Up until then he looked pretty ordinary. So yes he got injured again, but it's obvious he's not an Ironman. And he played 76 games last season. And Dallas can probably cover him until he returns. But he looked mighty motivated. Now will see how Luka goes the rest of the year, calves can be tricky and he's going to have to shoulder even more. Now the Charlotte trade is rescinded, it'll be pick and rolls with Jaxson Hayes instead. He'll have to play point guard with LeBron, who's guarding the opposition PG, SGA, Murray, Curry, Ja, even Mike Conley could get a career high. Bronny might even get playing time!!!
Until Luka signs a contract with the Lakers, the juries out for me. If I'm the Lakers I do the deal every single time, but Miami is lurking in 26 and who will the Lakers have to contend? And Dallas could have gotten more but Pelinka wanted to speak to Luka to get assurance he'd sign extension, Nico quickly dropped the asking price.