Tim MacMahon Interview, Part II: Luka Dončić's Competitive Drive, Conditioning, and the Lakers Trade

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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ESPN's Tim MacMahon has covered Luka Dončić since his rookie season in Dallas, and knows the Mavericks franchise and organization as well as any reporter in the industry. All of which makes his new book, Wonderboy: Luka Dončić and the Curse of Greatness, a must-read for Lakers fans to learn more about the man slated to become the next franchise face. In part II of our interview with MacMahon, we discuss Luka's insanely competitive streak, the questions about his conditioning, and the controversial trade to the Lakers. Hosts: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky, with special guest Tim MacMahon. Your favorite podcast now has a newsletter! In One-stop for ultimate team and league coverage delivered right to your in box. Sign up for free now, at lockedondaily.com. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel Right now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to a special bonus series of Locked on Lakers podcast where we talk with ESPN's
0:06.0	Tim McMahon about his new book detailing the life and career of Luca Donchich, part two coming up next.
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1:01.0	episode. And this is part two of a conversation Brian and I, my brother Brian, had with Tim McMahon
1:09.5	from ESPN about his new book, Wonder Boy,
1:12.2	Luca Donchich, and The Curse of Greatness, which was released Tuesday, March 25th.
1:17.0	We covered a lot of ground on this conversation.
1:19.5	And in order to fit in the locked on format, it would have been too long.
1:24.6	So we would have had to make a lot of cuts and edits, and we want to do that because there's just a lot of really good stuff in there.
1:30.4	So we decided instead to release it as part of a series throughout the week.
1:37.7	And today, Wednesday is part two where we cover Luca's competitive wiring and we get into Dallas's very controversial
1:47.2	decision to trade into the Lakers. So without further ado, part two of our conversation with
1:53.8	Tim McMahon. You mentioned earlier, Tim, like the just the incredible competitiveness with which he
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