BRITS React to How A Child Prodigy Became An NBA Legend

OB Daz and OB Aidan react to the remarkable Basketball story of Luka Doncic.

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[OCLProductionz]

Luka literally is the PERFECT Superstar. He’s an alltimer with no ceiling but also Super marketable, Super Popular, relatable personality, shines in big moments, aura, killer mentality, trash talking you name it. he is the Face of the League going into next Season😤💯💯

[thunderkai]

A really funny thing is that the Suns who had the #1 pick in Doncic's draft just hired the person who coach Luka on the Slovenian National Team and still didn't draft him

[notthatbad]

It’s about damn time! Luka is the best player on the planet, no one is better than him. Let’s go Mavs!!! #mffl

[imnot_givingmyname_a_machine]

We love Luka in Dallas. I’ll defend him to the day I die.

[GorgeGeourge]

I'm not a close follower of basketball, but I hear that the youth basketball in Europe focuses more on teaching proper technique and fundamentals while in the USA, the youth system is more about just playing more games and tournaments.

[brent]

To Daz's question about taking a player outside the draft. Yes, you can. Today Yubusele from France signed with the 76ers, after his strong Olympic and Euro showing.

[ScruffyNerfhurder]

In the NBA players have to enter the draft. If they are not selected by a team then they can be signed as a free agent. Teams cannot horde the best players and get them without using a draft pick. Also players must be one year removed from high school to enter the draft now. You used to be able to go straight out of high school (Lebron, Kobe, Garnet etc) but they changed the rule. You don't have to go to college though, you can play in the G-League or professionally in another country.

[PHXNKVHXLIC]

Suns should’ve taken Luka at 1 and their organization would look different

And there are things called Eurostash draft picks where teams draft an European player while still under their Euroleague contract so once it ends they immediately go play for said NBA team that drafts them

[Sanonuke]

As an American... I'd venture to guess the 13 year olds here in sports will have a little higher "Basketball IQ" than those in countries that play less basketball, but the talent he had would be able to be cultivated to a higher higher level than the average basketball player here, at least at a younger age. Personally, I think those types of guys have a higher capacity for learning the game to go side by side with their talent and genetics. Those types are typically able to dominate as they go from adolescent, to amateur and so on.

[inquisitive]

3:15 bro somehow managed to mispronounce all the names. Impressive

[asherosu]

A 13 year old's 54 point triple double transfers to any league

[stephensharp]

I am sure they knew who he was growing up. You can enter the draft until you hit a certain age. In the usa, after highschool you have to play a year in college or overseas then you can enter the draft.

[justinjones]

Since I am a American how does the soccer system work in Europe and the UK do you have to play in university to go pro or is the system different than the us like football baseball basketball in the us you have to go to university to be considered by the pros

[EskimoPablo]

Rude to call Luka the “lebron” of the euro league yet I see Luka playing well and winning over there. Similar vibes as the MGK’s DeathTheat/LoveLetter to Eminem.

[villainy]

Dennis Smith Jr wasn't necessarily the reason luka didn't immediately start at point

He started at foward initially because Dirk was injured when the season started so he just took dirks spot in the lineup until dirk returned....and smith was traded to new york to get porzingis and hardaway jr.

[LakerZombie]

Blokes! Genuine question, in your opinion why hasn't NBA basketball or basketball in general taken off in the United Kingdom like it has any some other non US countries like Spain or even now South Sudan? Asking because I would love to see the UK represented in the international competitions like FIBA and the Olympics. I understand soccer is the #1 sport in most countries but it seems the UK could easily make a name for themselves if some of their best players could break through.

[TheCondescendingRedditor]

It’s illegal to draft straight from high school now

[dirmeep]

Luka is great, Serbs love basketball.

[drazenfx]

They both got fired The Suns GM and Kings GM

[Pretendentas]

Probably two best players who cane to nba straight from high-school were kevin garnet and kobe bryant