The 2018 NBA Draft held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on June 21, 2018 saw Luka Doncic make headlines after the event.
As is tradition, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams take turns choosing the next stars of the game from among American and international amateur players. The era will likely be the focus of sports in the years to come, when these amateurs fully evolve to occupy the territory and records like those of Lebron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Stephen Curry and Kevin Love were quoted. just a little bit.
The project was an official pattern for the name LukaDoncic to be known to many people for the first time. Here we are going to tell you everything you need to know about him and what makes him really special.
Here’s what you need to know about Luka Doncic
Early start
Luka Doncic has been described by cbssports.com as Europe’s “most successful teenage prospect”, while star-telegram.com called him “the international mystery man”. Indeed, when you are good at what you do, you should expect nothing less.
Luka who is now a professional basketball player was born on February 28, 1999 in Ljubljana, Slovenia to his parents, Mirjam Poterbin (mother), a former weightlifter, model and dancer, and Saša Dončić (father), a former basketball player and now coach today.
It is said that Luka Doncic first touched at 7 months, he was already playing with a miniature hoop that his parents had installed in his room. What a way to make a star!
Basketball therefore came natural to him and by the age of 7 he had started playing structured basketball at his primary school in Ljubljana with children older than him. It allowed him to train more and think faster so he could make up in skill what he lacked in size.
Youth career
He started his career playing in Slovenian club, Union Olimpija often with kids a few years older than him as his skills matched theirs. In September 2011, Luka Doncic represented Union Olimpija at the Under-14 Vasas Intesa Sanpaolo Cup in Budapest, where he won the competition’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award as his side finished as runners-up of FC Barcelona. For his impressive performance, the people of Real Madrid interested him and thus loaned him to the Spanish community.
real Madrid
The youngster got off to an impressive start at his new club and it was there that he further developed his game signing a five-year deal with them aged 13 in September 2012. With the football team from Madrid, he won the following trophies and awards himself: Ciutat des U14 Tournoi de l’Hospitalet: Championship, 14 Minicopa ACB de Vitoria-Gasteiz: Winner in 2013, 18 Madrid Junior Championship: Champion in 2014, 18 Tournament Ciutat De L’Hospitalet (ANGT): Champion and Under 18 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament: Champion in 2015.
At senior level with Real Madrid, he achieved for himself EuroLeague champion: 2017–18, La Liga ACB (Spanish league) champion: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, Copa Del winner Rey (Spanish King’s Cup): 2016, 2017 and FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: 2015.
International
On the domestic side, Luka Doncic is yet to beat the hopes as he won gold with the Slovenian national basketball team FIBA EuroBasket 2017 as well as the FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team. : 2017.
Showing such talents and an impressive youthful record that only the big names in the sport have been identified, it is no surprise to see Luka Doncic breaking new records and setting new records in the near future.
On June 21, 2018, history was made when Luka Doncic was selected as the 3rd overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA Draft. The Hawks then traded him to the Dallas Mavericks in order to having a fifth pick, Trae Young, in addition to securing a 1st round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Other facts about the young basketball player
- Jersey number – Luka Doncic wore the number 7 shirt at Real Madrid. According to his rumor, he would wear the number 77. No explanation was given on this subject.
- Youth Achievements – Luka is the youngest recipient of the EuroLeague MVP and Final Four EuroLeague Final Four.
- height & weight – the young boy has his height listed to be between 6ft 7in and 6ft 9in. The exact figure is not yet known. His weight is 230 lbs.