Well, I have to ask you, Avery, because having been the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, if this potential trade was presented to you during your tenure, what would have been your two cents? Avery Johnson: Oh, absolutely not. No way, no way, no way. No. Luka is 25 years old. And sure, there have been some situations defensively where he can improve—obviously, the communication onslaught with the referees. But this type of talent doesn’t come around that many times in a lifetime. Anthony Davis is, what, 31? You know, Kyrie’s 32. Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Michael Jordan—players like that just don’t come around that many times in a lifetime. So I probably would have vetoed this trade. But again, I’m not sitting in that chair anymore.
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