As the NBA Western Conference Finals got underway on Wednesday, two players forever linked to the City of Atlanta, hit the court as one, Anthony Edwards, would get support from fans as an Atlanta native and the other, Luka Doncic, forever being linked to the Hawks being considered the ones to come out on the short end of the stick of the 2018 NBA Draft night trade that sent the Mavericks’ star to Dallas in return for Trae Young.
“Luka Doncic had an Atlanta Hawks hat on and was out draft pick, and it was a great draft pick,” Steak Shapiro told Sandra Golden on Thursday as the two shared their thoughts on watching Doncic score 15 of his 33 pts in the fourth quarter, leading the Dallas to a 108-105 win over the Timberwolves. “That kid Luka Doncic could be the greatest player in Hawks history,” Shapiro said he told his children as they watched the 2018 draft, however shortly afterwards the Hawks made the trade with Dallas.
“And literally he was gone in five minutes,” Shapiro said adding that he believes essential the Hawks “lost the trade”. As the midday host would go on to state that see Doncic’s play in his second conference finals in addition to the thought of the five-time All-Star reaching the NBA finals, is “hard” to watch. “I think it’s weird as Hawks’ fans if you’re not bothered by it, because I’m irritated too,” Golden said. Click link above to hear Steak and Sandra’s conversation in its entirety: