the two – 10:32 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
END OF 1Q: Lakers 34, Clippers 28.
Luka Doncic with a hot start (12 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds) but went back to the locker room after subbing out late in the quarter.
LAL shot 76.5% (13-17) and 70% on 3s (7-10) but had 9 turnovers for 10 LAC points. – 10:11 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Luka Doncic checked out and went back to the locker room, appearing to be favoring his right hip. He started off hot, scoring 12 pts on 4-of-5 shooting so far. – 10:07 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Luka Doncic went back to the locker room after being subbed out. Looked like he was holding the side of his right leg/hip. – 10:06 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Five points from Dalton Knecht surrounding Doncic’s 3rd triple has LA up 27-19.
LA need more scoring pop from Knecht with both Reaves and Hachimura out, and he’s providing it early. – 9:59 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Clippers have pivoted to a blitz on Luka after he was scoring on Zubac when they were switching. Finney-Smith and Jemison III both got buckets as a result. – 9:55 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Luka Magic EARLY 🔥 pic.x.com/sZtVLxUKpz – 9:53 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Lakers have hit 6 of 7 shots to start, including 3 for 3 from Doncic, but have 6 turnovers already, helping the Clippers hang in there at 15-11. – 9:53 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Luka Doncic starts the game going 2-for-2 from 3. He’s now made 4 of his last 5 attempts from deep, dating back to Friday, after starting his Laker career going 12-for-55 on 3-pointers. – 9:49 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Luka with the rainbow three over 7’0” Zubac 👀 pic.x.com/l3FiCfSN3m – 9:48 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Luka hit a pair of 3’s against the Clippers after getting Zubac out on the switch in the 4th Q of Friday’s game; in tonight’s 1st Q, he has two more triples, also over Zubac, to put the Lakers up 13-4 early. – 9:46 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Luka Doncic with his 2nd stepback 3-pointer of the night over Ivica Zubac. Lakers with an early 13-4 lead over the Clippers. – 9:46 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Luka Dončić and LeBron James have been upgraded to probable for this second consecutive game vs. the Clippers. – 7:37 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron James and Luka Doncic have both been upgraded to probable tonight vs. LAC, per the Lakers – 7:36 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Quentin Grimes and Luka Doncic are the only guards this season to record a game with
— Over 40 points
— Over 5 rebounds
— Over 2 steals
— Over 5 threes
The Mavs traded them both away. pic.x.com/EG0nphDu31 – 10:55 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
Austin Reaves and Jordan Goodwin are listed as doubtful for tomorrow vs. the Clippers.
Luka Dončić and LeBron James are listed as questionable. pic.x.com/yl0opppPzP – 8:12 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🔙🔥 Throwback to when 18-year-old Luka Doncic dropped his Euroleague career-high against Olympiacos!
Luka Magic was always destined for greatness 🪄 pic.x.com/PdMT4mUi3I – 2:32 PM
More on this storyline
The former Laker mused: “I think they have a chance. They’ve opened the door to be a contender, but there’s so much they have to sort out. “You know, they’re just starting to play together. You have two players that are actually quite similar. LeBron (James) and Luka, they both are playmaking forwards. “They kind of are point forwards. So trying to make all those pieces fit, trying to get their defense solid. You know, they’re a little thin at the center position, but they have great positional size. “…(I am) very interested to see, and I think they definitely could play themselves into contention, but I think it’s really early to say that when we haven’t seen it at least for a few weeks to see maybe some light, some understanding, some connectivity, but there’s a chance. -via Flashscore.com / March 4, 2025
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić and LeBron James (LAL), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams (OKC) and Shaedon Sharpe (POR) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum (BOS), Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam (IND) and De’Andre Hunter (CLE) -via Twitter / March 3, 2025
What was your reaction to the Luka Doncic talk and reports of him being 270 pounds? Quentin Grimes: It was crazy. He was obviously dealing with his injury the past month. It was one of the biggest shocking trades in NBA history when that happened. You feel for the Dallas fans because Luka is a mega star worldwide. It was crazy seeing him getting traded. I felt for Mavericks fans, knowing that he was such a big part of not only the organization but the Dallas community as a whole. -via HoopsHype / March 3, 2025
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