Rumor: Lakers' Luka Dončić Told Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick 'I Had A Taste Of The Finals, I Am Getting Back There'

Rumor: Lakers' Luka Dončić Told Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick 'I Had A Taste Of The Finals, I Am Getting Back There'

Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images NBA superstar Luka Dončić had dinner with Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka and head coach JJ Redick in May. Lara Beth Seager, Dončić’s business manager, was at the dinner as well.  According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Dončić delivered a strong message to Pelinka and Redick while eating dinner.  “I don’t want to wait. I had a taste of the Finals.…

Luka Doncic at L.A. dinner: ‘I had a taste of the Finals…I am getting back there’

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic has completed just seven seasons in the NBA, yet he’s already played on the league’s biggest stage: the NBA Finals. He suited up in the 2024 NBA Finals back when he was still playing for the Dallas Mavericks. He averaged 29.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game against the Boston Celtics, but it wasn’t enough for him to win the ultimate prize. Doncic’s Mavericks didn’t put up all that much of a…