Luka Doncic Discussion: Lean Mean Slovenian Scoring Machine

Man, the obsession with getting rid of Austin is just weird.

 

Hehehe

 

Wow, @LTLakerFan gonna get a thousand bucks!

 

It really is. I don't get it. AR has size and is moldable. You gotta resign that man. I'm thinking $30m per year. $35m if you have to. I think AR signs that deal if you show him how you are going to use that extra money to build around him and Luka.

 

i like reaves, but it's very concerning how he completely folds against more physical teams. he can't be trusted as a true 2nd option behind luka

 

Yeah I don't get the "will stop supporting if we keep AR" bit lol there's certainly way worse things that can happen than keeping an homegrown player who's a great guy, a competitor that often plays through injury and that literally became better every single year.

I've been following the Lakers since the early 00s and he is certainly in the top10 of over 20 years of Lakers teams. And quite close to the top 5

 

I get that. But, I think he can work through that. Kyrie was that way. That Boston series Kyrie just disappeared completely in the finals. At least AR has the size to combat it. He needs to hit the gym a little and work with Luka. If you notice Luka is like Dirk where he likes the contact. He will routinely bump guys right before shooting. It's not to draw a foul. He learned that from Dirk. Dirk said he did that to make the defender a little uncomfortable and to feel out the defender. Luka uses that to his advantage now. It also does make the ref make decisions when the offensive player gets a little more aggressive.

That being said I think the cap for AR is $35m per year. I would prefer it being $30m but we'll see.