Doncic’s dad has strong statements about Dallas trading his son

Luka Doncic isn’t the only hooper in his family. His dad, Sasa, played in Europe for over a decade, and he didn’t bite his tongue when asked about the blockbuster trade that went down over the weekend.

Sasa Doncic: Luka didn’t deserve this

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks were involved in one of the biggest, most shocking trades in NBA history and players, fans and family members are still digesting the new look league. We have yet to hear from Luka in the aftermath of the trade but one of the people closest to the five time NBA First-Teamer has let expressed his opinion.

He went right after the Dallas Mavericks, and the people he said sacrificed so much for at American Airlines Center. “With this trade, hypocrisy [from Mavs organization] hurts me personally,” Sasa Doncic said. “I think Luka absolutely did not deserve this. I know he sacrificed a lot.”

Doncic got to Dallas as a teenager and took them to two different Western Conference Finals, and all the way to the NBA Finals last year after making the playoffs as a five seed. Luka’s dad said he loved and respected the city and integrated himself in the community. “He respected the whole city, he helped children, and it was not a problem for him to go to hospitals and charity events. He played 100 games last season for like 40 minutes per game, constantly being doubled... I feel it’s really unfair from certain people from Dallas.”

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Those statements are most probably directed at Mavs GM Nico Harrison who told reporters that he worked on this deal all alone and not even Jason Kidd knew this deal was in the works.

Luka is off to Los Angeles where he will have the chance to play with his childhood idol LeBron James and potentially take the torch in LA once the league’s all-time leading scorer retires.