Luka Doncic Explains Why It's '100% Easier' To Drop 30 Points In The NBA Than In The EuroLeague

Luka Doncic (The Dallas Mavericks) explains to JJ Redick why it's 100% easier to score 30 points in The NBA than in The EuroLeague. The full interview is available now!

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[hottakes]

I think the defensive three second is really the key. Luka even said that when he's in iso, he waits and checks whether the big has to leave the paint or is about to go back in the paint. In Europe, the big doesn't have to move at all, he can just sit in the paint all game and wait for people to drive. Imagine if a Giannis, Gobert, or Bam could be in the paint for the entire game.

[heltvolt]

“We use kilometers in Europe” as an European fellow I found that extremely funny

[MorganOBrien]

“We use kilometers in Europe”…it’s one thing to speak a second (or third…or fourth) language - it’s another to be able to joke around and be genuinely funny. This is so impressive. Also - 1, 000 miles is 1, 600 km.

[mohamedcoulibaly]

Don't let this fool you, he was giving buckets internationally as a teenager, he would have been a great offensive player regardless of rule changes or eras. His average against the clippers is crazy, and they have top 5 defenders from the past decade.

[green]

"then one morning I said 'I'm gonna go' and it didn't turn out bad" -understatement of the century

[alessandromelosi]

Don't forget that NBA has 12 mins quarter, while in Europe it's up to 10. That makes a 8 minutes difference per game. So it's not just about three seconds rules, fouls rules ecc( All true) In Nba you literally have more time to score.

[JRos_]

It's simple, smaller court which means less spacing, no 3 sec rule so the center can stay in the paint and rules allow more contact, imagine the NBA like that it would mean that you will have defenders all over you without getting fouls called plus smaller court means you got less room to create your own shot and additionally if you try to drive the center will always be there waiting for you. If you want an example of that just watch the olympics and check how Kevin Durant was the only player from team USA scoring at will with FIBA rules while the others were mostly complaining to the refs.

[SosaA]

Luka said this when he first came in the leauge😂

[kailaskrishnan]

I’ve been looking forward to this interview for a while. Luka was my favorite European prospect ever. I remember my cousin in 2016 sent me Luka’s highlight reel and was blown away by his game.

[boxingscience]

We slovenians are so proud of this kid!
Hes our diamond!
Representing our country!

[danielmarbella]

At the end of last Olympic Games, Damian Lillard claimed the same, international basket is way more difficult to score: more traffic, no 3sec rule, more physical. This is no secret. Giannis also said the same indirectly in the last World Cup. NBA became softer than international basketball, something that never happened before.

[harkimb]

As someone who had to adjust to the US imperial system, I know why Doncic thought 1 mile is 2.3 km. He was confusing the conversion for kg to pounds, which is 1 to 2.2. Miles to km is 1 to 1.6. Those are two conversions you deal with almost every day as an international person. There's no chance memorizing the fahrenheit to celsius conversion 🤣

[recorz]

I am glad people finally have gotten a chance to see what he said in full contexts! Because i did the first time he said it but people took the headlines and turned this into a controversy and got mad at him and was like how dare this European player say its easier to score in the nba. When all he was saying the first time is the nba has more spacing the court is bigger and the rules are different. The funny thing is other European players has said the same thing! And American players that went over there to play have said the same thing. He never said the players in Europe was better.

[Mikey-kepq]

When he mentioned the conversion for Km to Miles, He got it confused with pounds to Kg which is 1 kg is 2.2 pounds

[handr]

NO DEFENSE, that's the real reason.
It's really impressive to see a slow, pachydermic player like Luka penetrate defenses as effortlessly and easily as if he were taking a walk in the park. The defenders look at him, someone lazily raises a hand - just in case the ball runs into it by accident - and he scores laughing and joking.

[johnmorales]

I will always come back to this interview after a game like he just

[conchobar]

During the Bulls second 3-peat, the 3pt line was a foot closer to the basket, and centers could camp out in the paint. Yet, we saw easily Jordan scored on teams back then. It makes perfect sense to believe Jordan would average nearly 40 a game today,

[theunderdawg.]

Been a fan of JJ ever since he joined the Sixers. Happy to see him thrive off the court. Wish he could have got a ring.

[KevinChristianTheUpright]

Finally i hear the full statement on this topic

[coollibra]

Basically Luka is saying euro league is about defense. NBA is for scoring!