NBA Analysts Reaction of Luka Doncic BEFORE and AFTER the Draft

In this video we look over the best reactions of NBA analysts on the dallas maverick star Luka Doncic before and after the 2018 nba draft. These reactions include analysts from ESPN which are: Will Cain, Stephen A. Smith, and Max Kellerman. This video will make you learn that sometimes your favorite analyst could be wrong.
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[@stoopidimnotgonletyougetth1066]

Balling and Talking I approve oh yeah yeah

[@stoopidimnotgonletyougetth1066]

Balling and Talking I’m your 40th sub. Congrats!

[@kiotixz8947]

Balling and Talking no offense but why would I subscribe, all you did is take ESPN’s content and put it together into a video

[@stoopidimnotgonletyougetth1066]

Nba’s Finest Will Cain himself talked about this video on Twitter so I don’t think this channel needs you to subscribe anyway lmao

[@balenciP]

“DoNkIcH” 😂😂

[@AustinFarrell1012]

This dude won euro league mvp at age 18 if he wasn’t European he’d have easily been the first pick

[@timprex317]

And gold medal with Slovenia on Eurobasket.

[@OnePrideRideOrDie]

Austin Farrell Or if he wasnt white

[@drmeatspank805]

He didn't go number 1 because there was a 7 foot tall 250lb 19 year old manchild coming out of arizona

[@lynsatomoye1866]

Dr Meatspank bruh he didn’t go 2 either

[@mr7mr799]

@@drmeatspank805 it's obvious Luka had much more potential. In modern nba the classic center like ayrton dies out. It's like back in 1984 with mj and Hakeem or in 2007 with kd and oden. Sun's and kings should have scoutet Luka and he would have gone easily number 1 overall without any doubt.

[@drazenfx]

Will Cain was correct

[@BallingandTalking]

Yep, the least recognized analyst in the video was the only one right.

[@kareemblackston2049]

I would still pick ayton you don't pass up a 7 footer

[@kareemblackston2049]

Everyone the league is trending to the 3 point line but the only one I seen win is golden state shooting 3s

[@baiano2000sc]

It fuckin hurt hearing him say real Madrid in barcelona ffs

[@matthewdewey1073]

Kareem Blackston Houston has been winning for the last 2 years shooting 3s. They were the number 1 seed last year, I don’t remember where they finished this year but it was surprisingly high considering their injuries and how horrible they started off. The only team that’s really had their number is golden state, the “other” three point team. Also, the bucks shot a ton of threes this year, and they did great up until they ran into Kawhi. I don’t think you have to shoot 3s like the warriors to win, but it does seem to be trending, at least a little bit, in that direction.

[@dreamzdota]

Crazy how Luka now is an NBA Player and the owner of the Phoenix Suns

[@CraigMcGuinn]

Luka will at least own the suns as long as he is a player 😂

[@gorgatz0427]

😂😂😂

[@marioalfarosanchez6895]

😂😂😂

[@Bxrry]

This still stands

[@fbiopenup6534]

Watching this almost 3 years later, and to say this is hilarious is an understatement. Luka is literally top 5 in the NBA rn.

[@jordandowery4226]

Lol 😂 I always come back to this vid

[@Jearbearjenkins]

And he’s 23… 23!!!

[@CraigMcGuinn]

It is hilarious…but it’s also easy for us to see who’s right in hindsight. It’s another thing to be ahead of the curve

[@carl14221]

I don't think arizona did wrong by choosing ayton but Luka should of been 1

[@fbiopenup6534]

@@carl14221 I agree, the suns needed a proper big in the middle, but idk wtf the kings were thinking

[@divi9379]

Steven A Smith is the worst scout I've ever seen.

[@ryancorrea8936]

never forget him saying haskins was more of a runner than a thrower, dude literally makes things up

[@sticktothefundamental]

Steven a smith is not a scout, he is an entertainer, but of course, no one was entertained by him.

[@JackoVX]

On Ayton SAS wasnt that off especially since Ayton was almost unanimous n1 especialy that Ayton was almost no bust potential.

[@mmldr9306]

@@JackoVX fuck sas he talks like he is laying undisputable wisdom and facts upon us yet he backtracks EVERY single statement. Dude should be a polititian and leave sports debating to my man skip and shannon!

[@inteliq7330]

stephen a is the worst of all

[@badseed86]

Guy wins euroleague regular season MVP, euroleague Final 4 mvp, Euroleague Championship, spanish cup, spanish championship, spanish league mvp, gets european championship while being 18 years old. ESPN Analyst : he obviously can't handle pressure

[@vraelatao2264]

badseed86 exactly ! And it’s not like he played with AND against former nba players too 🤷🏼‍♂️ Had he been American or at least from NA he would have been called the next prodigy.

[@georgemochalov550]

Lol thank u for this comment

[@youtuytumaddrre]

Although un Real Madrid the clutch time was for Llull, he has a lot of people who can take the pressure.

[@robertj9511]

@@youtuytumaddrre Sure, but as Llull was out most of the season, they didn't mind playing through 18 year old. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epCYdKppgM5od9U or kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWPMfoGAi6yhhdk

[@MT-uf3hu]

@@youtuytumaddrre llul was injury in that season

[@unholycongregation]

Who's here after Luka's beautiful 60-21-10 piece?

[@thingumajiger3289]

Now he's he's tied for third highest scoring game in nba history 😭

[@tomshady4380]

Who's here after Luka just won game 7 vs the sun's and had 27 Points in the first half?

[@billyrosser7865]

Yoooooooo me 😂 Not a Mavs fan but I cannot stand Booker and the Suns. Hate their attitude. Only player I like on the Suns is Mikal Bridges. That being said. Glad they got smacked in the mouth. People need to stop comparing Devin Booker to Kobe. That boy too soft

[@franczorko1251]

For history ..

[@brianbadonde9251]

Whos here after he missed the play-in?

[@Naukai]

@@brianbadonde9251 im here after they got fined for tanking the season

[@billrara385]

Stephen A. Smith will never swallow his pride and call a European basketball player good before an NBA draft.

[@BallingandTalking]

To be fair it’s not only Stephen A. Smith. It’s also people like Colin Cowherd and Max Kellerman. It’s funny how people like Will Cain actually respect European players but they don’t have the same level as fame as Stephens, Colins, and Maxs of the world. Btw don’t forget to subscribe :p

[@MrPepe360]

Stephen A. Smith is a bona fide black supremacist.

[@nostalgic978]

Stephen A did say he was good. The only reason why he said Ayton should go number 1 was because the suns had the pick. He specifically said if any other team had the pick they can do further thinking into picking either one. The suns have to many guards and no good big men. Stephen wasn’t hating he was actually being correct

[@DJ-ys9pv]

Lmao all the snowflakes mad bc Stephen A said Luka should be the #2 pick instead of #1 and he gave valid reasons as to why that was specific to the team that has the #1 pick vs any other team.... woooooooow The things y’all have to reach for just so y’all can scream “racism” 😱 lmao pathetic.

[@DJ-ys9pv]

Luka is the best rookie since Lebron, sorry Blake. I don’t think we will see that change even with Zion, Ja and Bol Bol (don’t sleep on Bol Bol) coming into the league.

[@elcianner]

"Doncic doesn't handle the pressure with the ball in his hands" AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA WHAT AN UTTER FOOL

[@luisendymion9080]

"Apparently doesn't handle well pressure on the ball". He might say as well "apparently the sky's red". LMAO. I mean, where did that even came from? LoL talk about embarrassing oneself.... I can understand prejudices about European athleticism, as wrong as they are sometimes. But that? GET A REAL SOURCE xDD

[@RarmCangaceiro]

Hahahaha its the exact opposite

[@colincunningham6385]

Spat out my drank when i heard this

[@MrWhit-mp2vn]

His take is awful, but the use of "apparently" is even worse than his take. It shows that he hasn't analyzed the player on his own and is just parroting what some other ignorant analyst said. If you haven't watched tape to know anything about him as a player, then maybe you should just shut the fuck up about him.

[@maxwelloverton5543]

Mr. Whit I lost respect when they mispronounced his name

[@Patrick-gw1vp]

had to come back to this after his 73-point masterclass performance today.

[@JayD73]

The Stephen A take is hilarious especially today 🤣

[@WLM-lf8ho]

He's racist, pro black.

[@billysummers1616]

He would of been gargling him if he was black

[@FkTheUFC]

@@WLM-lf8ho You’re also a racist, Jew hating btch.

[@drehitemup9904]

Why? He said essentially he didn't trust phoinex to make sure luka is great

[@piedpiped3267]

“I’m not even talking about Doncic who apparently doesn’t react well to ball pressure” *then goes on to be one of the best decision makers in the league as a rookie*

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

And among the best clutch players in the league

[@robertsgruzhy8999]

Max is a clown

[@dk6173]

These so called experts just have their own schtick that keeps them employeed.

[@brandonvalenti8401]

To be fair though, he admitted that he hadn't seen much of Luka, and that it was hearsay.

[@bakerdozen6769]

Pied Piped he did say apparently he didn’t say Definetly

[@prashizzle]

Stephen a Smith doesn't offer any value to NBA analysis. He literally just shouts and screams every morning lol

[@doublegi2880]

that's why we all love him

[@charliemarinello9250]

Prashant K HES entertaining, and that’s all that really matters

[@BarabaZgojena]

him, skip and drake. worst side effects of NBA.

[@prashizzle]

These shows are really there to keep fans talking and engaged. It's usually the same 5/6 topics and usually they say absurd things to get us to click on these videos and posts (something I embarrassingly fell into the trap of doing). The hotter the take the more he views. No sense of actual reporting is being done.

[@luytluyt4529]

Charlie Marinello exactly

[@recsa8882]

Max: "Doncic doesn't handle the pressure on the ball" Kawhi: .... just shut up!

[@Yourlocalnegro1]

Luka won mvp as an 18 year old

[@ngedenkiondalle216]

He just single handedly eliminated the Suns the 1 seed. Dude is a beast

[@brettt141]

Single handed lol ok

[@joeblowe4300]

Just lost to GSW too

[@zr1rocks]

@@joeblowe4300 everybody loses to gsw thaTS a full complete team. The mavs are still trying to complete their team around luka

[@PaleBlueDott]

Who's watching this now that Luka is averaging a 30 point triple double in his second NBA year at the mere age of 20. Dude is already a legend.

[@haroldpierce1987]

Not an nba legend yet but if he continues sure. He needs to do this for 5 seasons first.

[@Rationalreason777]

Harold, He's already a legend. He's the greatest basketball player under 20 ever.

[@haroldpierce1987]

@@Rationalreason777 legend is sustainable. He is great sure but not a legend. Let him get 5 years in.

[@haroldpierce1987]

@@Bermir01 d rose had an historic season but his career is not legendary

[@jtaustinmusic]

His second year? He's a rookie still

[@albertortizromero]

It seems that Will Cain is a guy who does his job and knows what he's talking about, unlike...

[@MCFoultier]

I agree with you, but he did say "Real Madrid in Barcelona..."

[@Adhues]

A broken clock is right twice a day, will Cain makes his mistakes just like the rest of them

[@calebemerson9317]

MCFoultier I think he was just lost in what he was trying to say... just a slip up

[@ByTPad]

I hate that Stephen A is the face of ESPN yet his takes are unbelievably naïve and traditional

[@451jonah7]

MCFoultier maybe he was talking about a game where luca was in barcelona

[@easylife8566]

When Stephen A Smith said "luka is rookie of the year", he look like he's forcing him to say it

[@mjl11]

He's the kinda guy that only wants to congrat black guys.

[@HR-ms6ed]

Stop 🧢

[@dderrick180]

@@mjl11 exactly ,thats why he chose black panther as the best marvel movie ,instead of avengers endgame

[@mjl11]

@@dderrick180 I wouldve said Infinity war tbh, but both endgame and infinity are far superior to Panther lmao.

[@chrishenry7563]

@@mjl11 no

[@klobgaming3543]

I remember telling my friends luka was the best prospect since lebron and the most complete player to ever come out. A lot of them thought I was crazy. But playing in the 2nd best league in the world at 16 and winning the mvp of that league at 17 should of been the indicator that he’s the European “chosen one” but most people brushed it off like it wasn’t impressive

[@Anonymouslolwut]

After Luka’s step-back game-winning 3 against the Clippers in game 4 today, Will Cain looking like a prophet.

[@MrJ1GS4W]

“BANG! BANG!!” When I was watching Luka play for Real Madrid I legit hoped he would become a great nba player. Today I realize he’s gonna become even better than even my wildest dreams.

[@waterglas21]

But he doesnt react well to preasure? 😂

[@bullyhard0316]

Facts

[@smileyxgoon2773]

Ris3Up85 Zion over doncic imagine wtf doncic over Zion any day as well as other people on your list cough embiid etc but to each his own

[@sheldon6307]

Literally

[@flamingbull3438]

Max: "I haven't watched enough of Doncic" Um okay? It's literally your job to give informed sports opinions

[@alexanderhayward8505]

Quite the opposite, actually. His job is to say stupid shit to get people riled up.

[@parrogakaparadise9477]

Alexander Hayward 🤣🤣🤣

[@parrogakaparadise9477]

Max: “Donkitch” 🤔

[@drehitemup9904]

They dont talk about college ball

[@scipioafricanus2071]

@@drehitemup9904 Doncic played pro basketball in Spain^^ He already played at a higher level than most NCAA players did

[@ruisepleir9844]

Anyone here after luka led the mavs to beat suns in game 7

[@user-xr5ch3ii7f]

Love when Luka said it's easy to score in NBA than euro league then average double and almost triple double haha!

[@Chrisxulo]

Real Madrid in Barcelona. 🤦🏾‍♂️ NY Knicks in Los Angeles. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sugargay7168]

I think he just misspoke, I think he was trying to say Spain

[@gerarddiazvidal5121]

@@sugargay7168 i straight up think he doesnt know

[@s0459054]

Does he know Barcelona and Madrid are two different cities? Never mind that they’re bitter rivals

[@the1truth420]

Was about to comment and laughed hard.

[@ohdannyboy6801]

pretty sure he said Real Madrid and Barca, not "in."

[@wwebb1]

I love Will Cain. He really deserves a wayyyy higher platform on espn he’s really one of the only great talented guys at that network....

[@devanteceasar7949]

Wyatt Webb he’s good but his emotions portrayed on tv doesn’t look good

[@matthieusaade3616]

But he's not very good on geography Real MADRID is in MADRID not Barcelona 😂😂😂

[@wwebb1]

Devante Ceasar Lol what compared to Steven A Smith??😂🤣 Lmao gtfo

[@devanteceasar7949]

His TV personality which his emotions are very much part of it fits TV and the first take tv show well there’s a reason why he’s the highest paid person on espn tv right now, rating goes down whenever he goes on vacation from the show facts!!

[@wwebb1]

I see what y’all are saying but honestly what someone’s emotions look like when they’re fired up about something is totally subjective. Just sayin’.

[@tonywong8134]

Watching this 4 years since he was drafted. Wow...exceeded all expectations.

[@TheArsenalMan125]

if he was black it would be a different conversation amongst most

[@livedeliciously]

Luka literally posted up Ayton last night 🤣

[@mjayb1257]

Who’s watching this now that Luka Doncic just hit a game winning buzzer

[@SirLancelotXII]

DIS BOI GOOD

[@Enoc63]

Foreal bro i want them to make a new updated video cause Luka only is getting better

[@abdifatahabdi6531]

Yessir 😂

[@MrHandpipeman1]

#AnkleGame

[@tahnerbates5983]

Bruh same 💯😂

[@blackappleslo]

Real Madrid in Barcelona 😂😂

[@davidaguilar-co8pf]

blackappleslo I cringed so hard

[@blackappleslo]

I mean I get it there so many cities and clubs in this world. Plus I know the Americans don’t care much about Europe. But c’mon everyone should know Real Madrid is not in Barcelona 😂. That’s like saying New York Lakers 😂

[@TheMkHimself]

@@blackappleslo No, that's taking it one step further like saying New York Knicks from Los Angeles 😂

[@blackappleslo]

True true 😂

[@ananth7865]

cringe

[@shanemcconnell1736]

I’m happy for Will Cain, breaking out of sports, and into a real news career.Way to go guy.

[@termitered]

Faux news is NOT real news. Even they'll tell you they're entertainment

[@RR-in7do]

He's just a fox News shill now

[@21Invincible259]

Gained new respect for Will Cain

[@Supermariohoops24]

It’s funny that Stephen A called DeAndre Ayton a “Box Office Attraction” yet he probably just got the least attention by a number 1 pick in a rookie season in NBA history

[@Hunter14]

Supermariohoops24 I watch basketball casually and never heard of him lol

[@Supermariohoops24]

Hunter14 Hockey He wasn’t even bad. Averaged 16 PPG 10 RPG while hardly getting the ball. Don’t understand why the media didn’t give him any love in the slightest.

[@helloman3676]

Supermariohoops24 he plays for the sun. This is why everyone wants to go to big market team.

[@thugnashty3659]

Supermariohoops24 media is only concerned about big market teams

[@bigtyjme8457]

hello man Mavericks ain’t a big market team Luka put himself on the map with the game tying shots 11-0 run and passing. AYTON couldn’t do that

[@SpaceRanger413]

Who watching this after Luka won roy?

[@BallingandTalking]

Me. 😂

[@MrFlameRad]

@@BallingandTalking watching your own vids lol big ups

[@kerrycoyupan6221]

Me,,,😀

[@live4reg]

Me

[@miralex67]

I think Me but i' m not sure

[@giants2k8]

I remember Stephen A. Smith’s comments every single time I see or hear about Luka or Stephen A. That Ayton/Luka argument is hilarious in hindsight.

[@ahmadsafi4654]

Back after luka just sent the suns home in game 7

[@mishagelenava2962]

Will Cane was right but he thinks Real Madrid is in Barcelona 😂

[@BallingandTalking]

I think he was just mixed up

[@mishagelenava2962]

@@BallingandTalking I think he just didn't break down the team name in his head to see that there is city name in it. I don't think he doesn't know Madrid is not Barcelona 😂

[@youngcitybandit]

@@BallingandTalking no he genuinely just doesnt know the cities. Madrid and Barcelona are 2 different cities

[@levichelelo2546]

Young City Bandit what's even worse is that he should know coz they are eternal rivals on the biggest stage there is in football. More of like saying Magic was a PG from the Los Angeles Lakers in Boston 😂😂😂

[@youngcitybandit]

@@levichelelo2546 exactly lol

[@dillydally7327]

“Real Madrid in Barcelona.” That’s a death sentence right there.

[@timothysichone4109]

I wonder how life would be if Americans actually took time to know the rest of the world

[@leonesperanza3672]

Haha he alredy said the name of the city he still got it wrong😂😂😂

[@jefcastel9584]

@@timothysichone4109 it s a bit like : " This player played for Boston Celtics in Los Angeles" American people have lots of problem in Geography :D I will always remember one night I was with a British friend in NYC and one guy asked him : "your accent is very special where you are from ?" he answered I am from London ! The guy was surprised and said " London ? Which State is it ? in the south ?"

[@tomasfernandez6982]

But in everything else he was right

[@MrFrinZy]

@@someguy4046 Yeah, that’s a little far-fetched

[@ralphgaso5339]

Watching this after Luka and the Mavs stomped the Suns in game 7. Luka Special huh

[@vmofficial9]

I feel like Luka's success was an eye-opener for NBA teams in the draft. Since 2018, there hasn't been a single bad No. 1 pick: 2019: Zion 2020: Anthony Edwards 2021: Cade Cunningham 2022: Paolo Banchero 2023: Wemby

[@trulyyrs]

Stephen A gets paid a lot of money to be wrong all of the time

[@connorf4035]

IKR, what a lucky guy!

[@notJT-er6dd]

Like a weatherman

[@Jboooog18]

Mike Aaron I mean his reasoning was solid. Suns have been idiots at drafting and running an organization, it wasn’t the time to “gamble” but to draft a sure fire safe pick in Ayton.

[@raven4475]

Noone would watch a guy who was boringly correct all the time, there is zero entertainment and ratings in that

[@stevenodyan1183]

He dont know shit he just on tv blabbering what we all know

[@myke687]

Won MVP in the Euroleague, won a Gold Medal playing along side Dragic before the age of 19 🤦

[@BallingandTalking]

Analysts don’t look at any of that. They just see that he’s European and played internationally do they decide he’s no good. It’s actually a shame what mainstream media has become. Btw don’t forget to subscribe!

[@KiddKiller]

@@BallingandTalking its because the notion of the euro league. Obviously they dont come anywhere near the NBA and that's why that didn't validate him being #1. If the euros gave us a doncic every year they wouldn't be viewed so badly, remember Porz?

[@michaelfarrow5817]

JusAWanderer in my opinion, it’s partly because the NBA sits apart from the rest of world basketball. Sits atop it is probably the best way of putting it.

[@zhuofanzhang7964]

Dancic is magical

[@MegaJovanII]

Those analyst are the worst. Luka played against real men,not kids,real men. Men with years of professional basketball. They think European basketball is shit and thats where they're wrong. Nba>>Europe>>>>>NCAA and thats a fact

[@donren5332]

I live for these videos..

[@lesterricklisay1696]

luka was a legit gem in that draft class proving everyone wrong

[@adventurerealm63]

Max: luka can’t handle pressure Also luka: just scored a game winner in game 4 of nba playoffs putting up 43-17-13

[@jc5584]

he even won MVP in Euroleague as a teenager.....he can't handle the pressure that everything he said now about luka was wrong 😂😂😂

[@arjunabazaz1006]

He meant pressure on the ball, like people tryna steal the ball etc. He was still wrong lmfaoo

[@hesomelo5910]

Well 10 months later and he lost to the Clippers in 7 but was completely unstoppable and had a 46 point game 7

[@chrome450]

Can't handle pressure? Embarrassed the Suns in elimination game tying his score with the entire Suns team at halftime.

[@TheyHateWuka]

just dropped 50

[@DaGuys470]

"Real Madrid in Barcelona" - Anybody else notice something wrong here?

[@maximee.7877]

Well he is american

[@onyv2642]

@@maximee.7877 didn't pay attention in geography

[@maximee.7877]

@@onyv2642 Isn't it a pleonasm?

[@onyv2642]

@@maximee.7877 you could say so

[@wizzy3938]

@@maximee.7877 LMAO u right

[@c0nc3ntr8d6]

This has aged so well

[@unphazd5137]

Just had to come back for the LOLS

[@iLazer]

Dude played pro in Europe at 16?! Did you guys forget how good the Europeans are at basketball?? Spain vs USA all the time in the olympics. The gasol brothers are a prime example.

[@icompletelyagreewithu9989]

alex batlle but all the best European players (like the gasol brothers) play in the nba...

[@iLazer]

I completely agree with u lmao how dumb are u? They face the USA in the finals all the time meaning that Europe has good basketball players and luke was playing against them at 16. LOL learn how to read kid.

[@icompletelyagreewithu9989]

alex batlle ya but luka wasn’t playing against the best Europeans cuz they r in the nba

[@XFreQ69]

@@icompletelyagreewithu9989 There's a lot of europeans playing the Euroleague every year that are way better than a lot of americans playing in the NBA. You make it sound like Doncic was playing against "average europeans who are not good enough the play in the NBA".

[@AlWwW1]

@@XFreQ69 I don't know about NBA, but they are at least better than college basketball kids

[@parkerchittum1823]

Will Cain bought himself 2 more years of longevity with those luka comments

[@Liam-ex4mf]

Ryan hollins said the same thing about luka pre draft but hes gone from tv

[@chibirak]

Real Madrid in Barcelona? jajajajaja is like: Los Angeles Lakers in Boston

[@minivan5908]

now ayton is a pretty good big man role player and Luka is a superstar who just knocked the suns out of the playoffs 😂 Stephen A. Smith is such an L this man has the most ASS hot takes

[@amantilla13]

Luka flat out exposed this american commentators.

[@kenan-b]

I know you said commentators, which is not directed at people like me, so I understand you are not insulting all of us, I can only hope that you don't think all of us are like this. Seriously I was more upset than you, as an american, with the way they were treating donic. He *won the mvp* as a boy playing against grown ass men, whoever thought he wouldn't walk into the league and be excellent clearly just doesn't know enough basketball or holds too heavy of a bias against international players

[@michaelbarbosa8363]

And what amazes me is that those commentators are incapable of learning their lesson. Porzingis, Yao, Ginobli, Doncic and a dozen more this century.... don’t they even consider that MAYBE they should look into basketball out of US more seriously? That MAYBE they’re being dumbs and blind to the fact that young players overseas are playing professional basketball for real money with tough adults.... no, they’ll do the same bs with the next non ncaa big prospect

[@Konahagure]

Not in the way you're implying. Showing them up would be playing this well and they hadn't even discussed him in the top "ten" of the draft or something. Almost everyone had him in the top two or three. Most of the attention in America is going to be on American hoopers. Understandable. It'd be hard for most talking heads in America to guess at a number one pick being an overseas player that they really haven't been watching like Max admitted to with Doncic also.

[@kylegardner9458]

Ahem will cain literally said take him at 1

[@jonmayes2422]

The scary part is Luka is still growing!!!!!!!!!!

[@matthanyfiedtano4175]

“Doesn’t react to pressure on the ball” Lmao couldn’t be more wrong

[@thizlam4810]

Matthany Fiedtano Lmao right? Max out here calling him Donkitch acting like he knows anything about basketball. Stick to boxing, Max.

[@ZachNarwhal]

Lil Chromosome doncič

[@thizlam4810]

Narwhal Live V2 yeah, I know how to spell his name. I was saying Max can’t even say his name correctly.

[@ZachNarwhal]

Lil Chromosome i know

[@luisendymion9080]

Why on earth did he even said that? LOL You can debate about other things but man, 3 years taking over Spanish and Euro Leagues...

[@GregarioustheX]

Who’s watching after he smacked the suns in game 7 conference semifinals 😂

[@llSuperSnivyll]

> Gets a massive amount of accolades and records for an 18-year-old player in Europe. > "Nah, he can't cut it."

[@Gretchieable]

I really like Stephen a Smith. Going the opposite way of everything he says has won Me alot of money over the last 10 years

[@shanedelgado666]

Hahahahaha me too.

[@GethWho]

4:52 "Max K - Doncic apparently doesn't react well to pressure on the ball" - that aged well :D

[@brandonedwards7114]

aged like sour milk tonight

[@arjunkasuganti8017]

Who’s here after luka eliminated the suns

[@dracowolfe305]

Yea

[@MsJohnson8483]

The Scout that wrote "Luka doesn't react well to pressure on the ball" fire that guy into the sun:)

[@Titanius67]

Max Kellerman: "Donkich".

[@h0pesfall]

DUNKic!

[@WesleyAPEX]

Stephen A picks the Dodgers to win the World Series every year so he clearly knows nothing about sports.

[@nicklonggolf]

he's a clown, just yells and became famous because he was the loudest idiot in the room

[@calvin864]

and he finally got it this time 😂😂

[@gethaunted]

welp

[@guineapigz6421]

This comment didn't age well...😂

[@calvin864]

@@1313tennisman yup but in this case Stephen A isn't even right twice a day but once every four years 😂

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

To be fair Ayton tearing it up in the playoffs - he’s no Luka but still

[@bridgetekcommunications332]

He doesn’t have to be Luka to be great. Hakeem and MJ were two completely different players. Both were dominant in the roles they played.

[@stevenhoward1233]

I mean PHX isn’t taking back their pick. Both teams won and hyped the franchises back up

[@clebinhobigorna]

this didn’t age well....Luka 60pts against YOUR Knicks, Stephen A.

[@okirrama3587]

SAS is wrong about porzingis and he's wrong about Doncic

[@kaskoosek]

He said he was special before the draft. No harm in drafting a skilled 7 footer before him, its not like ayton is a scrub.

[@u.v.s.5583]

It is very different kind of 'wrong' however. Porzingis' talent was mostly scouted in pre-draft workouts, he was probably close to top 100 players in Euroleague. Good, not great, with potential. Doncic's Eurloleague career was like a nuke vs KP's hand grenade. Totally different magnitudes. Doncic entered NBA as a grown man, KP entered NBA like a big question mark.

[@bobndomleonardi]

Cause they white

[@erikmerced6329]

Steve Nash?

[@draspen]

He's wrong about every white players and European players.

[@BenjiBoyStephEnt]

This class was great period Ayton, Trae, Bagley, JJjr and Luka are all all stars

[@BallingandTalking]

Yep, an extremely stacked draft class. By the way dont forget to subscribe 😉

[@lynsatomoye1866]

Wait till Bamba comes back from injury

[@jaedyn3270]

Wait till mpj gets going

[@urielchavez200]

Wait till Ben Simmons gets going

[@jamesharden5658]

I ain't a believer in ayton but everyone else yeah

[@flosad8985]

From Europe, it was funny to see all the US comments about Luka. We were like « guys… you have no idea who you’re dealing with ». Now you know.

[@jakeMontejo3272]

Smith and Kellerman both admitted to never seeing much of his Euro league career, yet didn’t think he was good enough to be #1. They’re commentators, not scouts or former pro players of any sport. They’re basically fans who get paid to watch sports and have an opinion.

[@geraldovega4753]

Deandre Ayton was a good pick, sadly he was chosen in the same draft as Luka

[@andrehts11]

Luka was CLEARLY MUCH BETTER, 18 years old and EuroLeague MVP

[@joshclemons3767]

Luka was definetely better but it would’ve been a huge surprise if Ayton didn’t go one. It was a situation in which Ayton had been projected 1 for a while. I’m not saying Luka isn’t better because Luka is better, but hindsight is 20/20 and Phoenix has seen better from Ayton now that he has some guys around him and are trying

[@jaceygaither2581]

Luka is a better player, but Ayton is 22 starting for a legitimate contender, playing absolutely fantastic in these playoffs. Suns wouldn't be as good as they are if you swap Luka and Ayton. They need Aytons defense more than Lukas offense.

[@bridgetekcommunications332]

Who’s complaining about Ayton now?

[@seankeogh2193]

Ayton was the safest pick in the draft, he was at the bare minimum gonna be a quality starting center on the both ends of the ball, Luka and Trae were riskier but with higher ceilings

[@hnoelmerchavarria565]

Can you imagine a Luka Doncic and Devin Booker backcourt? I mean Phoenix would have been set for the next 10 + years.

[@Dawesome97]

Honestly, Booker wouldve wanted out. He wants to be the #1 option and I don't think that with Luka there, he wouldve been able to swallow his pride.

[@rishiraut9360]

@@levirain6011 kawhi wasnt a good rookie, wym?

[@SirThugWaffle]

Sooo everyone is just gonna ignore the defensive holes

[@cheesesardines3013]

The Hip-hop Underworld don’t oversell Ayton’s defensive ability. Of course he put up decent numbers, there isn’t anybody else on his team to grab boards lol. Same can be said about Luka, but don’t always believe what the stats say. I live in AZ and most of basketball fans here aren’t sold on him. We aren’t even sold that Booker is staying in 3 years.

[@levirain6011]

rishi raut you clearly dont kno english to not understand.

[@SaleemKhan-cb7mf]

Who here after lucka demolish the suns in game 7 2022. He only play in 3 quarter and had nearly a 35 points triple double

[@andrewnguyen4198]

Who’s watching now after Luka and the mavs blewout the Phoenix suns 😂

[@brianhenry7983]

All the Will Cain haters need to shut up. Will knows his stuff.

[@revalazuardi3350]

He didn't know where real madrid is..

[@user-cx1kb4jr4t]

@@revalazuardi3350 Real Madrid in Barcelona 🤦‍♂️

[@tylito4764]

No lol

[@revalazuardi3350]

Real madrid's fans and Barcelona's fans hate each other so much. So saying real madrid in barcelona is effin wrong af. Hahahaha

[@dauq6605]

He literally said toronto trading for kawhi was stupid. L

[@godsangell12]

Luka was always the best rookie in this draft. Doesn't even make sense how these guys said anything else

[@BallingandTalking]

Edwin Sanchez they have to boost ratings one way or the other. They say dumb stuff to get even more viewers. Btw don’t forget to subscribe!

[@ashantinyongo7632]

Deandre ayton is nothing to sneeze I’ll just say that.

[@ianbellen6212]

Honestly, Ayton might be better than Luka and that 1st pick is well deserved for him. It's just that they played with a bunch of ball hogs and a subpar coach so Ayton hasn't shown his full potential. This year is a better opportunity for him since they have Monty Williams for head coach now.

[@godsangell12]

@@ianbellen6212 you have a point. We'll have to find out and see

[@rebelpoxy]

They're biased because he's not American or black

[@ShaqsBlurryVisionNetwork]

Lol we need MORE videos like this

[@vmofficial9]

Phoenix Suns were one good draft decision away from letting Devin Booker play alongside his dad

[@gameofstones6560]

Max Kellerman the king of knowing nothing about sports, love his confidence though lol

[@Luigiman_95]

He does know boxing. Damn well knows it.

[@Mike86boy]

Max can’t form an opinion unless he sees a stat first.

[@ezraprzytyk]

hes better than sas and gives waaaaay more props to guys like porzingus, luka, kawhi, siakam, giannis etc unlike sas who loves to suck up to bron, KD, curry cause they are more popular

[@HVBRSoF]

JJ and Wendell Carter? lmao.

[@The_PainofBeingAMan]

@@Luigiman_95 No he doesn't.

[@jimmby12jommoz19]

“How often do you get the first pick Unless your the Cleveland cavaliers without lebron” I’m dying afterwards

[@rock._.buster]

Max is the GOAT

[@thetruthonly2259]

It’s like we don’t even try as Americans. Saying Real Madrid in Barcelona is like saying: -Boston Yankees. -Kansas City Raiders. -University of Alabama War Eagle/ University of Michigan Buckeyes. No wonder the rest of the world calls us ignorant and arrogant.

[@_chjno]

Who else watching this after game 7 murder of the suns though. Lol

[@naailchoonara3426]

"real Madrid in Barcelona" well done with the geography will

[@CurrentsOnTheMoon]

Lukas gonna be big He’s already very big But I’m talking Big big

[@osnelsauz9610]

OfficialJc 25 that’s really big

[@zanatos44lucis82]

Bigness overload 😂😂

[@marwin6510]

Sounds gay

[@CurrentsOnTheMoon]

Mar Win explains why you’re here

[@jOsH-vm7cd]

Damn that's pretty big

[@flashyred9125]

😂😂 hey y'all Stephen A. Smith's comment about Luka before he was draft might have cost the Sun's this year's playoff if ykyk

[@alvaro3495]

Hi Doncici just killed the Ayton's Suns in the conference semis

[@byronsanz87]

Steven A Smith knows nothing about basketball...he's a big joke

[@frederickching5488]

Like you

[@byronsanz87]

@@frederickching5488 lol right on 👍

[@stjepannekic3602]

He's Kwame Brown among analysts

[@BrandonDoinTheDamnThang]

He’s knowledgeable, he was just wrong on this topic.

[@joncoish]

He does seem like a bit of a dumb ass sometimes

[@srend5510]

Been a Mavs fan since I learned about NBA. Feels good we have someone to carry the team after dirk.

[@howardbaxter2514]

Dirk was a blessing to the Mavs.

[@markdrekaj7323]

Daddi

[@smartylad7991]

also have porzingis right?

[@Icebasketboy]

@@smartylad7991 yea. And he is surely all-star level too. That Latvian and Slovenia guys are just a great duo!

[@ZachNarwhal]

Ice basketboy 9029 also, really good friends, like go out to dinner before they are teammates friends

[@brianpinder9859]

Who’s watching after Luka cooked the suns

[@rainmaker8180]

DA was the perfect fit for Phoenix. It’s just that Luka is a generational talent.

[@amansingj5042]

Who’s here after the clippers game winner?

[@kobegarcia2558]

Dude killin' the favorite team to win a title 🔥

[@kombokhan]

@Fact Check I like The Don more

[@mikerobinson8542]

If you guys would pay attention to what Stephen A said.. He agreed there was an argument for Luka as the #1 pick had Phoenix had not been the team to have that pick. The Suns badly needed a young big, Not another guard like they draft every season. They made the right choice for their team, Luka is clearly the better player. He never argued against that.

[@SuperBeachbum74]

Stephen A, lol, always comes down to race

[@codeysnow2980]

I think the suns hit big with Ayton. I mean look what he’s doing in the playoffs for Phoenix. No he’s not a triple double machine and mvp caliber player at 20 but his potential is very high also I think he was exactly what the suns were looking for to build around Booker. And fast forward a crazy few years and they’re sitting with a 3-2 lead in the conference finals. Cp3 in control of the game. D Book scoring at will off the dribble. And ayton playing solid paint defense and giving them steady points night in night out.

[@drexelspivey872]

stephen a smith is literally ALWAYS wrong

[@jayjay8220]

Who is here after the buzzer beater

[@westkanye4005]

That Luka Donakick Dude

[@sergiob9927]

Here after Mavs vs Suns game 7 elimination game.🔥

[@philliplamb2761]

I'm here after he made it the western conference finals 🤷

[@natejakola3398]

Deandre Ayton actually had a very good rookie season

[@LeJoyBoy23]

Nate Jakola Fax

[@knocks101prime8]

Exactly I really think he gone be a problem but it's something about Phoenix that just ain't right. They need some help too much talent keeps coming to suck that bad.

[@joashmacaraan2236]

im a mavs fan and i believe ayton is pretty good. the suns is just so weird i dont k ow why a booker-ayton team doesn't even contend

[@joeypippin9677]

He did but not as good

[@AuraysTimelessChannel]

@@joashmacaraan2236 They have to start to defend. All of the best teams committ to defense. The Warriors were an unreal offensive team but they were also a Top 5 defense, a couple times No. 1. Young players need time to develop their weaknesses Book's weakness is the defensive end. Same with Ayton. Consistency on both ends is what they need to take the next step.

[@jakkeday1]

I tried to deny it for a longtime but have to admit - Max Kellerman chats a whole lot of rubbish.

[@dearshomy]

A WHOLE LOT!

[@oskrrr4836]

I think Stephen & the guys @ ESPN have never seen basketball outside the NBA😅😅