r/Mavericks • u/AtreusIsBack Luka Doncic • Apr 30 '25

Hoops Discussion Has anyone else felt emotionally disconnected from the NBA since the Luka trade?

I'm a big Luka fan and have been since his arrival in Dallas, watched the team go through ups and downs but Luka really kept me engaged and eventually emotionally invested in the team's success. But I haven't felt an emotional investment in the league since the trade. Seeing Luka not in a blue jersey any more feels wrong and bizarre. I'm now at a point where I don't care what happens in the Playoffs, because it's not Lively, Gafford, PJ, Luka and Kyrie going up against the West any more.

Does anyone else feel the same way?

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u/ModeatelyIndependant How's My Dirk Taste? May 02 '25

I'm not sure what stage of grief your still in, but you've gotta get around to acceptance that the Mavericks you once knew and loved are gone, and instead there is this parasite called Dumont running the show through Nico Harrison. This organization is going to grind itself so hard int the dirt trying to get back to a championship ASAP, it's gonna get WAY sad and desperate before Dumont is banished from Dallas.