Luka Doncic Is Good, in Any Language

Vujacic joined the Knicks before the 2015-16 season and eventually played alongside two fellow Europeans who were big Doncic fans: Kristaps Porzingis and Willy Hernangomez. They were eager to feed him updates on the rising prospect.

Porzingis and Doncic, of course, are teammates in Dallas now. Daily exposure, not surprisingly, has given Porzingis, 24, an even higher regard for what the younger Doncic is doing.

“He’s just one of those, like, super talents,” Porzingis said. “He’s born with it. The way he plays, with his confidence, he just has it. It’s something you can’t learn. It’s something you have or you don’t. And he has it.”

Said Dragic: “Luka is huge. People don’t realize how big and strong he is. And he plays at his own pace. Nobody can rush him.

“You can see he never feels pressure. It’s always a game to him. That’s something rare.”

So rare that Dragic, even with the benefit of having watched Doncic from the beginning, said that things are coming together for him faster than anyone could have predicted.

In any language.

“It’s Year 2 and he’s already playing at an M.V.P. level,” Dragic said. “I always thought he’s going to do great things in this league, but if I’m honest, not so quick.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/sports/basketball/luka-doncic-kobe-all-star.html?emc=rss&partner=rss