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luca dantic is one of the most talented young players making their mark in the nba
in just his second year in the league he had averages of 28.8 points 9.4 rebounds and 8.8
assists making him one of the most impressive young players breaking through alongside his
talented teammate spencer denvity luca the winner of the mvp award in the euro league
is projected to lead the dallas mavericks for many years to come nevertheless in spite of
the lucas widespread notoriety there are a few informational tidbits about the slovenian shop
shooter that have flown under the radar in this video we will take a look at the 10 facts about
the luca dantech that you most likely were not aware of luca has already established himself
as one of the greatest mavericks of all time in just his fourth year playing for the team
and he has accomplished things that other players can only dream of doing
here are 10 facts about him that every mavericks fan absolutely needs to be aware of
number 10 highest playoff points per game average in the history of the competition
although you should take this fact with a grain of salt it is to some extent accurate
through 13 post-season games luka doncic has the highest points per game average in the history
of the playoffs he is averaging 33.5 points per game which is better than michael jordan's record
average of 33.4 points to 179 contests this number will undoubtedly go through a range of changes
but the direction in which it tends to move can only be determined by time number nine one of
only two players in nba history to have recorded a 40 point triple double before the age of 21.
as was mentioned earlier luca has already accomplished things
that other players can only hope to accomplish it in the course of their careers
in this regard he is comparable to no one other than the king himself lebron james luca doncic
made a splash in his playoff debut against the los angeles clippers by scoring 42 points
this performance drew the attention of the nba this performance broke the long-standing
record of 38 points set by john williams in 1979 while he was playing four brooklyn nets
number eight 10 plays all tom in triple doubles recorded this is without a doubt
the most impressive accomplishment not only on this list but also of lucas young career today
the wonder boy currently sits in 10th place with 45 triple doubles trailing only larry bird who has
59 over his career to put things in perspective it took for 13 years to accommodate all of those hits
luka doncic has only been active for four seasons so he has not yet reached the peak
of his physical ability only the fourth player in nba history to ever record a triple double
at least 30 points and 20 assists it's a strange twist of fate that this monstrous triple double
was achieved against the washington wizards who at the time were led by russell westbrook
as the franchise with the most triple doubles in nba history luca joined the likes of magic johnson
and oscar robertson as one of the four players to put up this state line westbrook was the other
number seven the maverick with the fastest time to reach 5 000 points wins
the fact that luca has accomplished this should not come as a shock to anyone
because his scoring has been through the roof ever since he began his career since he joined the
league he has accomplished this feat more quickly than any other player currently in the league
he finished his first season with a scoring average of 21.1 points per game which was
higher than lebron james mark of 20.9 points per game in his second year as a professional player
he scored 28.8 points per game which allowed him to surpass dirk nowitzki's previous career high
of 26.6 points per game in a season it took him three years and 197 games to reach 5 000
points for his career which is three games shy than it did for lebron james that is 194
to reach the same milestone number six the most games in mavericks history with 45 points scored
the vast majority of the people would guess that dirk holds this record
and he did until luca changed that earlier this season in comparison to nowitzki who
has three he has four and he is tied with mark aguirre for the most in the history of franchise
number five the youngest player in nba history to score the game-winning basket in a playoff game
after the initial spread of the covet 19 virus the nba resumed its season late in the year 2020
at the bubble in orlando this occurred after the wires had been contained to put things plainly
this is where luka made the bubble his own personal playground
which was the moment that he brought the league's attention to the situation
one of the best performances of his young career and in the history of the nba playoffs he is 43
13 17 state line and game-winning 3-pointer in the game 4 was one of the highlights of the game
of the top 10 scoring performances he has had seven of them have come against the clippers over
the course of the past three seasons luka doncic has been a nightmare for the los angeles clippers
and it would appear that they have not yet found a way to stop him against them he has compiled the
following point totals 51 46 45 44 43 42 and 42 with four of those points coming in the postseason
in his career against the clippers he has scored an average of 31.4 points per game
while shooting 47.5 from the field number four only the fourth player in nba history to have
multiple games with a score of 45 5 15 or better during the same month even though it's not the
most conventional state line to demonstrate luca's greatness the fact that it does so is a testament
to his conventional playoff styling abilities as the only guard he became the fourth player in the
league history to accomplish this feat joining the ranks of elgin baylor walt bellamy and wilt
chamberlain three of the most prolific rebounders in the league chamberlain was responsible for the
very last instance of the statistical line being recorded which took place in 1966 number three
inclusivity on the first team of all nba even though several other mavericks should be on this
list as well including mark aguirre during the time when he scored 30 points per game on average
the statement is still accurate only two players in the history of the franchise have ever been
selected to an all nba first team those players are luca doncic and dirk nowitzki currently
luca has been selected toys falling short of nowitzki's franchise record of three selections
number two his performance under pressure has gotten better with each passing year
a great deal of attention has been paid to luka doncic and his capacity to lead his
team to victory in crucial moments late in games since he first entered the league his
effective field goal percentage when the game was on the line has continued to rise each year
in this particular category he currently has a shooting percentage of 58.2 percent which
one of the highest marks in the league the atlanta hawks were the team that selected him in the draft
the majority of the dallas faithful are familiar with luca's remarkable journey on the draft night
the mavericks who had the fifth overall pick in the 2018 nba draft were concerned that he would
be chosen before they were able to make their selection as a direct consequence of this the
mavericks made a bold move by essentially dealing the slovenian for trey young who they had selected
with the fifth overall pick as well as their selection for the 2019 draft number one his
father was a professional basketball player in his day and his mother had a career as a dancer model
and athlete in the past the roots of the lucas basketball career can be traced back to his father
sassa doncic a professional basketball player who previously competed in the euro league he has 17
years of experience as a player and has the same height as luca he's currently the coach of inger
who competed in the slovenian league the fact that both of the lucas parents were well known
figures in slovenia makes it simple to comprehend how he has managed to maintain his modesty despite
his meteoric rise to superstardom his mother miriam potterbeen competed professionally
as a hurdler and dancer and she currently owns and operates a beauty shop in slovenia
as a child it's obvious that luca was held to a very high standard of achievement
at the very least it's reasonable to assume that he has attained those standards which of the facts
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