Luka is much more liked by his peers than most NBA superstars. I mean he isnt Durant level popular but Durant has some more mileage and thus fandom.
Based on? And do you mean liked or respected? He definitely isn't liked all that much as other NBA super stars.
He has been called that by many. OG went as far as calling him one of the nicest guys in the league. He also got 21 more player votes than any guard in the entire NBA. Its very much a popularity affected vote.. which is why KD beat Tatum and Embiid.
Gay was living a fantasy all season. He literally has nothing to be salty about.
And maybe a popularity contest isn’t the best indicator as to which players are better than others, but it does absolutely reflect the likelihood that players within a given locker room like, respect, or even just get along with the player in question which does matter a lot.
Probably Kessler and one of sexton or Agbaji or possibly both. No way they could get Lauri though.
The Jazz would also be car-shopping without needing one. In other words, they wouldn’t have the Jazz bent over. The Jazz aren’t trading everything they’ve already built for Luka, and they’d probably want a pick/young player centered package anyway.
I think that we'd have to give up too much to get him. I don't want to go all in on someone who I perceive needs more that 20+ shots every night to get his and is absolutely selfish. I know I'm in the minority when I say that, but the price for Luka would be too high based on the ROI IMO. I just don't see him being a key cog on any championship. Just my opinion...
We're not talking about soccer, this is basketball. His antics on the court are just infantile. His complaining is so over the top that it overshadows what talent he does have...
Its a cultural thing that has little to do with the type of team sport played. I play floorball in a casual workplace team with one italian-born guy and he acts the exact same way trying to win every call, but is still a great guy.
I'm not saying he's an a-hole, I'm saying that his antics do not help his cause, nor his play. Regardless of where he's from, he needs to realize that and accommodate.
I dont know if they help or not but they dont make him a worse player. He still is a 30/9/8 guy. Aslo while I understand the black hole concerns.. I'd like to point out that JC is worse as a black hole (not only passes less, assists less but also scores with lower efficiency). Yes, JC passes less. In fact both are -12 on passes made vs passes received but JC's percentage is much worse since Luka touches the ball way more.
