Luka Doncic has been putting up video game numbers through the first 10 games of the season, and that continued on Monday night with his 32-point, 10-assist performance against the Hawks.
He also had a message for some heckling Hawks fans seated courtside at State Farm Arena: Atlanta could've had him.
Really, the Hawks did have Luka.
Back in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Hawks drafted Doncic No. 3 overall in what ended up being a draft-day trade with the Mavericks for Trae Young at No. 5 (and an additional pick that ended up being first-round bust Cam Reddish). Obviously, neither Doncic nor Young remain with their original teams. But Hawks fans still had to be hurting as they watched Doncic light up the Hawks in a Lakers uniform.
Luka had no problem reminding
them of that.
Luka Doncic has words with a fan in Atlanta:
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 10, 2026
“Y’all wish you would have had me, huh? Y’all wish, huh?”
(h/t @LALakersCenter) pic.twitter.com/Yg3cB0CJbv
Courtside footage showed Doncic say to the heckling fans, "Y'all wish you would've had me, huh? Y'all wish, huh?"
And I mean, there's no denying that the Hawks probably regret letting Luka head to Dallas even if Young did lead them to the doorsteps of the NBA Finals in 2021.
But hey, at least Atlanta didn't straight-up pass on Doncic like the Suns and Kings did. That's an even tougher draft-day mistake to get over.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Courtside footage captured Luka Doncic roasting Hawks fans about draft-day trade
