A breakdown of what makes Luka so special from my point of view.
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Who's your MVP of the season so far?
I knew he was up next his rookie reason!
Luka might be the best Mav ever, he is only 23, but if he never gets a league MVP, Finals MVP, or championship title, people might still give Dirk the edge.
You dont still think wilt is greater then lebron do you?
Luka and Jokić are the future
i remember having arguments with my friends in 2018 telling them that luka would be better than curry and every guard in the league. it’s just crazy to see that i was right
Luka is a Basketball-prodigy
Johnny Luka is my favourite player too and u r one of my favourite YouTubers too!
I don't watch basketball – there is an +8hrs difference with most of the US, so I would have to be up around 3 – 6AM to catch a live game. I keep up with players based on their celebrity status. All that changed a few weeks ago – I stumbled upon a video of Luka on IG. I have been watching his highlights on YouTube since then. I don't have a deep technical understanding of the game but I can tell – he is special.
Yes I agree with you. But you believe Michael Jordan is the best player ever.
Luca epitomizes why we love the beautiful game of basketball, unfortunately the way Luca's TEAM is set up epitomizes all the things that made the iso era of basketball so boring. Despite Luca being a transcendent passer and playmaker, the players the Mavs organization have put around Luca are just flat out not talented enough to take advantage of those skills. As a result, the Mavs are basically using Luca like the Rockets used Harden, where its just a one man show who cant be stopped. It's fun to watch Luca, but its not fun to watch the Mavs
NBA got So much talent now !!! So many great players!!!🔥
Adrian Dantley 2.0
What your saying can go for Steph Curry too
Life is pretty simple when you're super-athletic, that's why most people admire muscle over intelligence. Intelligence actually makes life much more complicated. Even a lot of TV NBA talking heads "analysts" seem to prefer an MVP player to look like Jordan and not like Bird, therefore players like Embiid or Giannis are getting pushed and players like Jokič and Luka tend to get pushed under the rug. Because Lebron and Zion will attract more "average" people to the sport, while Joker and Luke will only attract the smart and the hard-core.
Playing devils advocate but he's doing this against bad teams. I still like him.
usually love your stuff and this is all spot on. but not once did you mention how terrible he is on defense. he plays defense like lebron… standing under the rim on the block, not covering anyone and on court load managing, while collecting uncontested defensive rebounds. further more lukas offensive style is "easy to guard" ~(the late kobe bryant) and while individually he will put up great numbers, his teammates will likely suffer. kevin durant is by far the leading mvp candidate due to what he does on both ends of the court and without ball dominating like Luka
Well Luka is probably the most valuable to his team in the literal sense, but the MVP will most likely have to be the 1 seed to win the award this season. Unfortunately I don’t think he can do it.
He has to win a title to put in this mythical pantheon. Defense is atrocious now. Donovan Mitchell just scored 71 and he’s no ATG.
by a show of thumbs,
who knew he was different as nba rookie, when he and mavs had enough confidence & courage take the game saving tre
VS Portland? (of all places)
I've seen it dozens of times already, but I still love the little nerd dance he does.
all good my man but nobody saying 80s and 90s era players were plumbers cause of atleticism. Guys in todays game have a ball on a string. In 80s and 90s the skill was rare
Isn‘t it true that the NBA Today is different regarding Rules and D?!? Isn‘t it true that Wilt‘s time not all Stats were recorded? To much praise for me. Great Kid, even greater Baller but it‘s to early to hold him that high
I watch the NBA because of Luka, and because I'm Slovene myself, I'm quite bias in who I'd like to see win. However, I don't see it happening even with monster numbers this season. I think there are a few reasons. FIrst, the fact that other people are playing out of their mind this season also, but I think more impotantly, I think that quite a few people know Luka is going to win MVPs in his career. Giving them to a 23 year old who will improve, might be a bit dangerous of killing any achievment by MJ or Bird.
I think it will be good for him in the long run to fail a bit to get the work (out)-ethinc and diet he needs for a 20-year career. If he achieves too much too quickly, he might stop improving and actually just get injured too much by the time he's 30. He has every possibility in the word to truely become one of the all time greats, and this is happening with "recovery beers" and him still not looking like a professional athlete
He and the Joker should team up. It'd be solely beautiful.
I get luka isn’t the most athletic player we’ve seen but he is an athlete. It’s just weird that he makes it look so easy against players who should stop him. Against whole teams too.
He’s on pace to be at LEAST the 3rd best point guard ever. He averages nearly a triple double already, at 35 PPG, carrying a bad team.
maybe he is an early bloomer and he is already at his peak right now.
Luka has the greatest feel for the game in the game today. I wish he didn’t carry and travel as much but that’s part of the game now. He’s the type of player that Kobe would really have respect for.
You could argue that the four best players in the NBA right now are all non-American – Luka, Giannis, Jokic and Embiid. This really speaks to the game's global evolution.
I don't respect him foul baiting into defenders not to mention luka has more ft attempts than prime harden
luka might become the most dominant player of all time
There is no problem for Doncic ability wise, he is making good strides in his defense too which is his main criticism right now. I just hope he develops more as the leader of the mavs and keeping his emotions under control.
Luka is the reason why I sometimes hate basketball, just can't stand that guy…
Yes! And u can say the exact same thing about Jokic too
I can see anybody
Luka is the best player in the league right now. He just has to get them to the playoffs for MVP
IF LUKA WONT BE MVP…I COULD SAY THE NBA IS SHIT NOT BASKETBALL. LIGA..PLUS IF MAVS LIKE TO WIN A RING THEY NEED AT LEAST 2 MORE PLAYERS LIKE LUKA…HE CAN NOTDO IT. BBY HIMSELF
Nikola Jokic and Doncic are the 2 best players in NBA today
The Celtics are why I love basketball… They are so fuckin nasty
Glad you made this video, basketball has more focus on skill/timing/awareness than people realize instead of athleticism. We’re all impressed by the guys with 40” verticals, but if they don’t have a way to consistently get to use it to score or block then it’s just a guy who can jump high and that’s it.
Hi, Jonny. Yesterday, I was checking your channel for a new video about Luka. Well, here it is. Thanks so much. Also, It would be so interesting to see a series of videos: How good IS xxxx? There are names for that. Luka, Giannis, Jokic, Zion, etc. Keep the good work!
I’ll keep saying this get Luka a great supporting cast and he’ll win you multiple championships. This guy is insane, he’s too good to not be contending rn.
White excellence
Can’t believe this man is 23 years old and you can make a LEGITIMATE argument on why he’s the best player in the world rn.
100% facts
Jokič, am am Luka faks sonce grom slovenia his Young age.
If the season was to end right now, my MVP would be Jokic. Very similar to Luka but far more efficient and has the 1seed. Luka needs a little help and he can easily be an engine for a championship team and win many MVPs.
He is handsome and good-looking at the same time. And i forgot to mention he is legendary!