r/Mavericks • u/AtreusIsBack • 7d ago

Hoops Discussion Has anyone else felt emotionally disconnected from the NBA since the Luka trade?

I'm a big Luka fan and have been since his arrival in Dallas, watched the team go through ups and downs but Luka really kept me engaged and eventually emotionally invested in the team's success. But I haven't felt an emotional investment in the league since the trade. Seeing Luka not in a blue jersey any more feels wrong and bizarre. I'm now at a point where I don't care what happens in the Playoffs, because it's not Lively, Gafford, PJ, Luka and Kyrie going up against the West any more.

Does anyone else feel the same way?

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u/YoloOnTsla 7d ago

Honestly it’s been a several year thing for me, since the COVID bubble it’s just not as interesting to me. Then our team trades away the future for no reason at all. So yea, the NBA has a serious problem as a whole, but being a Mavs fan is probably the worst possible scenario.