Luka Doncic Rumors
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Position: G-F
Born: 02/28/99
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:227 lbs. / 103 kg.
Salary: $7,683,360
Born: 02/28/99
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:227 lbs. / 103 kg.
Salary: $7,683,360
Justin Kubatko: Luka Doncic was 🔥 last night: ✅ 36 PTS, 14 REB, and 19 AST in an OT win over the Bucks. ✅ Youngest player to lead the NBA in triple-doubles. ✅ Youngest player to reach 25 career triple-doubles. ✅ 2nd-fastest player to reach 25 career triple-doubles (Oscar Robertson). pic.twitter.com/Ta9bG1qmcp
Tim Bontemps: With tonight’s triple-double, Luka Doncic now has 17 this season, and is guaranteed of finishing the season with the most in the NBA. He will become the youngest person in NBA history to outright lead the NBA in triple doubles, passing Magic Johnson in 1981, per @ESPNStatsInfo .
The play was the last of Doncic’s career-high 19 assists, to go along with 36 points, 14 rebounds and just 2 turnovers in 42 minutes as the Mavericks beat the Bucks 136-132 in overtime inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort. “I clapped,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. “I applauded. I thought it was phenomenal. The sign of a great player, a truly great player, is the ability to pull off something like that against a team like Milwaukee, that gives up virtually nothing in the paint. “We’re seeing more things all the time. Luka is not only a great basketball player, he’s a great performer. “I’d pay money to watch him play. I don’t say that about a lot of players, but he’s really special.”
“Giannis is an MVP, he’s a hell of a player-it’s like almost impossible to stop him and we did a great job, especially Maxi, Dodo,” said Doncic. “They were on him. It’s tough to stop him; but we work hard, we trust each other, and just keep going and going.”
By the time it was over, Doncic had unleashed a couple of step-back 3s, orchestrated a beautiful two-man game with Kristaps Porzingis, and perhaps most jaw-dropping of all, dropped a between-the-legs pass to Max Kleber in traffic for an easy slam and one before polishing off the game with a contested runner in the lane. He finished with 36 points, 14 rebounds and 19 assists (a career-high), with only two turnovers. “He’s one of the most talented guys I’ve ever played against,” Antetokpounmpo said after the game. “He’s making the whole team better, and he’s going to keep getting better.”
Still only 21, Doncic shares some commonalities with Antetokounmpo, though he’s more naturally gregarious. Doncic’s brand of stardom is likely to be less about the commercial (though he is a committed sneakerhead) or off-court visibility. What drives Doncic toward stardom, say those in Dallas, is his insatiable love of basketball theatrics. When Doncic thinks about stardom, he doesn’t imagine a signature shoe or holding court surrounded by NBA peers. It’s strictly about hitting the biggest shot with the most dramatic flair. It will be about the showmanship on the floor, not the salesmanship off it.
Brad Townsend: Luka to me on MIP voting: “Who votes in this?” Me: “Well, 100 of us, including me.” @luka7doncic : “Take me off the list and put @Devonte4Graham on there. I don’t deserve to be on there.”
Three first-time All-Stars this season — Bam Adebayo, Luka Doncic and Brandon Ingram — were all named finalists for the league’s Most Improved Player award, while the top two picks in last year’s NBA Draft — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson and Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant — were named as two of the three finalists for Rookie of the Year, along with undrafted guard Kendrick Nunn from the Miami Heat.
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Justin Kubatko: Luka Doncic yesterday: ✅ 34 PTS, 20 REB, 12 AST ✅ 11th player in NBA history to record at least 30p/20r/10a in a game. ✅ 2nd guard to record at least 30p/20r/10a in a game (Oscar Robertson). ✅ Youngest player to record at least 30p/20r/10a in a game (21 years, 158 days). pic.twitter.com/G6jLyjDVuK
Frank Urbina: Luka Doncic with a 34-point, 20-rebound, 12-assist masterpiece today. Only other players ever to drop at least 34 points, 20 boards and 12 assists in a game: -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -Elgin Baylor (two times) -Wilt Chamberlain (six times) pic.twitter.com/0HePrrDmVO
Justin Kubatko: Most games with at least 40 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds before turning 22 years old: 5 – Luka Doncic 4 – Trae Young 4 – LeBron James 2 – Michael Jordan
Duane Rankin: Still wow. Absolutely wow. #Suns 117, #Mavs 115 F Luka Doncic 40. Kristaps Porzingis 30. Led by as many as 15. 33-of-37 FTs. 6-31 on 3s. Devin Booker 30 (Fouled out) Ricky Rubio 20 points, 9 boards, 7 dimes. Cam Johnson 19 and 12. 29 fouls. 37 bench points. Up next? LAC 8/4. pic.twitter.com/XJuO2gTjaz
Marc Stein: Today’s clinching scenarios in the NBA: Dallas seals a playoff berth with a win or a Memphis loss Milwaukee secures the East’s No. 1 seed with a win
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic believes that his former Real Madrid teammate Facu Campazzo has what it takes to make the jump to the NBA. “I’m glad he comes here. He deserves to be in the NBA and I hope he succeeds [making the NBA],” Doncic said in a zoom call following the loss to the Houston Rockets when asked if he’s followed the rumors and reports on Campazzo leaving Real Madrid for the NBA.
Jason Filippi, a longtime international scout with 19 years of NBA experience, assured HoopsHype that this was no hyperbole. “It is fair to say that he is the next big thing in Europe.” said Filippi. “The kid is only 16. He cannot put his name in the NBA draft until 2022 or 2023. He is a potential generational talent like Luka Doncic. I’m not saying he is going to be good at Doncic. But he is definitely the best player in his age group and I think that if he were eligible for next year’s draft, he’d be a lottery pick and the top European prospect.”
The 22 teams participating in the season restart feature 89 international players from 34 countries and territories, including the record eight international 2020 NBA All-Stars: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece), Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz; France), Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets; Serbia), Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers; Lithuania)*, Pascal Siakam (Toronto Raptors; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2012) and Ben Simmons (76ers; Australia).
Brad Townsend: The motorized camera nearly hit Luka, I believe. All I know is I looked over and he was near the sideline with a look of relief on his face. Then Tim Hardaway turned toward no one in particular and said, “Hey, who’s in control of this s***.”
Nick Angstadt: Luka almost gets run over by the floor cam
Eddie Sefko: Rick Carlisle said he saw something last week about Luka Doncic in the most-improved player conversation. Was trying to make the case for that without actually asking about it. But Rick made the point. It’s a crowded conversation: Sabonis, Ingram, others.
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Fred Katz: Some All-NBA ballot info: LeBron James is eligible at both guard and forward — as are Ben Simmons, Jayson Tatum, Khris Middleton, Jimmy Butler and Luka Doncic. Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic and Bam Adebayo are eligible at both forward and center.
Callie Caplan: Luka on the vibe of living in the bubble: “For me, it’s like some European championship. Every team is in the same hotel. … I’m used to that. We’re going to be together a lot, so it’s not bad.”
NBA players are spending their downtime inside the Orlando bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort in various ways. Some are playing video games while others are working out in their rooms. As for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, he’s passing the time a little differently. When he isn’t draining ridiculous trick shots, Doncic spends his time fishing. After the Mavericks held practice Sunday evening, he said that he brought his fishing gear to the bubble with him. Fishing is is a hobby that he’s enjoyed for some time. “In the summer, I go fishing a lot of times in Croatia,” Doncic said. “Almost every day, I go out there and go fishing.”
Eddie Sefko: Luka Doncic said he fishes during downtime in the bubble. Hasn’t caught any gators yet, just fish, he said.
Mike Fisher: #Mavs first two workouts in Orlando on scale of 1-10? ‘A 4,’ Carlisle said, adding that Sunday was ‘a 9 or a 10.’ Leader of it all? Luka Doncic. ‘It’s a job he wants to have,’ Rick said.
Dallas Mavericks: Another day, another magic show
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Dwain Price: All @dallasmavs players will have the word “Equality” on the back of their jersey during the restart of the season. C/F Dwight Powell said Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, JJ Barea, Maxi Kleber and Boban Marjanovic will have “Equality” on their jersey in their native language.
Rick Carlisle: “They’re all doing great. Luka’s doing great, [Kristaps Porzingis] is doing great, Tim Hardaway [Jr.] is doing great. Seth Curry is doing terrific. Some of these guys had some little aches and pain when we entered into the hiatus… A lot of them have been able to heal up from that stuff.”
Luka Doncic spoke to the press for the first time in months before the NBA return later this July and he appeared hopeful for the season-finale tournament in Florida. And while several players chose to sit out the season finale, for Doncic that was not the case. “I never hesitated. I missed basketball a lot, so I just wanted to play. There was no question about me. I always wanted to play”, he told the media on Thursday.
Luka Doncic spoke to the press for the first time in months before the NBA return later this July and he appeared hopeful for the season-finale tournament in Florida. And while several players chose to sit out the season finale, for Doncic that was not the case. “I never hesitated. I missed basketball a lot, so I just wanted to play. There was no question about me. I always wanted to play”, he told the media on Thursday.
Callie Caplan: Luka on his physical conditioning: “I think I’m in good shape, and I’ll get better when Orlando games start.”
Callie Caplan: Luka was thankful to go back to Slovenia for much of the NBA’s stoppage: “I was really glad I went home, are my friends, see my family. And now I’m back and just start practicing.”
Little did Doncic know on February 28, when he met U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda C. Blanchard before the Mavs-Heat game on Slovenian Night at Miami’s American Airlines Arena, that he soon would need Blanchard’s help. And Doncic almost certainly didn’t fathom that the help he would need stemmed from a developing worldwide pandemic that would force the NBA season into hiatus on the night of March 11, just 12 days after that Dallas-Miami game. The hiatus would last more than 100 days, during which Doncic returned to his hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ljubljana-based Blanchard and her embassy staff were able to connect Doncic’s personal advisors at BDA Sports Management in contact with the Slovenian embassy in Washington, D.C. to ensure that he was aware of requirements for entry into Slovenia. Those contacts later made sure Doncic and his family knew where to find the latest information on regulations for re-entering the U.S. “She [Blanchard] helped me from the United States during corona to Slovenia, with all the papers you’ve got to do,” Doncic said Thursday. “And to come back [to Dallas], too. It was very helpful.”
“It was (stressful),” Doncic said Thursday during a Zoom call with reporters, following the Mavericks’ second mandatory practice as the NBA attempts a season restart. “The same thing is going to happen when we go to Orlando. “I’m not going to see my family, my friends, for a long time. I think it’s after the first round [of the playoffs?], right, that they can come? It’s going to be mostly the same thing.”
