Dallas Mavs’ Luka Doncic Shootaround Interview Before Game 1 of WCF vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Dallas Mavs’ Luka Doncic Shootaround Interview Before Game 1 of WCF vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

looka what excites you about the next match up we have a good combo of great guards and bigs in this series yeah uh Minnesota is a great team great team uh it’s going to be great atmosphere here uh you know it’s always tough to play here I have amazing crowd uh but outside you know how good they are we know how good they are uh so I think it’s going to be a really fun match up was there anything last round that you guys feel like you you figured out or that clicked as a team that makes you more ready for this next round uh not really we just knew um you know uh no matter what happens we got to stay together uh that’s been kind of out of moto our Motel just to go through everything together uh stay together no matter what uh always been uh like I said we’ve been together 5 months always been very very confident uh so that didn’t change after the series basketball and great basketball what’s it been like to watch Anthony Edwards and what what will that challenge be like defensively unable unbelievable player uh on both sides uh doing all the little things to help the his team win uh but unbelievable Talent uh obviously athletic wise uh we’re similar they we D the same uh but no I’m just kidding uh he’s unbelievable player uh he’s still young he’s what 22 uh that’s young and you can see he’s been built for this and he’s been amazing amazing to watch him all the time what what do you remember about the 22-year-old basketball version of yourself uh you got to remind me when when was that years I years 21 so you’re uh I F I felt way younger than now look this team has been so good defensively over the back half of this season how much of a role does like coach a lot uh he does all the schemes he does The Scouting for defense uh so he helps us a lot he talks to us and since the day he came here you know he’s been a great addition to this team uh so I’m really happy that he’s on our team and he help us a lot look how are you doing physically now especially with the uh me good how much progress has been made I don’t know I don’t know we’ll see today honestly they didn’t do much uh this couple days just R streat uh that’s about it uh obviously Jen Daniels and l d don’t exactly look alike but you know you go from one Defender to another what what’s unique about McDaniels defensively uh he guard went through five for sure uh he’s a great defender when you asked me about that top three I forgot about mdels I told you some people going to be pissed but I forgot about him uh but he’s definitely in top three uh uh he’s been doing incredible fun he has long hands he can jump so uh he’s locked in and he’s going to be tough to go against him I I won’t make you tell me who you’re thinking out of the top three now no no no we’re good on that one who’s the best L catcher me oh what is your relationship like with Coach kid and how do you feel like he brings out the best in all um it’s a great relationship uh you know uh he understands me he understands me and Kai has been in the same position as a player uh so he understands what we go through and he helps us a lot just talking to us what he sees on the court what he would do and that’s that’s amazing to have as a coach luk how much uh so I’ve been talking to like slovenians who like staying up overnight to watch you watch your games at like 4:00 a.m. you know over in Lana how much do you hear about that or you know have friends send you just about how much excitement there is right now you know supporting you uh yeah I mean it’s unbelievable that people wake up it’s full or 3:00 a.m. uh to watch me especially for my home country it means a lot to me and you know uh I know my close close people I know they wake up uh but I don’t know about other people uh but I think they do so it’s really pleasure do you remember that at all when like uh I guess copar when he was with the LA Kings I think he were still in Slovenia then do you remember how much excitement there was you know for that hockey run the Stanley Cup run do you remember that at all one was that uh Kopitar that would have been 2012 when they won the Stanley Cup I don’t remember I was in Spain I was a kid so in 2012 that then okay yeah I was in Spain already so I don’t really remember that you guys have job getting to this point twice now that’s got to mean a lot yeah yeah uh never take it for granted you know like K said and especially in the west the West has been back uh this last couple years uh and it’s insane anybody can win anybody so uh I really appreciate being here for the second time in three years uh it’s a blessing and you know we just got to keep it going right thanks [Music]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic spoke to reporters at shootaround ahead of their Western Conference Finals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their 2024 NBA playoff series.

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