Mark Cuban talks long-term future of Luka Doncic and Mavericks / News - Basketnews.com

Mark Cuban believes Luka Doncic wants to spend his entire career in Dallas: "He'd like to be here the whole time, but we've got to earn that."

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban responded to comments made by Luka Doncic, who expressed frustration with the Mavs' struggles and personal issues.

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Doncic stated that he's as frustrated as he's ever been in his five-year NBA career in Dallas. However, Cuban emphasized that frustration is a common occurrence in the NBA when teams face adversity.

"Every team that's had a player for five years has not always just been great, right?" Cuban said,via ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "Look at the Warriors. They had guys hurt and they lose two seasons basically, more than two seasons. You can point to teams -- the Hawks, everybody -- where there's frustration. It's not unusual in the NBA. There's only one winner and everybody else loses."

Asked if he gets a sense that Doncic remains optimistic about the Mavs' long-term future, Cuban said, "Look, players don't talk like that, just like, 'Hey, I'm here for the next 17 years.' He'd like to be here the whole time, but we've got to earn that."

How can the Mavs do that?

"Win championships," Cuban responded. "It's amazing how that cures all. I mean, before Giannis [Antetokounmpo] won, everybody was like, 'Where's he going? Where's he going? He's not staying. He's not staying.' [Nikola] Jokic, while they haven't won, da, da, da, da, da. Dirk [Nowitzki] before [the Mavs won the 2010-11 title], right?

"There's no great player, no superstar, where they don't question, 'What are you gonna do if you haven't won yet?'"

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