Dwain Price: J. J. Barea on Luka: “He’s great. I call him an old rookie. He knows what to do. He’s just got to work, stay healthy and try to know the NBA game and get ready to go.” @Dallas Mavericks #Mavs
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Position: G-F
Born: 02/28/99
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $6,569,040
Born: 02/28/99
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $6,569,040
Dwain Price: Barea on the DSJ/Luka combo: “The good thing about them is they’re different. Dennis is more of an attacker, trying to score. Luka is more of a playmaker, a little slower. Its going to take some time to get going together, but the first couple of days they’re starting off good.”
Dwain Price: Barnes: “In this league, 26 is old now. I’m almost over the hill. Any advice I can pass on is great. I think we have a weird dynamic. I can be a veteran voice to Luka and Dennis and those guys. But Dirk on the other hand is almost 41, so I can also learn a lot from him as well.”
What a remarkable trail Nowitzki has blazed, initially in that heap of metal, for a generation of European NBA players that now includes 19-year-old Slovenian teammate Doncic. “For me it’s great just to share a locker room with him this year,” Doncic said. “We all know what he’s done for basketball.”
What greater teammate and role model could Doncic have than 40-year-old teammate Nowitzki? “His transition should be a lot smoother than mine,” Nowitzki said. “His English is better. He plays with a savviness that I never had. I might not still have it. The way he carries himself in scrimmages and brings the ball up and reads situations, he’s fantastic. His court vision is something I haven’t seen in a young guy like that in probably forever.”
“He hasn’t been here that long,” Nowitzki said. “So I’m sure we’re going to spend a lot more time together as we start going here. I’m sure we’ll have time on the road somewhere to talk about some stuff that he can expect. But at the end of the day, you’ve got to go make your own experiences and go through some stuff to learn. You got to play through some mistakes. I think he’ll be fine.”
Dwain Price: Wesley Matthews discusses the play of Luka Doncic.
