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GMs vote Luka Dončić the NBA's best small forward
Dončić also collected ten percent of the vote at both guard positions in the annual survey, leaving fans puzzled; the league's own managers seem unbothered.
On air: Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN OvernightPublished
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- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “‘Zero Minutes at SF,’ ‘Kinda Crazy’ — NBA Fans Perplexed As GMs Vote Lakers Guard Luka Dončić the League’s ‘Best Small Forward’”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:11 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Luka Doncic, Lakers, NBA.
- BBN covered this story before: Lakers title talk, trade rumors and a skeleton Wemby (October 15).
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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn the NBA general manager survey, Yahoo Sports says Luka Dončić won best small forward at thirty-seven percent, and he's a guard.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHot take: positions are just group chat names now, and he got added to the small forward one by accident.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot. Nobody has ever left that group chat.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHot take: I covered a ceasefire once where the negotiator was the wrong profession, and it held for years.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot. That was a ceasefire, Gloria.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy own take: I'm the best small forward in the building, and I've played zero minutes there. Brock, is the wind going to ruin my case?
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