The Dallas Mavericks were defeated in five games by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last year, but there might have been some additional history between the two best players on each side.
The former Celtic Evan Turner was interviewed by Jeff Teague on the latest episode of “The 520 Club Podcast,” where they talked about how excellent Luka Doncic was in his early years. During the 2020–21 season, Teague was playing in what would be his final season with the team, and Turner was serving as an assistant coach for the Celtics.
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“I was the first person that really told [Teague] how cold Luka was,” Turner started. “This man is kind of lazy; he’s just not doing enough for me, and he’s whining,” the man said. I said, ‘Look at him, Luka is him, he’s the man. He is unconcerned about missing a regular season game.
He will activate it. We were up by ten or twelve. “[Jaylen Brown] and [Jason Tatum] getting rid of this man,” stated [Teague]. ‘I’m telling you, we [are] not going to win in clutch,’ I murmured. As it approaches, they declare a timeout, and I believe they are down by about two. Did I mention the location from which he planned to fire it?”
“Yeah, he about to do that, hit that step-back,” Teague recalled, “and he’s gonna hit the game-winner”.
Turner went on, “You found out about Luka Doncic while we were watching.” “He hit the shot, I looked at [Teague] and said ‘I told you!”
Later in the narrative, Teague disclosed that Jayson Tatum was doubting his NBA future after Doncic’s game-winning basket.
“[Jason Tatum]… we go in [the locker room] and he was like, ‘[Is] Luka better than me?'” Teague remarked, explaining what made it so humorous. “Damn near,” was Turner’s reaction.
Doncic is a better player than Tatum, despite what Celtics supporters may say. Tatum’s offensive game is far behind Doncic’s, even though he is a stronger defender. Even with an almost flawless lineup, Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP after Tatum and the Celtics defeated Doncic and the Mavs. Tatum has advanced significantly as a creator and scorer, but most coaches and league executives would prefer Doncic.
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