Mavs Ex Chandler Parsons: It's 'Exhausting Watching Same S***' with Luka Doncic

Although former Dallas Mavericks' forward Chandler Parsons said Luka Doncic is an "unbelievable talent," he followed it up with some harsh assumptions about how the five-time All-Star's teammates might feel.

Dalton Trigg | Mar 9, 2024

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No matter how good Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is, there will always be critics of the way he plays the game. Fresh off making NBA history and become the first player to ever post four consecutive 35-point triple-doubles in the Dallas' clutch win over the Miami Heat on Thursday, Doncic received criticism from a former player many Mavs fans know well.

On Friday's episode of Run It Back, former Mavs forward Chandler Parsons acknowledged how much of an "unbelievable talent" Doncic is, but he also made an assumption about how Doncic's teammates might feel about playing with him.

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"I think [Luka Doncic] is an unbelievable talent, he's literally a guard version of [Nikola] Jokic, where he can do anything," Parsons said. "But as a teammate, it's a little exhausting watching the same s*** over and over again."

Given how many of Doncic's teammates, including his co-star Kyrie Irving, have had nothing but glowing things to say about him, it seems as if Parsons' statement is baseless. Yes, Doncic scores a lot – he's the league's leading scorer, averaging 34.6 points per game, and the Mavs absolutely need him to be – but he also does an incredible job keeping his teammates involved, as he ranks third in the league by averaging 9.8 assists per game.

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"I respect that kid, and how he goes about his business every day, and even if he's on a bad wheel, he still plays," Irving said of Doncic. "You have to really give credit to a guy like that. Setting records and being his teammate; it's a pleasure, man. It's an honor. It makes the game easier. And I know he has the same things to say about me, about making the game easier for one another."

With all due respect to Parsons, we're going to take Irving's word on this particular matter over his.

Published Mar 9, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.