The Dallas Mavericks trade of Luka Doncic shocked NBA fans, media and Doncic as well.
According to former Mavs player Chandler Parsons Doncic cried after finding out he was being traded after purchasing a $15 million home.
“You don’t just do this out of nowhere. They obviously see something that the average person doesn’t see,” said Parsons. “[Luka Doncic] just bought a $15M house, just closed it like last week in Dallas. Apparently, he cried when he found out.”
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Parsons said the organization should have been more respectful in how they treated Doncic but understood with their intimate knowledge that they had their reasoning.
Parsons also said he didn’t understand trading Doncic to the Lakers because other teams could’ve offered better packages pointing out the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Parsons also pointed out that it’s unfair to compare Doncic and Zion Williamson’s injury history pointing out how much more the Slovenian native had accomplished.
“I just don’t like this narrative that Luka is like Zion all of sudden,” said Parsons. “He plays, he’s available. This is the first time really he’s missed this much time… remember last season, he brought the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals and they think that’s the ceiling?”