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NBA rumors: Cedric Maxwell on Luka Doncic: 'This is Larry Bird reincarnated'

2 months ago – via Marc Stein @ New York Times
Cedric Maxwell played for six seasons and won two championships alongside Larry Bird in Boston. He was named the most valuable player of the N.B.A. finals in 1981. So you listen intently when someone like Maxwell refers to Bird in assessing the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic. “You can quote me: This is Larry Bird reincarnated,” Maxwell said.

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