# Luka Doncic ruthlessly trolls Hawks fans over franchise’s biggest mistake: ‘You could have had me’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/luka-doncic-ruthlessly-trolls-hawks-fans-over-franchises-biggest-mistake-you-could-have-had-me/
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:36:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T06:22:33+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/luka-doncic-trolls-hawks-fans-over-nba-draft-trade-during-lakers-win/
- Topics: Basketball, Sport, World

## Key points

- Dončić scored 32 in the Lakers’ win over Atlanta.
- He joked that the Hawks could have kept him.
- Atlanta drafted him third in 2018, then traded him.

## Summary

Luka Dončić used the Lakers’ 124-114 win over Atlanta to tease Hawks fans about the team trading him after selecting him in the 2018 NBA Draft. The exchange revived debate over a major franchise decision, as Dončić went on to become an NBA star.

He scored 32 points and added 10 assists, eight rebounds, five steals and two blocks. The article says he became the first Lakers player to record multiple games with at least 30 points, five assists, five steals and two blocks; it also reports he was averaging 40.1 points per game as Los Angeles stood at 10-2.

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