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Having to defend Dallas Mavericks’ point guard Luka Doncic in the half-court with a full allotment of defensive players is a tricky proposition in its own right. Having to defend Doncic on the fast break down a man? Nearly unfair, as the Slovenian sensation proved on this play during the first quarter of Wednesday’s contest […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic has put the NBA on notice during his second season in the league. After claiming the league’s Rookie of the Year honors in 2018-19, the Mavs rising star has firmly entrenched himself as one of the premier players in the world during 2019-20. In fact, even Golden State Warriors […]

Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle feels that this era of social media in the NBA generates extra pressure for players to create highlights. In the early days of the NBA, fans were forced to catch news about their favorite team in local newspapers or ESPN clips. Nowadays, fans can simply whip out their mobile devices […]

Before the Dallas Mavericks had Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic, the franchise attempted multiple times to look for a point guard that can replace Jason Kidd, the Hall of Famer who helped them win the 2010-11 NBA Finals. Between 2012 and 2018, they tried their luck on a veteran in Rajon Rondo and a rookie in […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis believes that Luka Doncic is ‘playing like an MVP-caliber player’ in the young 2019-20 NBA season. “Luka is playing like an MVP-caliber player right now,” forward Kristaps Porzingis said, per Mavs reporter Dwain Price. “He’s just doing things, penetrating, drawing fouls, being super effective for us, shooting the ball […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle says he doesn’t like to get into “awards stuff,” but he’s ready to declare Luka Doncic an MVP candidate following his strong start to the season for the Mavs. In just his second year in the league, Doncic is playing like one of the best players in the NBA. […]

The hype for LaMelo Ball has greatly increased since the teenager broke into Australia’s National Basketball League, now a likely top-five draft pick in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. Ball is even already drawing comparisons to Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic, according to a scout. Ball’s tight handle at 6-foot-7 and his court vision at […]

Most pundits saw great things ahead for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic after a stellar rookie campaign, but not a lot of people could have predicted him making such a huge leap in just his second season with the Mavs. The 20-year-old Slovenian guard dropped his 14th career triple-double performance in their game against the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made it known that he wasn’t surprised by Luka Doncic’s 40-point triple-double for the Dallas Mavericks against the San Antonio Spurs. LeBron quickly took it to Instagram to react to Luka’s big performance, posting a photo of him and Luka on his IG stories and captioning it with “He’s […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks has forged his named beside LeBron James as the only players with a 40-point triple-double before turning 21 years old. The 20-year-old Slovenian phenom dropped 42 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in Monday’s win over the San Antonio Spurs, 117-110. This is Doncic’s sixth triple-double in the young […]

With the way he is playing, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has become a hot commodity not only in the league, but also in the sneaker free agent market. Currently without a shoe deal, the Slovenian sensation has been rocking plenty of options to start the 2019-20 season, donning everything from Kobe 4 Protros to […]

Ahead of their matchup on Monday, San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray shared his thoughts on Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks. According to the Spurs guard, the Mavs’ point-forward is already a “star” in just his second year in the league. Per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Murray recalled the early impressions […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic has been making statistical history nearly every time that he takes the floor in his second NBA season. Following his 26-point, 15-rebound and seven-assist outing during Saturday’s win over the Toronto Raptors, Doncic matched LeBron James by being the first player 21 years of age or younger to record […]

The Dallas Mavericks managed to bounce back from a disappointing loss against the New York Knicks as they took down the Toronto Raptors. Luka Doncic was his usual terrific self, leading the Mavs to a win with his sheer presence alone. Doncic finished the 110-102 win with another near triple-double of 26 points, 15 rebounds […]

Former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins is very impressed with Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, so much so that he’s calling the new Mavs franchise player “a baby LeBron James minus the athleticism.” Even though the Mavs lost to the New York Knicks on Thursday, Doncic once again etched his name in NBA […]

Following the hotly-contested matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks on Thursday — a result that went in the favor of the latter, 106-103 — Knicks young guard Dennis Smith Jr. spoke out about his admiration for Mavs sophomore stud Luka Doncic. According to Smith himself, he is a self-confessed Doncic supporter. […]

Dallas Mavericks second-year man Luka Doncic has recently announced his intention to represent his home nation of Slovenia for the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2020. According to Doncic himself, while his focus remains with the Mavs, he is still very much willing to play for his country’s national side as they continue to pin […]

The legend of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic just continues to grow. Even though the Mavs lost to the New York Knicks on Thursday, Doncic once again etched his name in NBA history. Doncic recorded 33 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists versus the Knicks. By doing so, the reigning Rookie of the Year became […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic doesn’t think Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis deserved to be booed by New York Knicks fans on Thursday. Porzingis was loudly booed by the Knicks crowd in the player introductions and every time he touched the ball. Chants of “KP sucks,” “Go back to Latvia” and “Traitor” were also screamed. […]

Luka Doncic has developed into a bona fide star since breaking into the league last season, but one man had the vision to scope him out of the bunch before trading up to get him. Dallas Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson envisioned Doncic as the best player in the draft well before the Mavs traded Trae […]

The Dallas Mavericks took yet another loss to the lowly New York Knicks as Luka Doncic’s 33-point triple-double went to waste against Kristaps Porzingis’ former team. Mavs owner Mark Cuban admits his new prodigy is very different from the 21-year staple he had in Dirk Nowitzki, showing a completely different demeanor, including doing a whole […]

After their win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale predicts that Luka Doncic will challenge Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki for ‘the greatest European ever to play” the game. David Fizdale on Luka Doncic: "He's definitely going to push Dirk for the greatest European to ever play when it's […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks was fouled yet managed to drain an off-balanced one-leg flip shot against the New York Knicks. Check out Doncic’s crazy shot below per Dime: Luka… what? https://t.co/4etrGgSAVT — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) November 15, 2019 In the 106-103 loss, Doncic finished with a triple-double: 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. […]

Though the Dallas Mavericks fell to the New York Knicks on Thursday night for the second time of the season, Luka Doncic continues to look inspiring in his second season after winning Rookie of the Year in his first. According to ESPN, Doncic became just the second player in NBA history to put up a […]

R.J. Barrett, the No. 3 overall pick of the New York Knicks, sauced up the reigning Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic during the Knicks/Mavericks game on Thursday night: RJ's spin move on Luka 😳 pic.twitter.com/Sy6cMt1GSD — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 15, 2019 Barrett left Doncic in the dust with a nifty spin move and […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic made it clear that he has Kristaps Porzingis’ back despite the latter’s early season struggles. Porzingis, who has been way off in the Mavs’ past few games, is also facing the biggest game of his career as he returns to the Big Apple to face his former team. This […]

Luka Doncic was an enigma before he even played his first NBA game. He entered the league as a teenager and Euroleague MVP, and they hype around his rising star at last year’s draft was matched only by the questions as to how his game would translate to the NBA. Doncic answered those questions by […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had some tall praise for Jaylen Brown, who defended him the majority of the game during Monday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Doncic put up 34 points, but he had to work for every one of them, along with his six rebounds, and nine assists — as Brown competed at […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic can’t seem to do no wrong these days. In just his second year in the league, the 20-year-old has turned a lot of heads this season and has already emerged as the franchise player for the Mavs. He channeled his inner” MJ” on Monday night against the Boston Celtics when […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart got inadvertently hit in the nether regions by Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in their teams’ match-up on Monday. Adding insult to injury, Smart was the one who got flagged for the foul. The Slovenian sensation received a dribble hand-off from Maxi Kleber and drove hard to the center of […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is “the best young player I’ve ever seen” in the pick-and-roll game. Doncic and the Mavs are 6-3 on the season. They will take on Stevens and his Celtics squad on Monday. Doncic, added Stevens, “is the best young player I’ve ever seen” […]

Mavs assistant coach Jamahl Mosley gave Luka Doncic a light slap on the cheek during a timeout in Saturday night’s 138-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. This sort of behavior might seem a bit strange, but there is apparently a good explanation. A look at the incident: Did Jamahl Mosley just slap Luka in the […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is off to a historic start in 2019-20 — literally. At just 20 years old, the Slovenian wunderkind is on pace for the best single campaign in NBA history from a player his age. Though it’s early in the season — just nine games, in fact — Doncic has averaged […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic may have lost the epic matchup last weekend with LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers — punctuated by monster triple-doubles by each star no less — but the Mavs sophomore made up for it by beating a James record instead. The 20-year-old finished the game against the visiting New […]

Every critic who said that the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic will have a huge sophomore slump is happily eating his words. The Mavs star has wowed analysts, fans, and players alike with his mature brand of basketball. He continues to defy the odds as he plays like a grizzled vet in a young body. He […]

Julius Randle didn’t even know what hit him on Friday night. The New York Knicks forward got a dose of some “Luka Magic” in the New York Knicks’ away game versus the Dallas Mavericks, as he tried to defend Luka Doncic dow low. The sophomore sensation unleashed a couple of deceiving fakes to free himself […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has guided the Mavs to a 5-2 start to the season. While doing so, Doncic is putting up stellar numbers and establishing himself as one of the best players in the NBA. After putting up 27 points on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, Doncic became the first Mavs player to […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle isn’t surprised by what Luka Doncic does anymore. That’s because Carlisle expects greatness from Doncic, who has gotten off to a stellar start to the season for the Mavs. Carlisle says Doncic is “one of the best players on the planet” and the numbers and eye test back him […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic joined elite company after amassing 150 points, 50 rebounds, and 50 assists in his first six games of the regular season, joining Oscar Robertson, Russell Westbrook, John Havlicek, and LeBron James as the only other four NBA players to ever accomplish such a feat, according to Jason Kubatko of StatMuse. […]