Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats
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[Mavs CEO Rick] Welts, however, cited a season-ticket renewal rate between 75% and 80% as evidence that the fan base remains enthusiastic about the Mavs.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zzcbttrdksv74zfz3egfcyf/bafkreiceknda47irjq4dyhy3qg5ifxlorbomdwvvni2bmvwkj72dq2wple)
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"After the game, Lakers coach J.J. Redick acknowledged both the spotlight surrounding this game and Dončić’s ability to rise to the occasion.
'Sometimes great players get bored with [that] process, so when you get the fully engaged star in a big time game some special things can happen. And Luka did some special things tonight.' — J.J. Redick
What makes Dončić such a special player to watch isn’t just how he puts his signature on games with his play or his stat lines. It’s the magic. Luka magic. The kind of plays that bring smiles even to the most demanding basketball savants and sickos like Redick himself.
Redick couldn’t hide a smirk on his face as he recapped one particular play. The Lakers ran a “smash” action—a corner pin-in—for Gabe Vincent. As Dončić began driving, Redick said he found himself yelling, “Hit the smash, hit the smash!” But instead of making the pass right away, Dončić hesitated, dribbled into the paint, and then fired a ridiculous behind-the-head, no-look pass to Vincent. Redick burst out laughing, explaining how his assistant coach Greg St. Jean—one of Dončić’s close allies from Dallas, and one of many dismissed by the Nico Harrison regime—told him calmly, 'Oh, he sees it. Oh, he sees it. You don’t need to tell him.'
In his post-game podium interview, even the ever-modest Dončić couldn’t help but smile while admitting that that was, indeed, a pretty good pass.
And plays and moments like that, the ones that make special wins even more special, that, my friends, is what makes a signature Luka game.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zzcbttrdksv74zfz3egfcyf/bafkreienfaht5iwywssjpihbyccagpm6svqngrupl4gdtimirbycolnbue)
