[Steph Noh] I asked a few of Luka Doncic’s former teammates about leaks coming out of Dallas. Seth Curry: "I didn’t see any issues, really.” Josh Green: "The last two years, he took a big leap being a leader. The guys really followed that."
[WFAA] Southwest Airlines deflects bag policy backlash to Dallas Mavericks: 'It's not like we traded Luka...'
[Dane Moore] Asked Anthony Edwards about his growth against double teams over the last few months -- after previously being frustrated about those types of coverages. He said he's watched a lot of Luka Doncic film, and learned from that.
[Woike] LeBron on Markieff Morris: “I missed him,We’ve been in the foxhole together. We’ve been on the floor during big games together.And there’s someone whose opinion I value very much when I come off the floor.He’s watching it. He’s seeing it.I’m just happy to have him back.It’s great to see him”
Trey Murphy on the Lakers defense : "They play a really smart defense where they shut off driving lanes, they help off of guys and they just try to funnel everything into the paint but also still try to take away paint points."
[Pat Bev Pod] Patrick Beverley says Lakers players weren’t interested in hearing Darvin Ham’s motivational speeches “As a coach, that s*** don’t work. Motherf***ers ain’t here for no motivation. What’s them X’s and O’s?”
[Backstage Lakers] JJ Redick addresses the team after the win over the Dallas Mavericks with particular praise reserved for LeBron’s 4th quarter exploits and the defence of Dorian Finney-Smith
JJ Redick’s postgame locker room speech congratulating LeBron James on reaching the 50k career points milestone
[Iztok Franko] With the Luka Dončić trade the Los Angeles Lakers have transformed from a low-volume three-point shooting team to one of the league’s best in this category, ranking second only to the Boston Celtics since Luka’s first game as a Laker on February 10th
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been named as the Kia NBA Western Conference Player of the Month, for games played in February.
[Zach Lowe] What are you even supposed to say about what is going on with the Mavs right now? This is an NBA apocalypse.
[WFAA] Mavs season ticket prices are going up 8%. Here's why, according to the team.
JJ Redick talks about having Luka Doncic’s offensive talent on his team now : "The nature of playing with Luka Doncic is if you play drop coverage against him, you're going to die"
Jason Kidd in his post game presser throws Klay Thompson under the bus for not playing any defense
Rob Pelinka with infinite Aura roaming the streets of LA after completing the Luka Doncic trade
[Jovan Buha] The Los Angeles Lakers believe there is a possibility Maxi Kleber will make his team debut before the start of the playoffs
[Iztok Frankco] In 154 minutes on the court with Luka, LeBron has an eFG% of 67.3%. That number is 57.6% otherwise. Only 4 players have eFG% higher than 67, all dunking/rim bigs Walker Kessler, Jarrett Allen, Daniel Gafford and Jalen Duren.
JJ Redick’s postgame talk with the team in the locker room after the win vs the Clippers
[WPLG Local 10 News] Jimmy Butler is being sued for failing to pay rent, leaving the property damaged, and allegedly changing the locks while denying the property owner access for inspections
Wild Stat : Per Second Spectrum's shot quality metric, which goes back 12 seasons, the 34 shots LeBron has taken on passes from Luka have the highest score (min. 34 shots) of any teammate during that time
[Dave McMenamin] New story: Jeanie Buss reflected on the Luka Doncic deal on Thursday, stressing the importance of both sides keeping trade talks quiet. "I'm really proud that it didn't leak out"
Montoya reacts to the Luka Doncic trade
Kyrie Irving has stayed in touch with Dončić since the trade, "I don't think he expected the change and I think that's probably what leads to him feeling his emotions even more so in a deeper way," Irving said. "Rejection, I think that's a strong word ... but sometimes it can feel like that”
JJ Redick said he talked to Luka about their new relationship early on and asked him directly: “Are you comfortable being coached with honesty? He said yes. Are you comfortable being coached with direct communication. He said ‘yes, that’s what I want’ ”
