Luka Dončić

Luka Dončić
	Dončić with the Dallas Mavericks in 2021
No. 77 – Dallas Mavericks
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	28 February 1999 (age 25); Ljubljana, Slovenia
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2015–present
Career highlights and awards
	5× NBA All-Star (2020–2024); 4× All-NBA First Team (2020–2023); NBA Rookie of the Year (2019); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019); FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (2023); All-FIBA World Cup Team (2023); Olympics All-Star Team (2020); All-EuroBasket Team (2017); EuroLeague champion (2018); EuroLeague MVP (2018); EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2018); All-EuroLeague First Team (2018); 2× EuroLeague Rising Star (2017, 2018); EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team (2020); Euroscar Player of the Year (2019); 3× Liga ACB champion (2015, 2016, 2018); Liga ACB MVP (2018); All-Liga ACB First Team (2018); 2× ACB Best Young Player (2017, 2018); 3× ACB All-Young Players Team (2016–2018); 2× Spanish King's Cup winner (2016, 2017); 2× Trofeo Costa de Sol champion (2016, 2017); FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2015); EB Next Generation Tournament champion (2015); EB Next Generation Tournament MVP (2015); Sports Illustrated Breakout of the Year (2019); Slovenian Sportsman of the Year (2018);
Men's basketball
Representing Slovenia
EuroBasket

Luka Dončić ( DON-chich) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for the Slovenia national team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Dončić can speak four languages: Slovenian, Serbian, English, and Spanish.^[5] He learned Spanish after joining Real Madrid.^[6]

References[change | change source]

↑ "Ranking 50 Greatest European Players in NBA History". NBA. August 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
↑ "Svetislav Pesic: 'Jokic and Doncic are best Europeans who've ever played in NBA'". BasketNews. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
↑ "Top 50 NBA players from last 50 years: Nick Wright's list". Fox Sports. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
↑ "40 greatest European players ever: The HoopsHype list". HoopsHype. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
↑ Lee, Michael (June 22, 2018). "After being part of the draft's biggest splash, Luka Doncic, Trae Young now linked forever". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
↑ Bueno, Edu (February 28, 2017). "Doncic turns 18". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

Authority control
International	VIAF WorldCat Identities
National	Norway Poland

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Head coach: Kidd Assistant coaches: Armstrong Broghamer Dudley Hughes Jensen Milič Shammgod Sweeney Veney