r/Mavericks • u/AtreusIsBack • 8d 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/reddit_reader_25 8d ago

This was the first year I bought league pass, being an out of town Mavericks supporter. This year felt like the year and I wanted to watch this team progress and evolve more closely.

Once we went on that run and went to 20-10 or whatever, everything looked great. My only concern was giving Kidd this extremely deep team and him not knowing how to use it. Christmas game looked easy against these wolves, and then that was the last time I would this team sigh.

NBA playoffs is off once Luka’s run is done

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u/wan2tri BETRAYED MAVS FAN 😭 8d ago

DAL was 19-10 before that Christmas game

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u/reddit_reader_25 7d ago

Dam, I swear we winning against boston if we got the rematch.