Not even a month into his tenure with the Lakers and Luka Doncic has to face off towards his outdated workforce the Mavericks.
However Doncic’s teammates and head coach JJ Redick suppose he’s greater than as much as problem of going up towards the workforce that shipped him off with no warning.
“I believe he’ll be superb,” Redick mentioned. “Day-after-day that he’s been with us, it’s changing into just a bit bit extra regular. I’ve been there. The primary time you play your outdated workforce, significantly this shut in time length, it’s going to be bizarre. However he’ll be capable to deal with it.”
Luka declined to talk to reporters Monday after Lakers’ follow, however he ended the session on a great observe after making a half-court shot, following a three-point drill with Dorian Finney-Smith, who simply so occurs to be his former teammate in Dallas.
“I believe he’s going to be excited, however all people within the locker room is happy,” Finney-Smith mentioned of the sport towards his outdated workforce. “We’ve acquired his again. It’s going to be a hard-fought recreation. I do know [Dallas head coach Jason] Kidd goes to have them prepared to come back in right here and compete, so we’ve simply acquired to match their depth.”
The whispers about Luka’s conditioning and weight continued to swirl in his first three video games for the Lakers, however the Doncic everybody is aware of and loves got here to life in his fourth recreation – with a 32 level, ten rebound, seven help and 4 steal outing towards the Nuggets over the weekend.
“I knew it was going to come back,” Finney-Smith mentioned. “Luka, I shoot with him on a regular basis, so I knew there was nothing incorrect together with his shot. He simply hadn’t performed for some time. He ain’t performed since Christmas, and guys need him to come back again and be 30, 10 and 10, however it takes time for him. I’m simply blissful he’s discovering his rhythm.”
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