Shaq Was TOTALLY Wrong About Luka Doncic, BUT Luka Doesn't Care.

Shaq is totally wrong about Luka Doncic, but Luka didn't care. Shaq recently said he would take SGA, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over Luka Doncic right now. The NBA world went crazy with Luka Doncic 73 points vs the Hawks, which makes you think Luka heard what Shaq said. Who would you take between SGA and Luka, right now? Let us know in the comments! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!
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[@Lalvel5]

Luka is not that bad defensively, indeed he is one of the best post up defenders in league. He has shown great progress lately.

[@mugmain7852]

This was the main defensive Harden argument for forever but nobody wanted to hear it

[@darieon2768]

im saying look at his numbers and steals the man plays d 🤣🤣

[@CarbonSound4]

@@mugmain7852luka is a top 10 iso defender as well according to metrics. He has been good in iso at not letting his player get passed him. He’s definitely improved

[@IMGhost589]

"Plays the right way, gets his teammates involved"... Thats why Luka is averaging way more assists, potential assists and even PASSES MADE than SGA. Like come on, what is this argument? Just say you like his aura more or whatever

[@IMGhost589]

@jakeclark5007 So even when you say he only gets his teammates involved more because of usage (Which is stupid and wrong) he still gets his teammates involved more. Stop moving the goalposts.

[@IMGhost589]

@@jakeclark5007 and then please explain how luka in his last 6 games (since Kyrie came back) has a LOWER USAGE RATE THAN SGA and STILL averages more assists, potential assist AND Passes made?

[@user-tt1hx2nm4p]

We all know they are racist towards white NBA players

[@Sean-pm2vd]

​@@IMGhost589I think this Jake guy doesn't like what you said. He deleted his comments 😂

[@IMGhost589]

@Sean-pm2vd Oh man, he said something along the lines of "Oh high usage ofcourse more stats"

[@awesomeninja234]

Shaq doesn't understand that Luka beat a 64 win Phoenix Suns team by himself.

[@MBYahooo-qu1vj]

Shaq may be a good human being, however, his takes are stupid..

[@user-tt1hx2nm4p]

So someone who cheats on his wife is a good human being? What a 🤡

[@Lena-ks5ni]

I don't know about Shaq kindness, but I'm sure he doesn't have a clue or just want Shai, facts doon't matter. Luka became too big for their black, all American, historyc baskettball...It 's also obvious with Stephen A, who does just everything to make Luka bad .One day his favourite was Embid, than Shai, after Luka drowned his guys, he continue with Jayson T and even Booker. I hope Luka got their dose of disrespect, ignorance and enough adrenalin to start winning really big! Shocking big, like he can! Ne daj se tipom , z Mavsi razturajte...Slovenija je s tabo!!!!!!!!

[@nikolayjerev9285]

He is not a good human, he might be good BB player, but he is most definitely not a good human.

[@TomO-nx1bd]

Shaq's job is to be an entertainer. Even as a commentator. I think he says things that are controversial on purpose sometimes. Mostly to force arguments with Charles and others

[@Lena-ks5ni]

@@TomO-nx1bd Agree, but it's enoying to change his mind evey five minutes...

[@PedroJr17]

Luka, obviously.

[@ijedi8843]

First it was Trae or Luka, then Ja or Luka, now SGA or Luka. Always someone different every year or Luka. Next season it'll be Edwards or Luka. Can't accept the not explosive white European as the best PG.

[@michaelhenderson7647]

Luka only 24 an he's getting better shai has a celing luka don't

[@SolomonGrumpie]

I thought you were joking about his defense, then I realized you were serious

[@IMGhost589]

For real... Anyone whos watched him play defense for more than 1 game this season knows hes a more than solid defender. Best post-defender ITL. Top 10 in Spot-Up defense. Top 3 in Isolation defense. Noone who "doesn try" can be that good and now especially with the Mavs acquiring better players and Kyrie coming back from injury, Luka doesnt need to have the ball every posession and can focus more on defense making him more than solid. The 6 Game winning streak with Kyrie back has been an amzing show of his defensive capabilities. This narrative needs to die, like right now.

[@alanberg5575]

Luka has improved defensively, without question.​@@IMGhost589

[@ErWoody99]

Nah look at Lukas defensive stats this season, he's improved this season your wrong on that, he's been top 10 at his position this season on defense

[@jackastor5265]

It feels like Hoopers Ln. hasn't watched the Mavericks or Luka all year. Luka is in the top 10 for multiple defensive metrics and is 7th in the league in steals.

[@aryavvij9463]

I wud have agreed with that ending if this was last season or any season before. But luka has taken a huge leap defensively this season he’s among the best in iso and post up defence in the league. He’s had high usage only when needed see the difference in his stats with and without kyrie playing this season. What does jokic do defensively as much he has a big body and gets a lot of boards i don’t see people talking about jokic lack of athleticism in the defensive end.

[@Joeshiesty286]

SGA has been in the league just as long and was a nobody until last season. Yet, the casuals are acting like he’s been there with Luka the whole time and somehow has surpassed him😂

[@aryavvij9463]

@@Joeshiesty286 Luka was doing in his 2nd season what shai did last season maybe even more

[@TeeeWal]

No way you still hear saying Luka has bad defense… like cmon actually watch games and not just box scores

[@philipthavenius9801]

Luka has had some crazy growth this year and for me he is the clear MVP, with the 3rd most injured team with lower quality team members he has carried the Mavs to their current position which would be drastically lower than what it is. SGA is a fantastic player, but he is 3rd after Jokic in my estimation.

[@jmaxwell5314]

Tell me you don’t actually watch luka while not telling me… fuggin 🤡 This video is SGA propaganda… Didn’t luka JUST BEAT SGA’s but down… Lame video

[@D2RGGBuilds]

You're wrong about Lukas defense and the roster around him. Time will prove that. His usage rate is why kyrie is so important to the team.

[@saiwaqa2573]

"i like stories like this"... Its not about the game anymore, its about the narrative.

[@saiwaqa2573]

@@tsee-xd9zm me too but I forgot to add the main protagonist must also be black

[@tsee-xd9zm]

@@saiwaqa2573 I don’t think this has to do with skin color. It’s the realization that the rest of the world is playing basketball at the highest level. And Americans hate to admit it and hope that the future of the NBA is not a Serbian horse fan, a Greek dude, a Slovenian guy, a French giant or a German (Franz Wagner)

[@jdn645]

Truth.

[@saiwaqa2573]

@@tsee-xd9zm I'm not going to say that it's completely about skin colour but I am sure that skin colour is a part of it. They can't handle the fact that their players are being manhandled (pause) by unathletic, slow, chubby euros who look like they should be working in an office.

[@Joeshiesty286]

@@saiwaqa2573chill bro. Only SAS cares about skin color.

[@ramsay2234]

This video just seems kinda outdated. Check out Luka’s recent defensive numbers. They are scary good. And the current Mavs team after the trades - doesn’t look like he’s hard to play with.

[@imdbtruth]

You're tripping calling Luka useless on defense! 7th in Steals, 29th in Blocks and Steals combined (6th amongst Guards). Luka ranks 1st in the NBA in post-defense, and 10th in the NBA in iso-defense. On Christmas day, Luka joined Anthony Davis as the only two players in NBA history to have a game where they recorded at least 50 Points, at least 4 Steals, and at least 3 Blocks. This game netted Doncic the 19th highest gamescore ever, and he is the only player in NBA history with 3 games that rank in the top-20 all time in gamescore.

[@markokrizman]

There are a lot of videos about Luka on KZbin. So you better get it right if you want to stand out. Saying he is useless on one side of the ball while playing his best defense this season shows you don't watch his games. Or at least not the defensive side.

[@caglo5706]

He said he like a person that came out of nowhere. No one expect luka to perform well 😂

[@larrybrown9883]

Shaq is either delusional or jealous......probably both.

[@ahkenaten522]

He’s speaking the truth

[@renanave]

Shaq has never seen skill remotely similar to Luka

[@imdbtruth]

3:18 - I definitely don't think Luka was trying to go out there and have a 70 point game, because he only took 33 shots and had to shoot 76% on FG to do it! It's once in a lifetime to drop 73 only 33 shots!

[@Joeshiesty286]

Shaq when Luka scored 45/17/13 in game 4 vs the clippers (including the game winning shot): “let’s not act like we haven’t seen this before”

[@jackastor5265]

It feels like Hoopers Ln. hasn't watched the Mavericks or Luka all year. Luka is in the top 10 for multiple defensive metrics and is 7th in the league in steals. This is while leading the league in scoring. And when last the Mavs played SGA and the Thunder, the Mavs beat the brakes off a full strength Thunder team.

[@rodswoodworking7151]

#2 in post-up defense and top 10 in iso D. Luka didn't play good D in previous seasons, but this season he is MJ. Both sides of the court.

[@PhilTheThrillConner]

Empty stats cause all that ain't translating to winning percentage

[@KIrbyTheFlrst]

@@PhilTheThrillConner Being a team that has as much or a bit as much injuries as the grizzlies while still being in the mix of 8-4 in the west conference is wild. If Mavs get to 4-5th, and OKC drops to 3 or 6th then its easy for luka mvp.

[@saywhat2698]

It's not that Luka is not trying, he's probably just not that good of a defender so he spends most of his energy in attack, which is a smart decision in his case. This year however he has improved a lot, losing weight helped with his conditioning, he is now doing more defensively and he is better at doing it. At this point I believe he is at least an average defender in the NBA if not more, sadly the bad defender reputation will likely follow him for the rest of his career no matter how much he improves defensively.

[@keithgardner4505]

We will see what they say if the Mavericks keep their winning streak up. They could easily rise 2-3 places in the standings before the end of the season. The new guys they added recently are making a huge impact on their success.

[@5wisher5weet]

SGA getting his team mates involved? He averaging more assists than Luka?

[@MrGunner44]

If anything this is a solid defensive season for luka. If you've been watching him before, you really enjoy the effort he is putting now

[@snupedummy]

Its just what you want to build a team around and the system

[@ahkenaten522]

Let’s see what happen in the playoffs…

[@AkumaClaps]

Regardless, if you been watching the mavs this year, luka is a lot more locked in on defense, and complaining less to the refs, compared to other years.

[@shaddupfarva]

That is Shaq’s way of motivating players. He expects Luka to say “aight, watch this!”

[@rodericksasu6976]

Superficial video. We will see come playoff time. The Thunder are hoping they do not see the Mavs then.

[@boristeplitskiy7632]

Shaq, how do you let us down? You moved out here and said SGA is who you are taking???

[@user-ur7yl3uw8k]

Shaq comment is just a compliment to SGA for his hardwork. But team involvement? Luka statistics of triple double with high scoring and high assist than SGA is a bias comparison by Shaq. Luka takes over a game to win and not unselfish way because he involve open team mates but if they dont makes the shot thats the time he takes over.

[@omaracosta100]

Wrong he does defend. The stats don’t lie

[@therealchristophernomiddle376]

Luka is just an incredible player and on offense he really is in the MJ area but on defense while he is a solid defender he isnt an incredible defender so its a fair point to be made but yeah I think I agree that Shaq is wrong on this one.

[@richietherhymer]

Seems like no matter how great Luka plays, he’s going to get shortchanged. Also, as long as people equate the artistry and skill level of individual players according to team success, I believe we’ll overlook generational talent. Plus, it DOES seem like everyone in the sport, commentator-wise, is hating on the youngster for nothing really. 💯🎯🤷🏼‍♂️🗣️

[@tahinarajaobelina2486]

Among players who had to défend ISO, with 500+ possession this year, Luka IS one of the best ISO Defender. Maybe not top 5, but with 0,84ppp allowed, IS one the best among thé stars. For exemple, hé does better than Jaylen Brown who IS a great défensive player.

[@stirkoffb1305]

Luka's defense is not worse than SGA's.

[@deathspeakerjurdann7784]

I can see Kobe Bryant shaking his head from the heaven...

[@ahkenaten522]

SGA play like Kobe….

[@user-qi9wg2vr5f]

don't you get it? it is just to stir controversy, its all about the viewa.

[@luisargandona26]

I think Shaq has a man crush on Shai smh

[@tedspeer6445]

You are wrong about the defense.

[@ahkenaten522]

Nah his defense suck

[@donking8926]

Shaq would diss luka with an opinion

[@timmymahan4465]

"their numbers are similar?" WTF are these people on?? Luka is literally better at everything than this guy 😂

[@5wisher5weet]

5:37 stop spreading BS and do some research. Look at his defensive numbers!

[@bluewizardtx]

Luka is not a bad defender. Especially this year. Luka is top 10 in iso defense and steals

[@littleoneforever6450]

Didnt shaq before the season started chosed the mavs to win the chip 😂😂😂

[@ahkenaten522]

SGA>

[@dubdub680]

All the people that don't like luka seem to be from the same demographic, weird

[@jmaxwell5314]

NBA media…

[@ahkenaten522]

People who like defense?

[@akaya_gx4547]

I respect this player...but with all my love, Luka is by far the better player! It's like comparing Son Goku's power to Luffy...😂 The only reason why Luka doesn't have a title yet is simply because he plays for a team that has never been really good at building a strong team... if he had ended up with the Suns, for example, he would definitely have been champion twice already I bet.

[@robertoh.20]

Luka's the wrong skin colour

[@jahorquia3386]

Lol. Luka's defensive numbers speaks for itself. Dislike!

[@kb3143]

Shaq is good as his free throws wilt kareem ewing robinson hakeem and shawn bradely are better than you

[@Judasz696]

Lukas prime will come 😂

[@pranavkottur9031]

You don’t watch Mavs ball bozo

[@MKbasket]

just another BS

[@SDesWriter]

Let's see..... SGA 31 / 5.5 / 6.5 Luka 34 / 9.5 / 9.0 Shaq, Captain Low-IQ

[@Joeshiesty286]

SGA averages .8 more steals a game. That trumps points, assists, and rebounds. It doesn’t matter that SGA is 4 years late to the party, he’s still somehow better 😤 argue with a brick.

[@SDesWriter]

@Joeshiesty286 okay I know re tard is your first language, but less than one steal a game does not trump 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 3ppg.

[@dino9086]

LUKA IS MVP

[@PhilTheThrillConner]

Luka high key overrated EYE SAID IT

[@randomuruk7230]

Then you're brain-dead

[@stephenswaim]

Wow, he does play Defense my guy. He ain't all-NBA but he he ain't a liability like Dirk was. I mean come on, the dude is 8th in steals this season.

[@herodbenzie7400]

Because his white