The famous NBA basketball player, Shaquille O’Neal, stood in defense of Luka Dončić, who has been under criticism these days due to his weight.
The Mavs left the NBA world in disbelief when they made the decision to say goodbye to their greatest talent, Luka Dončić, and send him to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the experienced center Anthony Davis.
Although last season he led the team to the great NBA finals and for years he was by far the best player of the team and one of the favorites for the MVP seasons, Dallas decided to give him up.
The general manager of the Mavs, Niko Herison, stated that he believes that defense brings trophies and that they gave up Luke in order to bring one of the best defenders in the league, but many believe that this is not the real reason…
"I think [The Mavs] got better with the trade."
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As American media reports, frequent injuries, problems with fitness and excess weight have significantly affected the franchise’s decision. People in the club were dissatisfied with his physical condition and appearance, as well as the lack of discipline regarding diet and training. They believe that excess weight is the cause of frequent injuries in recent times.
After the injury he suffered on December 25, Luka gained even more weight, which caused even greater concern among the Mavs management. Allegedly, the representative of Slovenia currently weighs 122 kilograms, although the official website of the NBA league still states that Luka weighs 104 kilograms.
Shek believes that excess weight does not affect Luka’s game and cites his own example.
“When we first won the title, I weighed 155 kilograms, and then I had a great summer and returned to the team with 175 kilograms and we won the second one. When we won the last one, I weighed 188 kilograms,” says Shek and adds:
“That wasn’t a burden for me, because I didn’t work during the summer. I had obligations, family, children, and I wanted to find my own way to get in shape. That was my method and it worked for me. There are many ways to work, there are those who say ‘Come in shape, become a member of the Hall of Fame, win three consecutive titles…’. That’s your way. My way was mine, I worked that way and I’m happy with how everything turned out.”
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He returned to the story about Luka’s kilograms Shek.
“He doesn’t look like he’s out of shape to me. You’re telling me that it’s like that, is he fat? Does he have abs and are we talking about the percentage of fat in the body now? One of my friends said that ‘fat’ Luka is better than 99.99 percent of the guards in the NBA league,” says the famous ace.
Dončić will continue to dominate in the Lakers as well, O’Nil is convinced.
“Luka in shape will be in the best NBA team for five years in a row. Fat or Luka without conditioning will also be in the first NBA team for five years in a row. If that’s the case, let him be. I will have to blame the Mavericks in this case, because there are better ways to solve this,” said the famous center.
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