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6 Reasons Why Luka Doncic Will Win 2023 MVP

6 Reasons Why Luka Doncic Will Win 2023 MVP

Luka Doncic, a young player on the upswing, has emerged as the preseason favorite to win the NBA Most Valuable Player award after his stellar showing last season and in the playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks, led by Doncic, advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they defeated the Phoenix Suns but ultimately lost to the [...]

October 24, 2022 admin Lists, Rumors 0

6 LeBron James Records Luka Doncic Might Break

6 LeBron James Records Luka Doncic Might Break

Luka Doncic recently became the third-youngest player in NBA history to be named to the All-NBA First Team. The youngest player to do so was LeBron James, who beat Luka by 58 days. (For the record, without the stoppage of play that occurred in March, Luka would have beat LeBron’s record.) That got me thinking. [...]

November 6, 2020 admin Blogs 1

Why you should know Luka Doncic

Why you should know Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic has been the name on everybody’s lips lately, and his antics in the Mavericks first play off game, as well as breaking a record, has just reinforced the idea that he can easily become one of the greats in the NBA. Luka Doncic has very quickly made a name for himself as a [...]

August 25, 2020 admin Rumors 0

Dirk Says Doncic is Better Than Him at the Age of 19

Dirk Says Doncic is Better Than Him at the Age of 19

Luka Doncic comes into the NBA with more hype than any other European ever has entering the league and is as accomplished as any European player entering the NBA as a reigning EuroLeague MVP at age 19 He also just happens to be starting his career as teammates with the great European basketball player in [...]

September 13, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rumor: Luka Doncic Now at ‘Forefront’ of Atlanta Hawks’ Draft-Day Plans

Rumor: Luka Doncic Now at ‘Forefront’ of Atlanta Hawks’ Draft-Day Plans

Maybe Luka Doncic won’t fall outside the top three of this year’s NBA draft after all. Once considered a potential No. 1 pick, the 19-year-old playmaking wing has seen his stock slip down big boards everywhere in recent months. The Phoenix Suns are expected to take Deandre Ayton first overall, and up until now, neither [...]

June 20, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Report: Kings, Hawks Could Pass on Doncic in NBA Draft if Available

Report: Kings, Hawks Could Pass on Doncic in NBA Draft if Available

Now that the draft order is set, the rumor mill is up and churning in advance of the 2018 NBA Draft on June 21. The Suns are reportedly debating between DeAndre Ayton and Luka Doncic with the No. 1 pick and the assumption was that the Kings would take whomever the Suns didn’t at No. [...]

May 22, 2018 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Luka Doncic Won’t Be Working Out for NBA Teams in Advance of NBA Draft

Luka Doncic Won’t Be Working Out for NBA Teams in Advance of NBA Draft

If NBA teams are hoping to get a last look at Luka Doncic before this June’s draft, they’ll need to pore over a bunch of film. Because he’s not holding an official audition for them. From Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: That’s an issue for any team hoping to draft Doncic, though. His commitment to Real Madrid [...]

May 3, 2018 admin NCAA 0

Knicks Execs Expected to Scout Top NBA Draft Prospect Luka Doncic—You Know, Just in Case

Knicks Execs Expected to Scout Top NBA Draft Prospect Luka Doncic—You Know, Just in Case

Despite only having a 2.5 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft, the New York Knicks still plan to scout Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic. To be sure, this is standard practice. Every lottery team has no doubt checked him out. But the Knicks’ top execs are expected to [...]

April 25, 2018 admin NCAA 0

Top NBA Draft Prospect Luka Doncic is a fan of ‘Friends’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Top NBA Draft Prospect Luka Doncic is a fan of ‘Friends’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Go ahead and book Luka Doncic for NBA superstardom right now. His television interests are that relatable. ESPN The Magazine‘s Mina Kimes penned an in-depth profile on the Slovenian basketball prospect, who is expected to go in the top three during this June’s NBA draft. The entire thing is worth a read. Nay, it demands a read. It offers [...]

April 16, 2018 admin Offbeat 0

Watch Out Michael Porter: NBA Exec Thinks Luka Doncic Could Go No. 1 in 2018 Draft

Watch Out Michael Porter: NBA Exec Thinks Luka Doncic Could Go No. 1 in 2018 Draft

Luka Doncic has the basketball world buzzing thanks to his Euroleague exploits for the Slovenian national team—momentum that could, it seems, vault him atop the NBA’s draft boards. The 6’7″ 18-year-old is already considered a top-five prospect, but following his detonation against Kristaps Porzingis and the Latvian national team, one league executive told Bleacher Report’s [...]

September 15, 2017 admin Blogs 0