Luka

unfortunately many people are doing this right now. Since reports came out he might not come over this summer this whole thing started. Espn or sbnation comment section for example is full of people talking this and act like Ayton is pure gold while ignoring he has similar if not more questionmarks like his defensive impact and/or desire to this part of the game. 

Luka is very special and while he might not have Terrence Ferguson springs und him he clearly is very strong (despite not overly well defined) and most notably he knows how to get to the spots on the court where he wants to be and that to me is one of the best/most important aspects of his game. Look at Joe Johnson or B Roy for example. Both weren’t very flashy or overly quick but had very decent handles and just knew how to play their game very fundamentally bound. There are questions if he might be more of a playmaker then a SG/SF and what that means defensively but heck this dude is incredible. And one more thing to say here. Imagine you are Real Madrid, you are the cream of the crop in europe and have many established and experienced players on this roster. This team is build to compete and to remain year in and year out. And then you give the key to this 19 year old who won’t be there soon. There aren’t many reasons why they decided to do this beside the fact that he is just awesome and actually can carry and lead a championship team as a 19 year old.

Let this sink in for a second. We are not talking about some desperate adriatic league team which only chance to compete for something is to rely on their only half decent player. They have other choices managing playing time and responsibilities and if they want to go this way to build up and rely on someone who will reward them with leaving them sooner then later then people should ask themselves why one of the biggest sports club in the world is going this other then this dude in particular is the real deal. Another thing I think many people are underestimating is that high level prospects like Doncic are already pros and that for years now with international experience and they know how being a pro is. Many many young americans don’t have to acclimate to a new society like foreigners have to but very much regarding daily routines and just act like a professional athlete every day. This might not be so important to the casual NBA fan but for sure is to a coaching staff/front office team when scouting players.
It‘s no secret I‘m already a fan and rooting for him and maybe it’s better for him if he falls to a team like the Mavs but heck this guy has all the tools to be incredible and beside the fact he already proved he is fantastic in dominating fashion this young when I look at the best guards/wings in the NBA right now almost non of them is really good or even trying defensively. Harden,Curry or Westbrook all stink defensively and even KD needed years to get to a point where he wanted to be any good defensively like he is now and he has way better tools to be good defensively.

I just hope Doncic falls to a good situation and I believe the whole ‚will or won’t he come over‘ thing is just a smokescreen to avoid beeing picked by a team like the Kings or Hawks.

 But shouldn’t the fact he’s competing and standing out in the Euroleague, and not the NCAA, enhance his draft position? I mean these Euroleague teams would dominate the college teams and he is at an age where he would be a freshman.