Luka Doncic (pre and post-draft discussion thread)

[Sac.Kings]

Get this man in a Kings uniform asap!

 

[VF21]

My bad. Carry on, Kings fans, I'll see myself out.

Got it.
Has anyone asked what Luka thinks about Christina Hendricks?
#yourewelcome

Not athletic enough

 

[est.1999]

Haha Vivek probably already gave the kid a guarantee.

 

[Joer]

Larry Bird? Ok. Completely different Era of NBA basketball. No comparison and a poor one. The NBA today cannot be compared to 30 years ago.
Sorry, give me a more recent comparison.

So u think bird wouldn’t do well in today’s Nba? U gottabe kidding me

 

[Reverend]

No, We’ll be excited by Giles anyways

Seriously, I just want to see one game of Luka & Giles to get Atleast a tiny glimpse into what we have. I have a feeling if Doncic really is the pick we may see a career year from Willie as well. Atleast, I would hope so for his case going into a contract year being spoon fed by two exceptional playmakers in Doncic and Bogie

 

[Tetsujin]

So u think bird wouldn’t do well in today’s Nba? U gottabe kidding me

Larry Bird: just a taller, less physical Jack Cooley.

 

[King Baller]

Sources say Luka Doncic will be at the NBA Draft if Real Madrid wins on Tuesday night:

https://twitter.com/statuses/1008426419440021504

 

[Sactown ExPat]

He’s not going there to be fourth or fifth man across the stage.

 

[VF21]

He’s not going there to be fourth or fifth man across the stage.

Nope. And he won't be.

 

[SLAB]

Sources say Luka Doncic will be at the NBA Draft if Real Madrid wins on Tuesday night:

https://twitter.com/statuses/1008426419440021504

Kick butt Tuesday, Real Madrid.

 

[hrdboild]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1008367944823287810

Maybe Vlade and Vivek told him "win that ACB championship and we'll take you at #2" at their dinner last week and because Luka's such a baller, he knows it's in the bag. I actually thought that Real Madrid outplayed them in Game 1 too. Baskonia got a lot of help from the referees down the stretch in that one.

 

[funkykingston]

Larry Bird: just a taller, less physical Jack Cooley.

Every single NBA player can be described as less physical than Jack Cooley.

He's a mountain of a man with a heart of gold and also marginal basketball skills.

 

[funkykingston]

Maybe Vlade and Vivek told him "win that ACB championship and we'll take you at #2" at their dinner last week and because Luka's such a baller, he knows it's in the bag. I actually thought that Real Madrid outplayed them in Game 1 too. Baskonia got a lot of help from the referees down the stretch in that one.

Whenever I see Baskonia I can't help but think of Stankonia.

"I'm sorry Ms (Jaren) Jackson, Luka's for reeeeaal"

 

[ESP47]

https://www.canishoopus.com/2018/6/13/17439996/smilodon-2-0-the-top-ten-doncic-jackson-bamba

Their draft projection of Doncic has him as the #1 guy over the last 7 drafts.

 

[KingsSelecao]

Seriously, I just want to see one game of Luka & Giles to get Atleast a tiny glimpse into what we have. I have a feeling if Doncic really is the pick we may see a career year from Willie as well. Atleast, I would hope so for his case going into a contract year being spoon fed by two exceptional playmakers in Doncic and Bogie

So Doncic is going to give motivation and BbIq to WCS. That’s a laugh. WCS will be traded or gone from the Kings this year. I imagine Doncic is going to teach him to rebound and live in the post. I am not sure WCS will agree with you.
WCS still thinks he compares to the likes of Davis, Embiid, KAT, CousIns, Etc.

 

[KingsSelecao]

So u think bird wouldn’t do well in today’s Nba? U gottabe kidding me

So now we’re comparing Doncic to Bird? Let me laugh now and later. He will never be as dominant as Bird. I will bet my house on it.

 

[Spike]

So Doncic is going to give motivation and BbIq to WCS. That’s a laugh. WCS will be traded or gone from the Kings this year. I imagine Doncic is going to teach him to rebound and live in the post. I am not sure WCS will agree with you.
WCS still thinks he compares to the likes of Davis, Embiid, KAT, CousIns, Etc.

Read what he wrote. Doncic can put WCS in a position to succeed OFFENSIVELY. The rest, obviously, is up to WCS.

 

[Sam0ah]

So now we’re comparing Doncic to Bird? Let me laugh now and later. He will never be as dominant as Bird. I will bet my house on it.

It is way to early to say what Doncic cannot do. All I know is what he has done so far at a very young age and it is pretty great.

 

[VF21]

OMG. Are you guys kidding me? Making an argument about Doncic vs. Larry Bird? Dumbest thing I think I've seen ever and I've been here a very long time. If you track back, the initial comment about Larry Bird quite honestly made no sense at all. Responding to it made even less sense. Can we just agree not to diminish the collective IQ of the board by continuing it?

 

[Double-K]

Let's forget all that nonsense and watch this ESPN special about the Wonderboy from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

[midtowner]

A more athletic Detlef Schrempf?

 

[Tetsujin]

A more athletic Detlef Schrempf?

A taller, chubbier, less good at shooting but better at other stuff Jerry West.

 

[steelevt]

A taller, chubbier, less good at shooting but better at other stuff Jerry West.

Think out of the box. The Tom Brady of basketball.

 

[Double-K]

Think out of the box. The Tom Brady of basketball.

A younger, taller, less athletic, more passing creativity, less of a scoring threat Christiano Ronaldo?

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Larry Bird: just a taller, less physical Jack Cooley.

We need a LOL option to click, in addition to Like and Reply.

Good stuff!

 

[King-Da-Yah]

Maybe Vlade and Vivek told him "win that ACB championship and we'll take you at #2" at their dinner last week and because Luka's such a baller, he knows it's in the bag. I actually thought that Real Madrid outplayed them in Game 1 too. Baskonia got a lot of help from the referees down the stretch in that one.

Didn’t you post YouTube links for that game? I watched it with my hoops obsessed son the other day. Thank you! The passes this kid makes, he makes it look easy!

 

[hrdboild]

Whenever I see Baskonia I can't help but think of Stankonia.

"I'm sorry Ms (Jaren) Jackson, Luka's for reeeeaal"

It's over! Close the thread. funkykingston wins!

 

[hrdboild]

Let's forget all that nonsense and watch this ESPN special about the Wonderboy from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

And people are worried about Doncic's defense. Psshaw.
Everyone knows that Wonderboy is synonymous with Tenacious D!

 

[sterö]

Just thought about another decisionmaking criteria: brand value. Picking Luka would instantly increase the Kings brand value in Europe, which is something that shouldn't be the #1 criteria, but shouldn't be overlooked either when you're the owner and are trying to make money.

Not sure if this will really influence the pick, but just a random thought I wanted to share.

 

[Hansel]

Draftexpress got the point. What's Luka hiding from us? Hahaha

19-year-old Luka Doncic was fantastic in his 24 minutes of action, scoring 20 points to go with 9 boards and 3 assists on 9 field goal attempts. He also knocked down free throws down the stretch. #Madrid can clinch Tuesday, potentially allowing Doncic to attend the #nbadraft Thursday?

Unfortunately, Doncic was playing 5-on-5 and not one on zero in the ACB finals tonight, so NBA teams picking in the top five came away unimpressed with his performance, and his draft stock continues to falter