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Luka Doncic has been one of the most intriguing and hype draft prospect last June and attached to being hailed is a lot of scrutinizes from the public. So when Doncic got drafted as the third overall by the Dallas Mavericks, the expectations are really high for him considering he is the youngest most achieved international player that got drafted in the history of the NBA.
As we all know preseason are not officially recorded in season statistics but it doesn't mean that the players are not playing serious 5 on 5 basketball game.
Luka Doncic looks pretty impressive after dropping 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks to go along with deep three point shots. The young european phenom proved that he is not overrated and showed that his talent can translate into the NBA.
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Many analysts questioned Luka to be just average defender because of his athletecism is not NBA caliber which could be a problem with a lot of NBA wings or guards. But he is able to record 3 blocks in his debut in Dallas uniform although this is not yet against real NBA players, at the very least Doncic didn't let down all of his believers.
What really is surprising in his first game is how adept he is handling the ball in dribble drive penetrate and even coast to coast situation, Doncic flashes how deadly he could become in years to come at only 19 years old he already knows how to facilitate the ball and offensive systems of today's game.
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Although things are yet certain one thing is for sure that Doncic is really special and compete at high level in the best basketball league in the world. Doncic could be the building block of the Mavericks where he could play positionless basketball at both ends of the floor.
Doncic is an all around type of athlete the likes of what we've seen from Durant and Lebron James, he may not look like it because he is not a high flyer or super fast like black athletes but he could still dominate the game using his own playing style. If he could bring a title just like Nowitzki he could leave an indelible career not only in the NBA but in the history of sports as well.