DALLAS – Mavericks Super star Luka Doncic admitted that his condition had “must be better.”
Doncic’s weight and condition were frequent topics on TNT radio about the Mavs’ 102-99 loss to brooklyn network on Tuesday night. Analyst Reggie Miller, a defender of the shooting in the Hall of Fame, criticized Doncic, saying he was “running up and down the yard” and “had to be trimmed.”
Doncic, who had 28 points, six rebounds and nine assists in the loss, said: “Everybody’s going to talk about that, yes or no,” said Doncic. “I know I have to do better.”
Sources told ESPN that Doncic reportedly arrived at training camp weighing more than 260 pounds for the second year in a row. His listed weight is 230 pounds.
“I’ve had a long summer,” said Doncic, who attended Slovenia’s training camp in the days after Dallas was knocked out of the knockout stages, with a fourth-place finish in the first Olympics. its. “I went to the Olympics, got three weeks off, and I relaxed a bit. Maybe too much. I have to get back on track.”
Doncic, 22, is the first team twice to be selected to the all-NBA Team of the Year, averaging 25.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 8.5 assists for the 11-12 Mavs. While those are impressive stats, they’re slightly down from his numbers two seasons ago, as well as Doncic’s 44.4% on the pitch.
Doncic’s efforts to improve his conditioning were recently interrupted by a sprained left knee and left ankle, injuries sustained which also caused him to miss three games in the Premier League. the Mavs’ current 2-8 stretch. He sat out last Saturday’s loss Memphis Grizzlies for lingering pain in his left ankle, and Mavs also listed a sprained left thumb in Tuesday’s injury report.
The Mavs are leading 0-4 in matches that Doncic has missed.
“It still hurts, but I try to compete and try to train,” Doncic said of the ankle. “But it still hurts.”
