Luka Doncic On Not Going #1 In The NBA Draft

Luka Doncic (The Dallas Mavericks) talks about not going #1 in the 2018 NBA Draft which included DeAndre Ayton, Trae Young, Marvin Bagley and others. He also talks about understanding why The Sacramento Kings passed up on him and picked Bagley.
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[@kabirchandrasekar3689]

Dude said he was just happy to be drafted, what a guy

[@phoenixc6812]

I mean I’m pretty sure everyone in the nba is glad to be drafted

[@YerkyKeem]

@@phoenixc6812 yea shut up

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@phoenixc6812 word. These people are crazy. Anybody who was drafted had a childhood dream of hearing there name being called and walking across the stage. You aren't lying

[@sundae7168]

And Jalen green was crying over not picked at 1..

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

@@sundae7168 talk about pathetic

[@Goxilla]

His face when Redick told him to pass more was priceless xD But it tells you that he really does care about his teammates and wants to get them involved as much as possible. Good things are coming for Luka

[@gilbertrodriguez3126]

O L9l0lppp

[@gilbertrodriguez3126]

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[@ssj-rose4572]

Yeah that why he shoots so much

[@Goxilla]

@@bihapi So you clicked on that video without even watching it and then went straight to the comment section trying to tell ppl what to do? Who do you believe to be

[@specter290]

facts

[@user-mq5lc1cl1x]

humble guy. After all, he really fits well in Mavericks. After Luka got drafted, the GOAT of the mavericks retired, who was Dirk. He's trailing his legacy and also creating his own version. Amazing to watch that.

[@SippingVino]

Poetic luck

[@roysreceptive]

I get your sentiment, but Luca did play with Dirk for one season before the torch was handed down. It was great and fortuitous to learn from the franchise icon before retirement.

[@maticmozina]

@@roysreceptive you mean Luka not Luca, right?

[@holycanolibatman]

very robinson/duncan like, its pretty cool to see

[@TheGamingAltar]

@@holycanolibatman Duncan and Robinson won 2 rings together

[@graysonpitts5784]

“Dallas has everything but not too much” well said luka

[@dtmt502]

he's going to play for the Santa Barbara Lakers

[@ky7037]

@@mohi3846 Dallas has some thick women though sheesh.

[@Scorpio--]

@@mohi3846 😅🤣😂

[@chrisa6592]

@@ky7037 it's spread out though. Cali is concentrated and they know where the stars stay.

[@ebongedes]

Sorry WTF that does mean? Is Dallas a small city or what?

[@jmoney4220]

This is a PERFECT example of why you don’t draft fit over talent.

[@eriksports]

The kings might have not even seen the talent tbh. They have no idea what they are doing.

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

Suns would have never got cp3. would they be better?

[@jmoney4220]

@@johnnytimestamp8224 maybe not last year and this year.. but in the long run for sure.

[@yesouth6221]

If Luka goes #1 in the draft Suns are not finals bound nor do they get CP3 or favorites this year meanwhile I have Ice Trae over Luka

[@yesouth6221]

@@johnnytimestamp8224 no

[@HarbingerGaming824]

Luka: I didn't know any cities, so I didn't care where I was going. Sacramento Kings: Damn it!!!

[@bonkersdonkers7381]

Right. If he got drafted there he’d have no negative connotations of the place.

[@WalterModel45]

It is a bad place Sacramento?

[@HarbingerGaming824]

@@WalterModel45 I don't know whether it's bad or not. But, I understand that a lot of players don't like going to Sacramento, since it's kind of a small market. But, more importantly, my point here is that Sacramento passed up on a clear chance to draft a point guard who is easily going to be a top 5 player in the NBA, even after having all the details of his play style and potential. Although, I guess, that's to be blamed on the personal rivalry of then-GM Vlade Divac with Luka's father.

[@WalterModel45]

@@HarbingerGaming824 👌👌

[@rishibappanad]

@@WalterModel45 not bad but not too special. nobody would go on vacation to Sacramento unless family lived there or something.

[@giulianocardiel430]

Luka keeps smiling when he says he went to six flags. Redick face is like okay… I think we forget that he’s only 23 years old 😂.

[@madowl1474]

And that basically is quite seldom to find amusement parks in Europe

[@thearmchairpsychologist27]

@@madowl1474 Dude what? No it's not

[@novak8150]

@@thearmchairpsychologist27 not many cool roller coasters in europe tbh

[@grimmcutty622]

@@madowl1474 Thorpe park Alton towers chessington Lego land all in the uk bruh 😂😂😂

[@grimmcutty622]

@@novak8150 you obviously haven’t been outside the US. Every other country has amusements parks and water parks

[@natellis123]

As a Sacramento Kings fan there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about Sac passing on Luka. Will haunt us for a long time.

[@alanchang5037]

Y’all drafted the best player in the draft

[@straightshootah7550]

@@alanchang5037 who????

[@squiffy7559]

Marvin Bagely 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@straightshootah7550]

@@squiffy7559 that boi lost his damn mind talkin bout marvin B the best in draft

[@beratoren7627]

@@straightshootah7550 but you know how fast his double jumps?

[@defiantlydefiant]

My younger brother was all about Trae but I know from the moment I watched Luka's game that he was the steal of the draft. Trae is very good but I still think I was right.

[@Gnofg]

Trae is the worst defensive player I have ever seen in my life. I have been watching the NBA since 1965. I saw him get out of the way when someone was driving on him. He gives no effort.

[@itsmeitstrue]

Trae Young will never be the number 1 on a championship team. Maybe not even number 2. In the playoffs teams will target him every position. Hes a great offensive player theres no denying that, but hes always going to be limited because of his size. Defense is a huge part of the game and Trae is a negative on that end.

[@name3236]

@@itsmeitstrue he’s still very young, maybe he can develop into a defender half as good as Chris Paul

[@MrKorton]

Yeah I watched euro highlights of him and thought one had to pick him nr.1

[@SevenHunnid]

I’m a young mexican that smokes weed on my KZbin channel as my career😈🙏..

[@lotuslife3239]

Luka would be an all time playmaker already if he played with actual stars. I hope Dallas finds the perfect guy to pair with him cause he is special

I think it's actually good for him to be alone in his early NBA career and show this level. Most all timers have the narrative on them of "you just won titles because you played in big 3 or with this player"

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

@ Yeah. I think it’s the best for him so that he can prove that he is good without a superstar. He could be a part of one later in his career and he won’t suffer the “Kobe syndrome” which people use to discredit his first three rings.

[@iceice4736]

Jokic and Luka omg

[@mikey2938]

@@iceice4736 jokic not leaving nuggets lmao

[@iceice4736]

@@mikey2938 but maybe luka to nuggets xD just imagine that combo

[@jaymilo8425]

Love how humble this kid is, he has to know how great he is but he smiles and has fun out there. No clichés with him it's just truth and loving his life, my new favorite player after the Mamba

[@ThaRealWorld]

JJ “Do you think you can pass the ball more” Luka proceeds to lead the league in assists for the next 10 years 😂

[@markusbisma5015]

It was so bizarre how he didn't get 1st. He won the Euro MVP and championship. Yet he was compared to Ricky Rubio.

[@DeanGl]

It's because he's white european. There's definitely some bias involved. Even the media was playing down Luka's skills. If you watch the comments of guys like Stephen A, you'll see how utterly clueless they really are.

[@alexas5260]

Americans don't see europeans on the same level in basketball. However I think that's changing a bit now, look how many europeans playing in nba now and how dominant some of them are, doncic was ROY, giannis and jokic MVP, giannis and rudy DPOY

[@tyre1329]

Luka was the best player outside of the NBA. It was a no brainer that he was the best of that class. The fact that he got compared to other european players when Luka literally won the mvp while mostly all them other Euro prospect only avg mostly at 5ppg in the euroleague shows that nba media dont know shite about the league outside of nba

[@Yonga96]

and Euroleague MVP winning the tittle

[@TLJohns]

You guys gotta stop this LMAO. Hindsight is 2020 so of course you all are going to say this but at the time, Marvin Bagley and DEANDRE AYTON were looking as good or better than luka at the time.And they both already had potential All-Star guards on their team with Devin booker and De’Aaron fox. It wouldn’t have made that much sense to get another ball dominant guard. Phoenix obviously made the right decision because the past couple years they’ve been looking like a powerhouse. And I doubt Chris Paul would’ve came over to the suns if Luka was on the team

[@harry14imb]

There's something so hilarious about Santa Barbara being the only place he had been to in the US

[@marvinfollero846]

JJs podcast is dope

[@rey2322]

I love that this has more likes then most of the comments

[@aguyfromnothere]

Love that he interviews so many NBA players and they talk straight.

[@rguitarist]

This dude is a legend already. NBA needs more guys like Luka. What a player!

[@kirkjackson3306]

That draft will be forever wrote in the kings history books. The year they took Bagley over a top 5 current NBA player. Not taking anything from Marvin Bagley Jr. At the time he was playing his best basketball but Luka donciic changed the dimension of a team.

[@TheMaciekm]

I still chuckle at all the ignorant American bball fans saying Luka won't be that good because he played 'overseas' and he won't play against trash players anymore.

[@hittkid6312]

Even better was the King's reasoning that they don't need a ball dominant PG since they have Fox.

[@kirkjackson3306]

@@hittkid6312 yeah but no way I passing Luka dearron fox can score well but Luka iq.and court awareness is worth it but Bagley looked good at Duke so they we with him

[@alexwhite3830]

@@19rubbish I dont think Sacramento is capable of wasting Doncic' talent. He's too good, he would've survived there and shown the same level

[@paulan4246]

Luke be like “ I wasn’t really a scorer” Proceeds to avg 29 Ppg in his second year. He’s scary good.

[@BigSqueeGG]

I kept saying to everyone before the season started he's going to be a super star. The resume was already there, and proven. Specially more than any college player in the USA system.

[@Cbrunning849]

He was an mvp in the Euroleague as a kid and that was the entire narrative around him going into the draft...so ya obviously

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

Duuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! You act like you are Zach Lowe or Brian Windhorst and you put the world on Luka lol . You know the Euroleague is usually a bunch of former nba, undrafted colleges players and euro vets over there. So to win and be mvp at 18 says a whole lot .

[@kotonbads]

ive heared that theres some sort of a racist agenda against euro players

[@nix3001]

@@kotonbads xenophobia be going crazy

[@ZeroSilence8]

Stolen comment. If you had said this prior to his rookie season THEN it would be impressive. But we all see the same thing by now.

[@eddyj5932]

…The Sac Kings must love De’Aaron Fox’s dirty draws to pass on Luka and trade Haliburton lol 😂

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

The Kings just write the jokes themselves

[@jjack3186]

Fox is elite put respect on him they still could’ve drafted Luka they drafted Hali and Davion so obviously positions don’t matter lol

[@yooyoo624]

haliburton is mid lol

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

@@jjack3186 Fox is solid not elite. All his metrics are above replacement level, but certainly below all star level. Elite is reserved for All NBA type players

[@pointgod8730]

@@jjack3186 Fox is an inconsistent NFT scammer that wanted out not to long ago. He will request a trade in these next two years

[@alejandrobarquero1347]

"I did not know any cities" what a humble and down to earth mindset. He was just grateful that he was going to be in the best league and confident he would thrive anywhere.

[@kristijanEX]

There's a lot of corelations between Jordan and Dončić, both were picked 3rd in the draft and they haven't made it out of the first round in the first 3 years of their career. Hopefully the Mavericks make it out of the first round this year. EDIT : You guys are giving me too much credit, I did think the Mavs were going to the 2nd round, but even then I only said hopefully. And I had the Suns going to the WCF so I got it completely wrong.

[@himekomurata72]

Also two big mans are drafted number 1 too. Granted Hakeem is also a generational talent but Jordan is just the GOAT. Meanwhile Ayton still has a long time to prove himself and Luka already has a trajectory of a hof career

[@MrBacon-ou1kw]

@KiD. why not they already had fox who even in hindsight is playing at an all star level there's no reason to stack up on 2 pg playmkers

[@jackmaehoff7092]

Not winning = correlation LOL

[@el_fantasma3]

@KiD. ayton plays great against average or below average bigs but against a skilled big he seems to struggle alot.

[@swimfan752]

Yeah and the “correlation” ends there. More like a coincidence than correlation

[@simonsimcic1851]

So proud of you kid.... Love the way you saying My country! Slovenia!Can't wait EuroBasket starting.

[@hatersgonnahate6322]

Not really a mavs fan but I’m happy for Dallas luka seems like a genuine guy for them

[@TerrorSS]

Book and Luka would be insane

[@RDX1981]

Pure class ... love how he plays the game. Best of luck luka.

[@overthetoppranks]

As a Mavs fan we are SO BLESSED to have this kid! I went to his first home game and many more since then! Now we’re in the Western Conference Finals😎😎😎😎 Thank you Luka!! #MFFL

[@ezyryder11]

Now you’re in the finals 😎

[@PANCHOSWAY]

He fits perfect in Dallas , dirk helped him feeling home away from home as a foreign player and Cuban loves him

[@Jaykerz]

I was so shocked that Luka said he's only gone to Santa Barbara, its so nice there and hella underrated

[@emmanuelm8036]

Thats the place he went to before joining the NBA.

[@eric1331]

As a Suns fan no matter how much we needed a big man I still think long-term Luka would have given us way more opportunity. And he burned us.. 😢

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

I think even if Luka gets picked at #1, Marc Cuban will still do his best to secure Luka to the Mavs.

[@patrickhanlon2325]

How though ? If the suns wanted him there's no way they would let anyone trade up for him. And if your talking about in free agency, let's just say the Mavs have been let down in free agency before haha

[@swimfan752]

@@patrickhanlon2325 he didn’t think it through for even half a second

[@johnachebe6022]

With what assets? Who would trade a #1 pick like that

[@jackbombay1423]

Cuban is the worst owner, he already has him and he´s wasting his prime with no real supporting cast.

[@lil_Perro]

@@jackbombay1423 Luka is only 23, his prime will be a few years into the future. Really scary how a young Luka is better than 99% of prime NBA players.

[@tmakinthehouse]

As a lifelong Duke fan that used to play pickup back in the day with Christian Laettner. I was always a fan of jj. But watching your podcast for a while this seems like what you were meant to do. Go on jj.

[@ziruiwang7293]

"I am never a scorer" by Luka Doncic who averaged 32 pts per game in this year's playoffs.

[@thisme3138]

This guy will go down in history definitely my favorite player in the league right now

[@bennybuckets4]

Luka is an amazing talent. There are still things for him to learn such as passing to the open opposite corner three. Other than that a great guy with one of the highest game iqs I’ve ever seen

[@nicksmirnov2337]

He just needs to figure out how to come into camp in shape each year.

[@emirmujabasic8477]

I don't care what suns fans say. Sarver shat the bed on this one. They had kokoshkov, the plan was to aquire capela that offseason. They would be title favorites vor the next 10 years with luka, book, bridges and probably jarred allen when the nets decided to get rid of him back then.

[@babezabe9197]

Dijandre Ejton je mladi Dankan. Ove godine se razvio u igrača koji lagano ubacuje 20+ poena i hvata 10+ skokova, a odbrambeno je već uz Janisa i zdravog Entonija Dejvisa što se tiče četvorka/petica u ligi. S druge strane, Luka je beli Harden. Ubija u napadu, ali ili ne može da se pokupi u odbrani ili je posve prosečan u tom pogledu. Ejton je igrač koga voliš ako voliš pobednike, Luka je igrač koga voliš ako držiš do statistika i pojedinačnih dostignuća. Takođe, Luka previše davi loptu da bi igrao kraj Buka. A o tome kako se Kokoškov obrukao kao NBA trener suvišno je i govoriti. U Finiksu ga niko ne spominje, a navijači Sansa ga smatraju jednim od najgorih trenera koji je vodio njihov tim. Najzad, Džered Alen, Klint Kapela, i sl., ne mogu sveću da drži Dijandre Ejtonu, a kamoli da se porede s njim.

[@emirmujabasic8477]

@@babezabe9197 i don't see how jarret allen and capela couldn't fill aytons role on the suns imo. Duncan was an all nba player as a rookie, led the spurs to a chip in his second year, comparing him and ayton is much crazier than ayton to allen and capela. Also saying luka and harden are a zero on defense is not true. Harden played great defense recently for the sixers and also luka is neutral on that end as well. To say luka is a player you like if you watch stats is an absurd thing to say. He has elite vision and collapses the defense regularly. My point is it is much more difficult to replace luka than ayton imo. Luka is a top 10 player and ayton is simply not. Even though they have chris paul now, they won't have him for long given his age, or at least not as long as they'd have luka. Kokoshkov may not be an accomplished nba trainer but he proved he can work with luka. But that doesn't matter anyway if they had their eyes on monty williams.

[@babezabe9197]

@@emirmujabasic8477 Luku je tako lako iskoristiti u odbrani da je uopšte smešno porediti ga s makar prosečnim NBA igračem. Razlog tome je i to što dečko uopšte ne vodi računa o svom telu, i, poput Hardena, (koji je dobar odbrambeni igrač isključivo kad brani post, inače je tanak kao papir), uvek dođe deblji nego što bi smeo na pripreme. Džered Alen, u manjoj meri, i Klint Kapela, u većoj meri, isključivo zavise od svojih plejmejkera. S druge strane, Ejton je jedan od najboljih midrejndž šutera s petice i važi za jednog od centara s najboljim dodirom u ligi - njegov huk šot je verovatno najbolji u ligi uz Jokićev. Takođe, Ejton je bolji defanzivno od obojice, jer ne brani samo u reketu, već je jako dobar i kad su na njemu plejmejkeri, dvojke, trojke, četvorke. Dakle, dečko može da čuva sve od 1 do 5. Upravo zato je Sansima nezamenjiv. Dankan je imao Robinsona uz sebe od početka karijere. Ejton je došao do finala u svom PRVOM plejof pojavljivanju čim je s njim zaigrao elitan igrač poput Pola. Sansi su najveći favoriti da osvoje titulu ove godine. Ako to urade, Ejton će imati dva odigrana finala, od kojih jedno dobijeno, za svega dve godine pojavljivanja u plejofu. Poređenja radi, Luka tri godine nije izašao iz prve runde. Takođe, Maveriksi nisu nijednom pobedili Sanse otkakako su Luka i Ejton draftovani. "To say luka is a player you like if you watch stats is an absurd thing to say. He has elite vision and collapses the defense regularly." Isto radi i Harden, i obojica useru krevet kad zagusti, jer takva vrsta košarke nije pobednička. Luka je elitan samo u napadu, ali samo ako ima loptu većinu vremena. Dijandre je elitan i u napadu i u odbrani, pri čemu zahteva minimalno lopte u rukama. Kris Pol je još uvek bolji plejmejker od Luke, a Sansi uspevaju da pobede i bez njega (dobili šampionske Lejkerse s igračem koji nije mogao da šutira u toj seriji zbog povrede ramenih nerava, dobili prve dve utakmice protiv Klipersa u Finalu Konferencije bez istog tog igrača, trenutno su 9-4 ove sezone bez njega, pri čemu su i Majami i Čikago počistili s 20+ razlike). Kad se Pol penzioniše, Sansi će imati veliku četvorku u naponu snage (Buker, Ejton, Bridžis, Kameron Džonson), tako da neće ni osetiti. Ejton bi ove godine sigurno bio All-Star rezerva i verovatno u trećem All-NBA timu da nije toliko odsustvovao s terena usled povreda.

[@steveo.111]

It's pretty simple in my eyes why he did not get selected first overall ... A GM in the NBA will get fired if they select him first and he underperforms. Plain and simple. But if they select Deandre Ayton and he turns out to be a bust it's not a problem because he was the consensus pick and everybody saw him play college ball so that kind of mistake does not cost anybody their job. It didn't matter that we had more tape on this guy than Darko Milicic, he was still being talked about as some sort of mystery player who we didn't see against top flight competition even though the dude was playing against real men in Europe. Basically, most NBA GMs don't have any sack.

[@Chalk89]

Well said! I will say though it’s tough for some GMs because owners are impetuous and don’t always allow them to formulate the plan and implement it.

[@swimfan752]

Wrong. Kings weee guard heavy and underestimated how good luka was, suns were always taking ayton since he’s the local kid and they needed a center not a guard. No need to write an essay it’s not that complex

[@Carmeniooptc]

Ayton was also playing college in arizona and played high school there. Ayton was pretty much locked to phoenix

[@randy2949]

Man you’re not a genius because you’re making this statement in hindsight. The king, they’re just stupid, and have proven it for the last 20 years. The Suns though, that just straight up isn’t fair. Did you even bother to watch Ayton when he was in college? The kid looked like the next coming of AD, and literally looked like a grown 28 year old man when he was 18. Should they have taken Doncic? Of course!! Were they wrong though to pick Ayton? Absolutely not

[@steveo.111]

@@randy2949 I'm not suggesting Ayton is a bust though. But look at my core argument...just imagine the Suns GM looking at Ayton and Luka and thinking "damnit I think Luka is the better pick, he's the MVP of the Euroleague at 18" or whatever. What kind of space does he have to make that choice? My argument is for European players in general, because if Luka played NCAA ball you can imagine this might be different. They have a higher threshold to clear and I believe it's due to the consequences of drafting a bust from Europe vs NCAA bust. And Luka didn't even really go 3rd, he went 5th because Atlanta just used him to grab an extra asset out of Dallas because they knew they wanted Luka. They never intended to keep him.

[@TheTamrielDrunkard]

The look on his face when he was asked if he could pass the ball more was priceless 😂

[@sonny3265]

me watching the entire episode but still going back and watching clips

[@itzchaos2181]

Lukas gonna be something different bro, kawhi leanord is my favorite player and watching them battle was insane.

[@tombrady2734]

Luka with the fresh prince shot out🐐

[@pg13pacernation30]

That draft worked out perfectly for both sides

[@djneedles000]

I'm actually hooked on j.j. Redick podcast

[@stansb37]

imagine Luka and Booker in the same team.

[@raymundfernandez4172]

No Cp3 No Ayton Most likely Jordan-Drexler could have been.

[@skinniesANDtitties]

honestly its better for book that he ended up with the cast he got.

[@themgo35]

@@skinniesANDtitties maybe right now buy they could have dominated the next 10+ years.

[@Rukhasu]

I dont think it would be a great fit. They do almost the same thing. Luka is more ballhog than cp3

[@therealGreencrack]

Never,Like T-Mac and VC in Raptors.

[@ahjeegoingsolar]

it’s crazy cuz luka whole vibe give off grown man but bro is only 23 😂 Them Slovenians growing up different

[@williefaulker]

he had been playing pro ball since he was 16 if I'm not mistaken

[@wym348]

They don’t have the crippling dopamine addictions young Americans have.

[@DerZölibat2207]

@@wym348 agree

[@wym348]

@Davit M yup

[@ashtonwhite7077]

I mean he is a grown man he just young real now

[@RobRuiz805]

Like this guys attitude. Rooting for him and the Mavs to win it all.

[@christianulmer]

Luka is my biggest flex in terms of projecting a players ability. I knew he was going to be a generational talent leading up to draft night. I also thought sekou dembouya would be phenomenal, so, can’t get them all.

[@watchnofacee]

In my eyes Luka the future. Not Tatum not Young. It’s this guy. Definitely a star and stands out compared to the rest of the young guys.

[@rfmmike6096]

That's the consensus rn, Luka is the favorite in most people's eyes

[@chejulian6092]

All 3 are great

[@petersalazar933]

Ja Morant would like to enter the chat

[@aizen8942]

@@petersalazar933 overrated

[@petersalazar933]

@@aizen8942 how?… I’ll take ja over luka but that doesn’t mean ima sit here and call doncic overrated or trash cus he’s not… so why hate on ja jus cus u like luka more

[@user-sh5iu1lq6x]

Can you imagine Luka with Book... Sheesh. That would've the potential to be the best backcourt oat

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

Who knows. But one of them went to the finals already and one didnt

[@aminetaganza5613]

@@FloydWhoElseTV book by himself never been in the playoffs just saying 🤷

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@aminetaganza5613 once again. This isn't 1 on 1. Booker was playing with a bunch of bench players when he came to phoenix but ok

[@aminetaganza5613]

@@FloydWhoElseTV luka now is playing with a bunch of bench players LMAO

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@aminetaganza5613 Tim Hardaway isn't a bench player, and he has a supporting cast that fits his game well. You guys have to stop superstar watching and pay attention to pieces that fit with the superstars skill set

[@adiddy911]

Luka and Giannis are 2 guys I just can’t hate. Such humble people.

[@larrylund2682]

Pretty hard to not like this young man. Even if he wasn't a NBA All Star.

[@caseyjones815]

LUKA: IDK ANY CITY OR WHATEVER. I’LL JUST PUNISH EVERY TEAM OR OTHER DRAFTEES😂😂😂😂 ACCURATE🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewsimon713]

This is so funny after he torched the first pick in the draft

[@lukasaydin8775]

I would love to see Jokic on this podcast

[@m1keyfreshhh256]

“I never really was a scorer” lmfao he dominates the league now. That’s so crazy

[@basketballuniverse1738]

Once in a lifetime player

[@HoopsWithGT]

lol

[@benjaminan1183]

Calm down.

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

Ya prisoners of the moment are hilarious

[@goodymob9638]

FACTS💯

[@adequatequality]

It's incredible what Luka has been able to do so far in the NBA without actual star caliber teammates (no, Porzingis is not a star)

[@kalvinbaber5484]

Preach Nets with kD Kyrie n Dinnwiddie, didn't believe in Dinnwiddie bf the injury.. he was playing like 20 mins a game

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@kalvinbaber5484 no Dinwiddie had a serious injury and they had a chance to get something special which they did.

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

Porzingis was a star caliber player. His role got diminished when he came back from injury

[@Thugofchoc]

@@FloydWhoElseTV his role got diminished by Luka dominating the ball and relegating him to standing in the corner. Look at his numbers when Luka was out and Brunson was running the show

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@Thugofchoc and that all started because KP was what? Out for almost a year and LUKA got comfortable playing the way he did when KP was missing.

[@ckhid]

Aint nobody watching that new Fresh Prince of bel-air JJ years ago... c'mon son......... What else could he be talking about?

[@brandontabibian4188]

Look at Luka man, so inspirational

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

Ayton was an obvious choice to be fair, especially in a league starved for consistent big men. I don’t think the Suns regret that decision, but Luka is undoubtedly the star of that draft year. RIP the Kings. Edit - This has aged extremely poorly 😅

[@sigmagabriel6918]

just put the effort to write his name correctly

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

@@sigmagabriel6918 That was autocorrect. Got anything of substance to add?

[@ren2871]

I disagree, the league was veering towards perimeter play and ball dominant guards who could shoot. Ayton was good at Arizona but certainly not a slam dunk pick. He didn't shoot the 3 and his motor was inconsistent. I seriously don't know what they were thinking passing up on Luka. They overrated rim protection and drafted a local product who was safe.

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

@@ren2871 You’re right perimeter play is more significant in modern NBA, but the ability to rotate around a reliable big man is still seen as essential, it’s the reason why small ball Houston failed, and why other teams are reluctant to play small ball for long spells (the Mavs are doing well, but a big man is top of their shopping list for the off season). The big man is not the most important element of a team, but it is important. You’ll be hard pressed to find many Suns fans who would choose different could they go back in time to 2018 (there’s countless threads of Suns fans discussing it online). On the bright side it’s one of those rare instances where every team involved came away happy: Suns, Hawks & Mavs (everyone except the Kings, that is lol).

[@ren2871]

@@seesidesummerhouse6112 I still think it was a huge mistake. What Luka added to the Mavs is unmatched. Ayton is fine player but even the Suns shopped him around and seem reluctant to give the max. He's a good player, the expectations were higher it seems. The scouting report said that if he'd turn on his motor consistently he'd be the next great big. I personally never saw it at Arizona. He does fit well with what the Suns are doing but Chris Paul turned that team around but yeah, you can't say it was a disaster for the Suns. It will be like Bowie and Jordan. Bowie was a good player but Luka is going to be an all timer.

[@bigman52100]

Thank God Sac didn't pick Luka. They would've messed up his player development like every other draft pick..

[@DeanGl]

Exactly. Some teams just don't deserve the talent they get.

[@analcommando1124]

Dont think so. Luka already knew what he was doing. Problem with college basketball is that its complete garbage and doesn't prepare players for the NBA so when they get to a bad team like the Kings they have no chance.

[@williefaulker]

Exactly this. People forget how bad Sacramento is. If Marvin gets drafted to a different team I think he does much better

[@jmhbhk]

They did my boy Tyreke Evans so wrong he’s still one of my favorite players!! Rookie of the year and his handles and hesi and layups are so smooth! He’s so underrated!!!!

[@slobberkissintl3548]

I want Luka to know I was just in Santa Barbara at the Goodwill and they had a 24dvd complete set of Dawson's Creek

[@liorcolina]

And now he’s dropping 71

[@cjbrownCJB]

European players are so humble and admirable

[@mhabyur]

Make you look back on this and see how stacked this draft class was

[@cryptidian3530]

No matter which team Luka went to, he would have made them better.

[@peakhour]

Draft the best available player if you're nowhere near being a contender. Drafting for a fit or build is a waste of time.

[@cuzmariosaidso]

Luka & Tre pre-draft was a super hard & even afterwards a super close choice. I tend to like bigger guards because I believe rebounds win games, also Luka hadn't played in America so that would had made me at least stop & think. Honestly, even now it's still close but I would want Luka, now... still no remotely upset if I have trey! But Luka, 20/20 perfect world hindsight

[@Kingeptacon]

I agree. Trae can’t play D but neither can Luka but they’re so close in talent I tend to go with the bigger player. You can’t teach size. Both players can win you a natty though. Both got their teams to the conference finals without a second superstar on their teams. Pretty impressive.

[@JustAnAccountLmao810]

Trae young & luka donic wasn’t drafted 1&2 .. crazy to look back on

[@steven2189]

This guy is so cool I love luka

[@jeffhardy6333]

When you draft top 3, you don’t draft for “fit”. The Suns could have had Doncic, Booker and a decent big with the money they’re already paying CP3. Even worse for the Kings and Bagley. You don’t pass up on generational talent.

[@AstralAkshay]

agreed that why the gsw made a mistake on passing up on lamelo, you don't pass up generational talent.

[@babezabe9197]

DeAndre Ayton is a top 5 big in the league already (and in my opinion, the big that plays the best defense next to a healthy AD), and the Suns made the Finals with him being their best performer up to the final two games against the Bucks. Also, they couldn't have afforded to pay Bridges (a future superstar) if they were to pay Luka the money he's earning with the Mavs, and don't even get me started on how poor of a fit Luka would be alongside Book. The Suns made a right decision, and they will only profit more in the future. By the time CP3 hangs it up, and it doesn't look like it's going to be anytime soon, they are going to have (at least) a Big 4 of Book, DA, Bridges and Cam J. Also, Luka got Harden like trajectory (if Harden had blossomed earlier in his career), and Ayton got Duncan like trajectory to his career. I think you can pretty well guess who I would have rather as my franchise cornerstone.

[@iceek1778]

@@AstralAkshay you don’t know if Wiseman is not generational. he wasn’t playing good but the potential is real he had some scary plays his rookie year.

[@pandabear1576]

You do draft for fit which is backed by decades of evidence. Chris Paul wouldn’t even be there if they had Luka. They wouldn’t be anywhere near as good without Ayton. You draft for potential and for fit in conjunction. Luka is a perfect fit for the Mavs and he had great potential for their team. See how that works?

[@pandabear1576]

@@AstralAkshay the Warriors will be in title contention with Wiseman but they wouldn’t be with Melo. It’s just that simple.

[@Datboijerm10]

Luka top 3 point guards rn

[@cr7thebestplayer100]

Top 3 and he ain't 3 or 2

[@kennethdias9988]

I grew up in Washington DC move to Santa Barbara when I was 22 I still live in California but I moved north to Paso Robles but those 8 years in Santa Barbara it’s a great little city

[@bimbogiallo]

Guys, he's not being humble. He is humble, but his answers don't necessarily reflect that. He's giving answers as a professional basket player. He was, at 18, the best player in Europe. He had just won ROTY (the equivalent) in the EuroLeague and MVP the following year. Even without the NBA he'd have been a star overseas for the following 20 years. His legacy was not going to be an issue. When he says he couldn't care less in which city he'd end up or in which place in the draft he's just giving the practical answer of a pro. He knew he had little control over it and all he cared about was going to the right place to develop.

[@dbodooley]

He’s better than everyone on the entire draft lol.

[@kheok2841]

TBH we all know how Deandre Ayton isn't happy with the Suns for not giving him a max contract, but Dallas will have enough cap space to sign a max contract in the offseason, especially if we can move Bertans. Potential Deandre Ayton to the Mavs? Would be insane.

[@daleeeee482]

He got no defense tho

[@kheok2841]

@@daleeeee482 true on 1 on 1's, but Mavs have a good defensive system, where a defender closes out a lane and help defenders come swinging, Bullock, Dorian, Kleber, Green, Luka, are great help defenders. I think in one season Ayton would be solid defensively because we're missing size in the paint. Powell,kleber, Chris's are basically power forwards. The only problem I've seen in the mavs hot run this year is lack of rebounding in the paint allowing 2nd chance points, that's the defensive ability I think Ayton would bring.

[@daleeeee482]

@@kheok2841 truee

[@johncook136]

Sounds cool and all. I'm a Mavs fan so we need somebody else to help doncic dinwindle is cool but not a superstar.. but on a different not why suns don't wanna pay him max? Dude was pretty clutch last year in the playoffs and did his thing. They still makein him prove his self or wat is it? Just question for other sports fans

[@sodori]

@@johncook136 Two words - Robert Sarver. This is the same guy who traded away first-round picks (likes of Luol Deng) and gave away TWO first-round picks (one of which turned out to be Serge Ibaka) just so that he didn't pay luxury taxes.

[@solidkingcobra]

"You are welcome, Dallas!"- Sacramento Kings fan. cry in fetal position.

[@arjaymartin563]

He's gonna be the next face of the NBA and the "face" of the NBA. Dude's just that good-looking!

[@TooShawn]

sac is so wack. they need big because they had fox, proceeds to draft tyrese too. later on, they trade rese. damn

[@Ghostface2point0]

I love Ayton but I will never forgive the Suns for not drafting Luka. To hell with hindsight, he was the most obvious #1 pick since Anthony Davis imo. A dude who's been playing PROFESSIONAL basketball in the 2nd best league in the world since he was 16, won MVP in that league, was clearly the greatest European prospect EVER...he was already elite at running pick and roll, had proven himself to be a high IQ guy, etc. I'll never claim that I knew he'd be as amazing as he's been already or that he was a completely perfect prospect, but to be he seemed as NBA ready as anyone I've ever seen entering the draft.

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

Bro pro teams draft players they need, not always the best names. James Jones put one hell of a team that went to the finals but your still mad at a draft class from how many years ago? Ayton went to the chip sir and was a valuable piece in helping them get to the finals

[@Ghostface2point0]

@@FloydWhoElseTV the Suns needed a playmaker! They forced Booker to play point the season before cuz they had no PGs on the roster and ended up spending 50 mil on Ricky Rubio after the draft. Thankfully they were able to get CP3 for next to nothing but Luka ABSOLUTELY filled a huge need on the team.

[@eddyirategekanya336]

@@FloydWhoElseTV he should be mad because Luka singlehandedly destroyed the suns

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@eddyirategekanya336 nah he did not single handedly. That's disrespectful to his supporting cast because they all came up huge in spurts . Jalen Brunson had a great series. You forgot? DFS had a game with 8 threes, bullock had a few good games, even kleber and bertan had a few good games. That's disrespectful to say he did it by himself.

[@Salsainglesa]

´luka seems like a down to earth, candid and humble kid! He's an assassin in the court though!

[@youknowwho9983]

JJ A REAL ONE!

[@ulipeterson6112]

"Dallas: There's everything but not too much." - Luka Doncic

[@murle6616]

Luka knows exactly why the Kings didn’t take him but he’s a good guy and doesn’t need to be extra.

[@endureuntiltheend86]

why?

[@pewpewTN]

@@endureuntiltheend86 Because Vlade had beef with Luka's dad.

[@endureuntiltheend86]

@@pewpewTN Oh ok, thanks

[@ryanmussell739]

@Glonks yes. Bill Simmons said that before the draft.

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

4:20 Totally true, a really impressive difference, looked almost like another person. 4:30 Woooow, really??? It's good to know that you also had to have a change of mindset and succeded, gives me hope.

[@ebibomoikioumoton1845]

Luka explaining Fox and Sacramento like a movie villian......

[@andrexavier2437]

If suns win a chip then that first pick will feel justified but them not giving Ayton the max makes you feel like they regret not drafting Luka.

[@Goxilla]

tbh Ayton is not a max. player at this point

[@ReAIex17]

and if luka wins it it will feel bad af

[@bboywolf]

Booker is barely a max player so ayton?? Make an allstar game first

[@jayaqua8431]

@@bboywolf please go watch basketball

[@himekomurata72]

Yep. Ayton lacks the accolades to be a max player but he's very important for their defense. Although you can argue Ayton is somewhat replaceable but the chemistry they made is also valuable so you can't just let your defensive anchor walk

[@ballplaya96x67]

It’s still unbelievable that the Kings passed on him. What were they thinking?

[@Jel1022]

not only him but trae as well

[@michaelsharp5035]

vlade said he didn't like Lukas dad lol

[@ballplaya96x67]

@@michaelsharp5035 so that’s why they passed on him tho? This isn’t even a hindsight situation. The Kings literally made an awful decision. It’s something that literally sit the franchise back years. It was a franchise altering decision.

[@michaelsharp5035]

@@ballplaya96x67 idk just what I remember hearing back then

[@user-ps6iz6bd9t]

"Oh there's another one?" Yeah that's what we thought too😂

[@ernieestrada193]

I hope Luca brings the championship to Dallas

[@laryangel4082]

Vlade had beef with his daddy

[@dagsreacts2655]

The scouting report affected Luka's mock draft they say he's slow asf that dude win the mvp in euro league and hes just 18 years old

[@swimfan752]

He is slow. Relative to nba players he’s slower. But he’s still very athletic in other ways.

[@wilt1007]

@@swimfan752 speed is useless players like russ are fast and dumb as rocks

[@FloydWhoElseTV]

@@wilt1007 it's not just about speed but about change of speed. Basketball is about pace

[@wilt1007]

@@FloydWhoElseTV 100 percent

[@pranavmanie1479]

here after Dallas' game 7 win. Luka doesn't care about individual honors like MVP. he loves pressure, and hunts for matchups that people think are counterproductive for him. he relishes being in the playoffs. it's perfect for him. he's never had a bad playoff game, even when Dallas has lost. he's not gone down the path of being a Harden 2.0, he just wants rings like Giannis. the question of Luka being an all time great is not one of if, it's one of when. and I think that time is coming MUCH faster than any of us think.

[@lwhite7905]

Dam he been hooping pro since 14 and hes this humble.

[@analcommando1124]

Considering Deandre Ayton could play a pivotal part in a potential Suns championship this year I don't think you can fault the Suns for taking Ayton. But the fact that Bagley went ahead of Luka (and Young and Jaren Jackson) was criminal. Anyone with an IQ higher than a chair knew that Bagley going 2nd was ridiculous. But hey, it was the Kings who specialize in being terrible.

[@pandabear1576]

Bagley had great potential and was a good fit for that Kings team. Bagley had a great shooting form too which showed his potential as a shooter. Luke Walton really mismanaged that kid. He’s been playing consistently better with the pistons minus free throw shooting

[@cemarslanoglu882]

And Divac, who was the Kings GM back then was picking every single shitty or average player coming from Europe so I thought there was no way for Kings to pass on a generational European talent like Luka but I think I underestimated how shitty the Kings organization was managed for the last 20 years.

[@P1zzaGuy]

Incase you didn't know MBII was a monster athlete in duke. I don't know what happened to him but he is considered as a safe pick back then.

[@analcommando1124]

@@P1zzaGuy But thats college basketball and total trash.

[@williefaulker]

@@pandabear1576 exactly, most people don't realize he's actually playing very well in detroit, I wish my sixers would have gotten him as our backup center

[@barryishikawa2048]

"you'd pretty much only been to the good---the big cities, LA". Lol nice little freudian slip there JJ

[@dannywallis5302]

The office, man!!

[@hermionelesbi9785]

its not only about Luka and the ball people need to understeand how mutch is team want im to get the ball every time its make sense to give im the ball because he force the double team almost every play and he got pure playmaker skill

[@austintrummel1945]

A lot of hindsight bias at play whenever people talk about how crazy it is that Luka didn't go #1. Ayton was 7'1 and athletic and a good shooter who averaged 20ppg 11rpg 2bpg as a freshman. It wasn't crazy to think he was a better prospect than Luka at the time. What IS crazy is that Luka didn't go #2 lol Kings

[@TheRealBlueSwan]

Yeah, Ayton going #1 made sense at the time. Also, there were aspects to Lukas game which made it reasonable to doubt how well he would adapt to the NBA. He proved all of the doubters very very wrong, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't some sense to the doubts that some people had, mainly with lack of athleticism and general slowness on the court. Luka is so good that he can force everybody to play at his pace, but that wasn't a surefire thing at the time of the draft.

[@austintrummel1945]

@@TheRealBlueSwan Exactly. Athleticism is such a big deal in the NBA, and he didn't have it. Also before Luka a lot of the Euro League guys before him who went at the top of the draft didn't pan out, so there was probably some additional wariness baked in there too.

[@alexwhite3830]

Man, you are probably stupid. "It wasn't crazy to think he was a better prospect than Luka at the time" It was crazy. Doncic had a better than Lebron's resume. It's crazy to choose a decent role-player over such guy