How Luka Doncic became an NBA Legend by the age of 22

[@yrinvan]

you forgot his biggest achievement . Winning European Championship ( national teams) with a country that no-one thought had 1% of chance of winning (at age 18...he already got legendary status in his country for doing impossible). And currently he is leading Slovenia to its first basketball medal on olympics.

[@crazyworld6793]

Well slovenia a great team. This is just not true! We knew we are shooting big

[@jasonparker4965]

well there was no medal for Slovenia and in EC Dragic was the man.

[@maksimgluvajic1500]

I was looking for this comment - very important and should be not only mentioned but highlighted! ;)

[@maksimgluvajic1500]

@@crazyworld6793 ne strinjam se. Zmaga na evropskem je bila in je še vedno neverjetna stvar, skoraj nemogoče.

[@cky3489]

I hope Luka doesn't get injured like derrick rose

[@anthonytoledo1787]

Ik his game is mainly iq, but idk why people act like this man isn’t athletic. He bulldoze you when he drives he’s actually really strong. He has a quick first step and hides the ball good. That and he has a nice handle and can get anywhere on the court

[@chikowashere]

Because he's white and a euro. For some reason the media thinks that every Euro is soft.

[@oolrak]

To even play in the nba you need to be incredibly athletic, its stupid of anybody to think he isnt athletic

[@nsa4613]

Yeah he’s Lebron without the speed and hops - he’s strong AF though

[@z0tl410]

@@chikowashere Bru nobody thinks that 😂 y’all just be saying anything

[@chikowashere]

@@z0tl410 The media has ALWAYS said that Euro's were soft. Pau Gasol, Dirk, and now Luka apparently whines after every call? As if LeBron James doesn't!

[@frankievampire]

I live in Madrid and after watching this video wanna pinpoint a couple of things. In Real Madrid Luka's minutes where fully limited in the early years with pro team, staff knew about his potential but they knew Luke needed to full develope his body and game with pros and specially try to humble Luka. He was 16 and nobody want him to make wrong choices. He was learning under the wings of some of the best spanish players ever including former NBA players as Rudy Fernández (Portland, Denver) and Sergio Rodríguez (Portland, Sacramento). Only when he was almost 18 and the team was plagued with injuries, the coaches gave him the wheel and let him play with no time restrictions and command the team, rest is history.

[@duledule1127]

And everybody should be thankful to you for your (SPANISH) loyal care for his (non)atletic body and his human soul!!!!Serbs llike to pretend, that he has Serbian father - but he is more YOURS than fo Slovenija.

[@blanco7726]

@@duledule1127 nah man guy’s Slovenian. I bet he loves Spain (I’ve never heard of anyone living in Madrid not claiming its the best city on Earth) and Spain loves Doncic, but he’s not ours lol

[@Thomas_Porter]

@@duledule1127 No entiendo nada no se inglés pero soy madrileño y ojalá luka vuelva alguna vez al real Madrid baloncesto

[@aigeee]

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[@ayespeen353]

@@duledule1127 bad take

[@TRHardware]

That sideline moment with Kobe was so wholsome and making me sad, that legend is gone. Kobe spoke in Slovenian, that made Luka turn around... :)

[@Zdravstvujte]

Kobe didn't spoke Slovenian, he learned Serbian from his former Serbian teammate Vlade Divac.

[@rok12hoco]

If Luka said he spoked Slovenian, he spoked Slovenian. Kobe also played with Saša Vujačić, Slovenian. Though Saša probably speeks Serbian pretty good :)

[@goodmanwiseman303]

Kobe seemed like a great dude. RIP.

[@jakedooley5300]

Kobe spoke at least 4 different languages. He was very intelligent and most people can't even learn more than 2 languages

[@kmtrece]

@ lol always someone that brings up race, they’re all hoopers their skin color don’t matter

[@Vyyyt]

As a European fan I feel like I should add some things: Luka is not the most successful or most decorated Euroleague player, but that's normal, considering he had a relatively short EL career. Most of Europe knew he was special. Not a lot of teenagers make the roster of the teams like Real Madrid. I have no idea how NBA analysts sceptical of Luka overlooked the fact, that pretty most of the top European prospects drafted into the NBA were considered raw prospects in the Euroleague - Dirk, Parker, Giannis, Jokic, Bargnani - did not achieve anything in Europe, didn't play for the big clubs. There are exceptions, of course, like Pau Gasol. Now compare that to Luka's resume: MVP, final 4 MVP, champion, EuroBasket champion. Kid won everything in a couple of seasons. And yet, some ""analysts"" still doubted him.

[@ProjectMayor]

because europe generally is awful at basketball, who cares what they think

[@laflame0284]

@@ProjectMayor Average american be like:

[@AndreaXV]

@@ProjectMayor the best players in the league right now are international player lol, Giannis 2 time MVP he is top 5 PF of all time and is the best player in the league right now, Jokic won the last 2 MVPs, Embiid is a menace every season and an MVP candidate in the last 3 years. Luka is top 10 players in the NBA at 22 years old. Europe might be bad but you guys in America can't even play defense properly.

[@odesso2556]

@@ProjectMayor america has lost in the world cup recently bc the rest of the world has caught up... u dont realize nba africa and shit exists? probably europe too look at victor wembanyama

[@ProjectMayor]

@@AndreaXV Lol, 20% of the NBA are international players, so 80% are from america, but we make up 4% of the world population. Wow amazing that of the other 96% of the people on earth some are better at basket ball

[@peterscott3205]

I think those who allowed him to mature on the sidelines with limited play at Real Madrid contributed to his development

[@duledule1127]

REAL MADRID MADE HIM, WHAT HE REALY COULD BEE AND NOW HE IS!

[@yerik6034]

@@duledule1127 eh

[@mbengaful]

He was barely getting minutes at Real Madrid? He played his first minutes when he was 16 and was basically the leader of the team at 18.

[@crazyworld6793]

Thank you

[@Leo-bd7fw]

He played on the second best league in the world while the others players on his draft were playing IN HIGH SCHOOL He was literally the best player on that league and arguably the best player outside of the NBA by the year they were playing in college, let that sink in... And somehow he wasn't the first pick lol, someone should be fired

[@sirdromos2769]

He played at 16 his first minutes but was not getting game Time before 17 second half of the Season.

[@SOMEONE-cd9wf]

For his first season he barely played.

[@thetruth4654]

The fact that people doubted him was truly absurd, like he had a basketball hall of fame worthy career before he even played he`s first minute of NBA basketball

[@rionabil8065]

I think if he retired now he'll get in Hall Of Fame

[@Madterchiseflover]

@@StFigarlandGarling he meant basketball hall of fame, not nba hall of fame

[@tristananastos7311]

​@@StFigarlandGarling its the basketball hof not nba hof

[@SeverSTL]

Perkins and Stephen fricking A. said otherwise.

[@Nico-dv7bq]

The american press underrating Doncic and saying that he wasn't number 1 pick material had me laughing to tears on his draft season. There's a premium sports channel down here in S. America that broadcasts ACB and Euroleague games, and with a couple of matches you could see that Luka was going to be the top prospect of the decade and a future HOFer.

[@asuntosvarios7456]

El que sabe, sabe. Nowitzki "aplaudía con las orejas" cuando los Mavericks pillaron a Doncic. No se podía creer la buena suerte que habían tenido. Los demás se dieron cuenta después. Tal y como tú dices, había que haberle visto en la ACB y en la Euroliga... el que le veía jugar sabía que era un jugador excepcional. Ahora va camino de ser una leyenda.

[@panoskakkavas4022]

Man , I remember him playing in Real Madrid back in 2k18 against my team , Olympiakos . This guy is once more a LIVING proof that the NBA scouts SHOULD pay more attention to the Euroleague when looking for crazy prospects .

[@thelyonking5812]

Here after Luka absolutely embarrassed the Suns in the 2022 playoffs. Even though he missed the finals I think it’s inevitable that he makes it there very soon.

[@anastasiabolkvadze4811]

yessir, Luka fr made the suns his sons

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

Luka Doncic - a mixture of confidence, arrogance and undeniable talent! NBA Legend in the making!

[@slickboxingidentityveritas1932]

You have to add how every quarter is 2 mins shorter in European ball to put those stats into context. 8 mins less to put up numbers

[@RonaldKnecht]

In every league outside the US.

[@kyanmori9272]

Luka proved athleticism doesn't mean everything. He gained the basketball iq of a seasoned veteran from playing so young and because he's slow he uses his brain to score. Mans a true talent

[@jabe9672]

Yeah but he is still athletic he is just not explosive, a lot of people thinking Luka is not athletic should watch him play more his body control is phenomenal and he is not afraid of contact.

[@aidangriffiths5075]

He's deliberately slow

[@ashmyr_bonbon4521]

@@jabe9672 isn't his vertical 40inch?

[@jabe9672]

@@ashmyr_bonbon4521 Well a lot of people think athleticism = explosiveness and there are a lot of player in the NBA with 40 inch vertical

[@leftvassis]

@@jabe9672 no there arent. There are very few players with a 40 inch vertical, even ones that are considered very athletic by most dont have that kind of vertical

[@maxhawley6659]

I don't watch basketball and never have, but people like Luca make me wonna start

[@SqkTap]

if he was more explosive and athletic like Ja, he would get repeated injuries, especially knees and ankles, but the way he plays, he’ll be top level into his mid-30s 🥰🥰🥰

[@sijcecilio]

I'm also 22 but I'm just an NPC.. he's the main character

[@zacha6066]

It's. OK bro, 28, also npc

[@rokari2238]

Very happy NPC also enjoying life here lads, nice to see main characters enjoying.

[@isaiahcampbell3992]

Also a 22 year old npc

[@faieziabubakar207]

🤣🤣 npc gang

[@rokari2238]

@@faieziabubakar207 gang gang ahaha

[@mjorge5858]

his moves is like poetry in motion

[@caoutis6995]

He just doesnt stop proving people wrong. next G.O.A.T

[@re528]

he does not play defense.

[@luj31]

Luka is basketball genius.

[@kagamitaiga9167]

@Rheumattica lol yes

[@i8qiwjwjduwi]

@Rheumattica cringe

[@Red-qk7hv]

@Rheumattica lmao, who hurt you boy? Luka is a prodigy and a genius. period

[@bargun3943]

Doncic seems like a combination of Bird and Magic. Not saying he's better than them both just his game resembles both.

[@athenstar10]

It's the exceptional spatial intelligence, not all athletes have.

[@μποέμ]

Euroleague is very tough they actually play defense ,be more tactical and fans would kill for their team

[@jaxzor]

4:17 nice parking skills bro

[@brennyntela]

Lol. Cmon bruh. You cant be too perfect.

[@Redmailnet]

One thing NBA will never know is the feeling of being champions of a whole continent.

[@bodymore410]

Team USA anyone?

[@marvinlawrence]

NBA players on Team USA in the Olympics......champions off the world.

[@Redmailnet]

@@marvinlawrence Olympics are for kids.

[@nielcutter3804]

Slovenians are rising in different types of sports. Doncic in NBA Pogacar and Roglic in road Cycling

[@alen3332]

Don’t forget climbing and rowing aswell

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

@@alen3332 Climbing 😂 ok mate

[@larakotnik5426]

@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 yeah climbing ? we literally won a golden medal on the olympics, your point ??

[@tadej64]

@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 Check Janja Garnbret. She is the best competition climber, EVER.

[@palmtrees9474]

Serbian genes help you when it comes to basketball

[@abetube1014]

Love having Luka and watching him play at the AAC!!!! Go MAVS!!!!!

[@amjan]

Moving from Slovenia to Spain is NOT about distance man. It's moving to a foreign country where they speak a different language on top of that.

[@marytieger5143]

@amjan he probably meant away from his family, that distance at a young age.

[@asuntosvarios7456]

El español se aprende muy rápido. Yo sólo tenía dos años cuando empecé a hablarlo perfectamente. Y en España la gente es muy agradable, tienen la mejor gastronomía del mundo y el clima es fabuloso. Sería mejor si todavía viviera Francisco Franco, eso sí. En resumidas cuentas, a Doncic no le costó nada de nada integrarse.

[@rahrrdrums]

Love your documentaries. Super factual and lots of stats to back up everything you mention. Such a breath of fresh air compared to all of the other 'so called "analysts" on those big sports shows that just yell about nothing all the time. Great work! keep it up!

[@axelgiosido4997]

imagine winning rookie of the year then the following season 3rd in MIP?

[@DIGITAL7Media]

This is such a great video to watch and get pumped before the first game of the Western Conference Finals against GSW.

[@meichow3000]

Awesome analysis bro thanks … his humble attitude is also key

[@ajjdarklord]

Luka "the Don" Is an amazing player. Dude has that it factor. He needs help & hopefully Dallas got enough for him.

[@vb1696]

Excelent video even though he WAS getting minutes few years ago , I mean he won euroleague rising star and MVP in the same year from begining you could see that only injuries could stop him,he was more dominant than all Euro players before him who made their mark in NBA,he will be in goat convo 10 years from now,for him there’s no other option than to win and be the best!baby face killer!

[@davorinpozenel9882]

luka magic

[@ketket5452]

And this year's playoffs he reached the western conference finals against the warriors without any other star on his team is simply mind blowing and amazing!

[@junbun3642]

1:38 I'm more impress that we had the same rug that every other kid had. Love that rug.

[@sierra.mckinley3747]

Insane video dude

[@andresviaud7209]

He also won the Eurobasket with Slovenia playing against NBA players before the draft

[@martinkoepke3005]

Nice video, buddy. But you should check on that "barely getting minutes at Real Madrid" again. in the 2016-2017 season he played about 20 minutes, in 2017-2018 25 minutes in a league with only 40 mintes playing time compared to 48 NBA minutes. He was the integral part of Reals offense and won them multiple titles and was named Euroleague MVP. And remember, born in 99 we are talking about a 17 or 18 year old yound man in that time :-) So obviously he got playing time at Real at a decent level like 63% of the total time, which would be about 30-31 minutes in NBA timing on 4*12 minutes.

[@josefinorabut6691]

Watching here in the Philippines lgood job luka lookibg forward for more awards and achievemaents

[@MysticKrabs]

Rookie of the year then gets most improved player 💀 at this rate he's gonna be the GOAT

[@Acidknights]

I could watch these all day keep it up man

[@bpeel20]

He’s the definition of a basketball prodigy

[@golden10ful]

That intro gave me NBA Street vol 2 vibes. I fuck with it

[@Phonsuk]

Dude is clutch and has that killer instinct.

[@jankopandza1072]

Drazen Petrovic is watching his career from heaven

[@marcoslg6459]

Bro, you're so good at making videos, love from brazil

[@bryanmiles2853]

That instrumental in the beginning gkinda heat

[@mindaugasmazrimas4554]

This dude signed like a 205m 5 year extension with the Mavs. In my opinion, Luka will probably improve and improve provided he stays healthy or AT LEAST maintainst his incredible performances but he's unlikely to get anywhere close to the championship because the Mavs back office hasnt done anything to show theyre serious about building a fortress around Doncic to actually compete with the big dogs. Craziest part is, when this guys 5 year contract ends, he'll just be entering his athletic prime and would be able to move to any squad in the league because his performances warrant that respect. In 5 years some incredible players will have retired and entered the last years of their careers so theyll be looking for that last push for a chip which will provide incredible players for Doncic to lead to the final. Be that with the Mavs or elsewhere

[@letletnapacia7533]

I hope everybody realized now that it's not only athletism a certain player needs but the basketball intelligence too. ❤️

[@barnabyhope12]

He went to my school in Madrid. I met him when he was 17, such a dude

[@lebronjames7094]

Love Ur Channel bro

[@EnteleiEchein]

I'm Croatian and proud of Dončić! What a mighty good man. :-)

[@lukapindzo274]

Who cares where are you from, is it somehow relevant to the statement? Also, it’s Dončić, not Duncic

[@EnteleiEchein]

@@lukapindzo274 Thanks for č & ć, Bosnjo! :D

[@jurckastelc]

To important notes: 1. You dramatized his sitting on the bench at Real Madrid. He was 16. And he played agaisnt grown man and was Serigos Lull understudy. 2. You completely missed out Lukas EUROBASKET gold medal with SLOVENIA at age 18. For a small county of 2milion people go be the best baskeball country in Europe is something unthinkable. He and Goran Gradič shook the basketball world that year.

[@dylandoesbasketball]

thanks for the feedback. there’s so many achievements that i was bound to miss a few. and yeah i emphasized him sitting on the bench not because he wasn’t good at the time, but because the idea of someone going from sitting on the bench to being an mvp in just 2 years is amazing.

[@jurckastelc]

@@dylandoesbasketball the video was great btw 👍

[@danakaleb4882]

Dragić! Goran Dragić!

[@VArsovski10]

The Llull part is where it got most undersold IMO, I'm super SHOCKED how noone even mentions it Llull was the 2017 Euroleague MVP and got hurt in 2018 with a season-ending injury, Luka was his sub.. And he won BOTH, the title and the league next year Imagine a 19 yo kid replacing/subbing an MVP in the NBA and winning it, not only the reward but the title next year as well THAT's what Luka did with Real Madrid

[@jurckastelc]

@@VArsovski10 i think he was even younger 18. Nevertheless he is a Hall of Famer at the age of 22.

[@kristinwarren7120]

I’m a huge Gsw fan But I love this kid! Don’t take a weather man to see that it’s warrior weather outside with a 100% of rain but It’d be cool to see this kid win one sometime in the next few years

[@danielhirsch1823]

I gotta say i played agains Luka and the Real Madrid in the earlier tournaments he play in Spain, and is true he stood out and deserved al those mvps and stuff, but also the team he play with could have won all those title without him, because Real Madrid is probably the best team in Europe especially in the early ages. So yeah, it was really unfair at the time. Not hating, i love his game, just wanted to point out he didn’t carry a team or nothing like that before going pro.

[@liontone]

Fundamentals and creativity go a long way.

[@carlospantoja4253]

Luka is probably the clutchest player ive ever seen not even funny how many game winners this man has

[@josefheilmann4829]

respect for this great, wonderful und powerful & dynamic Player Luca - every time when i was seen him - he makes me happy; Hes Player is quality improvement fore the basketball all over the world, with best wishes from J.H.

[@fitofito1001]

It’s amazing that he makes the games look so easy.

[@pranavmanie1479]

I don't know how I missed this dylan video. But I'm watching this after what is clearly a massive jump not just in Luka's game, but that of Dallas as a whole. The dark horse in the west this year.

[@daxmoney5011]

He is the first player since prime lebron were I gotta turn on the T.V every time he is playing

[@bondocmbondocm9412]

Luka so good at hitting baskets beyond the line he also parks his car beyond the line.

[@palossmosti6122]

Luka was a hall of famer before getting to the nba

[@dudenukem1594]

he definetly wasnt born ready. although he must have extreme body and room perception, you can bet that a whole lot was fucking HARD WORK to be at the level he is. true legend. i wish him all the best.

[@toms9864]

He is amazing.

[@hanselfinn8946]

Luka and trae is a gem on the 2018 draft

[@tonytaylor4472]

that play in the olympics sure added to the story

[@bioniclealek789]

Earned a sub man! Great content, keep up the amazing work g

[@cable4619]

You’re intros are heat bro

[@dylandoesbasketball]

Thank you!

[@Staunomat]

8:35 - It wasn't the biggest stage in the country, but the continent.

[@upokojeniprdec5482]

i know luka doncic i saw him once and i know his grandma i used to play for a hockey team olimpija till the age of 7 when i was forced to stop

[@kennethbailey6634]

The guy is great,and that's it.The coaching change at Dallas really paid off. That is not surprising,we talking Kidd. He has been to the finals twice.

[@62528354robi]

you forgot wining Evro basketball championship with Slovenia and also win MVP before NBA wich is more than win with real madrid

[@MegaMrNofear]

MVP JE BIL DRAGIC

[@og_zkittlez2673]

Dončić ni bli MVP , ampak je bil izbran le v prvo peterko turnirja, MVP je bil Dragić.

[@62528354robi]

En je bil mvp finala drugi pa turnirja

[@JammaLamma]

That step-back at 11:18? Sheeeet

[@josevim8519]

Yooo no way he is the most accomplished Euroleague player of all time. Put some respect on the competition, there have been players dominating it for decades, not one year

[@XMaster1808]

And now, a year later, Luka had the best single regular season game of ALL TIME with his 60 20 10 SPECIAL!!!!

[@thespiralgoeson]

He was an NBA legend by 22, but he was a basketball legend by 19.

[@roshiii.4666]

Now they are on the Conference Finals

[@Someonereallycares]

They should write a book targeting chilrdren at the age when they realize they are individuals and have to draft a life plan. What an amazing example for inspiration to children. It's not color or money but choices he made with one of the greatest personal drive at such a young age.

[@robbycole7047]

You sound white asf

[@Someonereallycares]

@@robbycole7047 you sound like you were not raised by a father and have your mother's victim mentality.

[@robbycole7047]

@@Someonereallycares your son is your nephew

[@Someonereallycares]

@@robbycole7047 My son and daughter are in college and they each drive Mustangs. And I am a hispanic father and you....prefer to be addressed in "they" pronoun.

[@danboing3864]

Holy shit, looking at Luka's dad in those videos from his childhood and comparing him to now... Time was not kind to that man.

[@veterahn9587]

at 10:30 you sain "never seen perfomances on the team" did you forget about 2011, how do you disrespect my guy Nowitzki like that. He will forever be the Greatest Maverick

[@andybilakshow260]

I"m here viewing Luca for the first time to see what all the hype is about. If I had anything to say about it, I think I'd let Luca seek out potential teammates. Let the team develop together.

[@yagnarabdonats2584]

Watching this before the Mavs face Clippers this afternoon at 1:30. Just a regular season game but as a Luka fan, this matchup's history runs deep. Soon, Luka will definitely his revenge against the Clips in the playoffs (hopefully as a Maverick still 😂)

[@enzodapan5016]

Of course the Mavs knew Luka had potential, they did it with Dirk being a European player. It's kind of nice also to see that Dirk's last year is Luka's rookie season. Like a premonition that things will get better in Dallas.

[@canaljumps]

For me the suns still made the right choice having booker on the roster. If Luka comes to a point where they didn’t Jordan becomes number 2. Kings front office is trash tho.

[@giwrgosvarelas5597]

If you are watching the video in 2022. Luka reached the Conference finals vs the Warriors!.

[@allanv.7519]

And now look at him, he's on the cover of 2k22

[@GarryAReed]

Great job, thank you ! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@phonkwizard7667]

this video made me a luka fan

[@dvdv8197]

Looks like he made it through a first round. 😊😊

[@johnreybadili6377]

His going to be a superstar in the nba

[@mnmistandformyflag7020]

queenie won't ever be able to stop this young man .

[@uchihadeity1158]

Luka is basically a 2K MyCareer player irl, but created by someone who spends real life money on VC right at the start and gets Hall of Fame shooting badges

[@tilen4508]

Why did you forget that he won Euro with Slovenija. 😎

[@sarunasmiliauskas744]

And got MVP award

[@demo4903]

@@sarunasmiliauskas744 dragic got mvp

[@crazyworld6793]

Right?

[@IsaacJoshi]

nice video!

[@chartmancz3051]

17:16 rip #13

[@dragonverde188]

lmaoo, the play doesn't show but 13 passed him the ball with 2 seconds on the shot clok, thats why Luka took that shot

[@truthfirst2152]

If he’s gets a good team around him he could be the next goat

[@pacoramon9468]

5:22 Papa Flo.