But remember, Luka's hype was nowhere NEAR Wemby's hype. There was zero chance Wemby wasn't going number 1, meanwhile Luka had 2 players taken ahead of him & was traded on draft night.
Yea, while luka still had a lot of pressure is different form what wemby is going trought. Luka had less pressure to become an MVP caliber player, the worst thing he suffered was people doubting his skills. Wemby basically NEEDS to become an MVP caliber player on the next 3 years. Of course personally, i would never call anyone a bust for not becoming an MVP caliber player, we are setting that expectations on him he never said he would become the next lebron. But as we seen many times if wemby doesnt reach that insane level there will be lots of people sending hate towards him.
@@brunofabiani1289 100% agree. At this point, you have people arguing Luka's not getting enough MVP recognition, but Wemby is EXPECTED to be an MVP player at some point. He's already in the conversation for DPOY as a rookie (very deserved imo), and people expect the Spurs to get back to their dominant ways during the Duncan/Parker/Ginobli era. Any failure to do so will somehow be put on Wemby, even if he's the only thing keeping that team competitive.
This is largely due to ignorance more than anything else. Luka was the best player in Europe at 18, a blind man could’ve seen it coming. The US really need to step up their development tbh
@@AlexBrown-xp7mt 5 years ago the average American sports fan, average NBA fan, and I would say even average NBA player didn't have an accurate window into how good European players would be. I agree the US needs to step up their development. At least now people realize top tier talent can easily come from Europe whereas in the 2010s it was perennially a surprise
I think it really had to do with the era(late 90s-early 2010s) that he played in. It was such a defense era and all of the guys who were winning DPOY in his era were themselves all time great defenders. Here's the list of all the DPOY winners from 98-2010: Mutombo x2 Mourning x2 Wallace x4 Artest x1 Camby x1 Garnett x1 Howard x2
Because competition in 2000s was insanee when we talk about defense. Maybe he deserved to win it once, but still, there were guys like KG, Ben Wallace, Dwight, etc, etc...
Luka and Wemby are perfect duo to build NBA around right now. One a physical freak unlike anything we have ever seen, the other one absolutly dominating the game with his mind and skill. If the league plays this right, and does not try to force push some Murican players at all cost, this could be next bird-magic era type deal.
i followed luka since he was 16/17 playing in real madrid, i knew he'd be amazing, but this good? reminds me of MJ, i get THAT type of hype watching him play... just wish he had better luck with the team, his FO and coaching let him down big time so far in his first 6 seasons...
Yup. If only he had Celtics or Nuggets FO. Even just the heat's? Makes me wish he went to those teams instead of the one he has. Makes me think that Mavs were the reason Dirk only won 1 ring. Looks like Luka won't win 1 with them.
Lol Americans can’t accept the fact that foreigners are getting better than their American basketball players. It’s because they actually learn all aspects of the game and fundamentals. Most American basketball players are greedy and selfish when they play. Too much ego. I’m a Suns fan and I hate that they passed up on Luka🤦🏽♂️
I remember seeing luka destroyed the whole euro league at 17 years old and immediately felt Lionel Messi vibes from this guy, like he was born to be the best basketball player in history, he is the reason I’m still watching the NBA , he is a must see tv Just like Kobe and MJ
I understand the comparison but there are dozens of incredibly talented players in the NBA, there was never anyone even close to Messi's talent in his era on the entire planet. You can argue Cristiano Ronaldo, but his thing was more brute forcing with sheer athleticism and unparalleled physical gene lottery rather than pure talent
Its hilarious luka has haters when hes absolutely dominated in the regular season and playoffs like only jordan has. Even lebron has had bad series but not those two
Luka was the MVP of the Euroleague with 18yo. If a 18yo were the MVP of the G-League, everybody would agree that is 1 pick and they would be saying that is the next MJ...
As a Spurs fan 2018 was when Kawhi Leonard was forcing his way out and I wanted so badly to trade him to Sacramento for the #2 pick to grab Doncic, especially since Phoenix was clearly taking Ayton #1. Doncic was the most clear #1 pick since Anthony Davis, and I don't know how anyone could have passed on him when he had easily the best resume we have ever seen someone come into the draft with in the one and done era. High end European teams like Real Madrid competing for titles hate playing 19 year olds they know are headed straight to the NBA and yet this guy leads them to a Euroleague title and wins MVP.
I m french... so please don't said all european in your color comment...I expect in France we have exceeded this sort of comments!!! I respect Luka... But when you look basket ball history we can understand the lack of understanding about european player
I remember Luka saying before the draft that he would stay in Europe if the Kings drafted him. The other two teams ok, but for Sacramento I think it was reasonable doubt
This is great content and Wemby and Luka are amazing. One caveat should be thrown in re the historic 5x5s: they didn’t count steals and blocks in the early days. Wilt probably had, what, 250 5x5 games, and maybe 30 in a row, who knows
It's not just the blocks...it's the THREAT of the blocks. Opposing offensives have to change their entire inside strategies. Nobody has been that kind of a force on defense since Bill Russell, or maybe Wilt.
Luka is special and will be the MVP at some point. Wemby has the potential to become the GOAT. The things he can do on a basketball court... never seen something like that. 5x5 game, 4x5 with 5 made threes, defensive monster, crafty around the rim, decent from outside. The sky is the limit for Wembanyama.
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💯💯 Luka was ROBBED OF MVP this season: • 34/9/10 • 1st in points • 2nd in assists • 73 point game (4th highest ever) • First 33/9/9 season in NBA history • Most 30-PT TD’s since MVP Russ • 1st in 25-point games • 1st in 35-point games • 1st in 40-point games • 1st in 45-point games • 2nd in 3’s made • Top 10 in steals • 61.7% TS • Highest scoring season in Mavs history • Most PPG + RPG + APG since the merger. • Most consecutive 25 point triple-doubles ever • Most consecutive 30 point triple-doubles ever • Lifted Mavs from 11 seed to 5 seed • Most games missed by teammates among all playoff teams • Mavs 50+ wins • Mavs 1st in clutch win% • 6th best record in entire NBA
These kids don’t understand that statistics and real analysis is new we only knew he was a crazy good football player declaring for the draft after playing all over like Kobe and passed the eye test.
@@jdrmanmusiqking bruh I know but to say Rondo is not comparable is wild af. Dude help lead his teams to chips. Without him some of those teams don’t win, he was a good point when he wouldn’t be a diva. Is he Point God? Fuck no but it ain’t that wild
Wiggins and Embiid not winning it all that year in Kansas was the start of Andrew Wiggins downturn. Wiggins dropped 4 points in a close out tournament game and showed that he wasn’t capable of consistently taking over a game when it mattered most.
The duel of Wemby vs Luka will dictate the NBA in the next 10 years. The best offensive player of his generation vs best defensive player of his generation. And this could go down as the signel greatest rivalry, matching Bird/Magic, and the winner will probably end up with MJ/LBJ in GOAT debates.
nice to see that the Dallas Mavericks have more blocks than Wemby.. Mavs really upped their frontcourt roster this offseason and before the trade deadline.
@@dsbeats5657well Dallas only got their two front court big just recently , and lively been out for more than 15 games , is a fair comparison still since team like kings , lakers all got lesser blocks ..
Luka was limited hyped, there were a lot of mainstream media saying he was not going to be good and he was over hyped trash or like you showed they didn’t even know who he was, he also wasn’t undisputed no 1 pick.
These Euro players are taking over! Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Wemby, Sabonis, Markkanen, Porzingis, Sengun! Then you have this upcoming draft and so many european prospects are projected to go in the lottery, maybe even 1st and 2nd like Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Nikola Topic, Tidjane Salaun. So much talent overseas, it's getting scary
Big man back in the day would average 3 plus blocks a game. For what ever strange reason blocks have become a rare thing. So its cool seeing a player finally arrive who is revitalizing the art
Yea Players lika Luka are very special and are born winners....I wish him a lot of chips❤❤❤❤... Great channel and content BTW.... new subscriber 😊😊😊😊....cheers from Portorose Slovenia ❤❤❤❤
@@parrqueee how many chips has had MJ, Lebron,Larry Bird,ECT....so pls take it easy, he's got the entire career Infront of him.... I'm convinced that Luka will get at least 1 or to chip in his already amazing career....
Spurs with wemby on the court - tied for 5th best defense. Spurs without wemby - worst defense in NBA history. It's not even a conversation that he should be the DPOY. It's politics if he doesn't get it.
Surprise surprise, it turns out getting professional experience playing against and (more importantly) practicing with grown men since the age of 16 makes you gain experience like nothing else can (no matter how undoubtedly high the quality of the college KIDS is in the NCAA). Luka trained with the pro squad of arguably the best team in Europe since the age of 16. Playing with Super wise and intelligent players like Sergio Lull, Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez... making them look average. It was wild to watch. When he was 17 going on 18 in his last season I believe he carried the team to winning the Euro League. You add to that a mindboggling amount of talent, a certain amount of intelligence and love for the game and you have an 18-year-old who can instantly dominate the NBA. Wemby is insane though, hes not even European, he´s extraterrestrial. EDIT: this wasn't meant to sound criticial. I really enjoyed that video. Watching Wemby and Doncic highlights is just a joy. especially as a European. I really got Fed up with the NBA in the last few years. Watching the golden state warriors throw three-pointers really bored me. But in the last few weeks, YT has been force-feeding me NBA content and it has gotten me excited again.
That whole story about him being that good because he went pro so early is completely wrong. It is the other way around. He went pro so early and even dominated because he is a generational talent at the sport of basketball. US sports is way too focused on physical attributes and athleticism. No matter how early any other human being starts to practice basketball, no one will never be able to reach the skill level of Luka. Not to mention that he has all of the physical attributes and more than enough athleticism.
Kobe and Shaq on steroids and literally, the Spurs would be the perfect organization for both for them. This would be like if Damian Lillard and Giannis got to play with each other in their primes because there’s a good chance in a couple years if the Mavericks keep on under performing ,the Spurs will have more than enough money to sign for him it would probably be the greatest duo the NBA has ever seen him, and probably means this team what have not only the best defender in the NBA they would have the best offensive player in the NBA as well. It wouldn’t be fair honestly and imagine all the veterans that would want to come to San Antonio no income tax and you’re guaranteed pretty much a ring if they stay healthy
@@Eniggma39never going to be a rivalry as they don’t play a same position and both can’t really guard both , media won’t make them a rival unless both getting the pieces they want , like wemby getting trae young , while luka getting another superstar big , then the rivalry will exist. If u just talking bout stats rivalry , it won’t make sense either , wemby won’t average similar points like luka every game as he needs to play a lot more defense while having his team guards to do the runs , Assist won’t make sense either , maybe just rebounding ? 😂😂
@@Eniggma39 star vs star then is not rivalry lul , there’s so many stars in the league already , maybe u think less on what “rivalry” means in the first place
I went to a Mavs-Rockets game in Dallas his Rookie year, might’ve been the other time they played them bc I remember it being Harden Luka hit the winning stepback over. But I knew I was witnessing someone really transcendent, was cool seeing him live Edit: think that might’ve been Year 2
Luka moved to the NBA after winning everything in the most competitive league outside of US, he is a born winner and has a killer mentality that it's only seen in the all time greats. Wemby is a freak of nature, but he chose the easy way into the NBA, he went to a mediocre team where he could play as much as he wanted and the way he wanted without any kind of preassure and having plenty of room to maintain good stats... That showed to me a lack of competitiveness or will to win it all that seem off for a superstar. When Luka joined the Mavs they were trying to tank for some years but they had to change plans because how good Luka was already (admitted by the same Cuban), on the other hand Wemby managed to carry his team to the DEAD LAST spot in the western conference... how many superstars have been dead last in the league before even as a rookie? Don't get me wrong Wemby has potential to be a very good player, but being a leader and a born winner is something that simply you have or you have not, and for now he hasn't shown it to me.
that clip with KD made me realize we have 3 possible great coaches coming up : Lebron = he already been coaching cavs and lakers CP3 = he's been coaching since the Clippers and possibly KD = he doesnt have that coach thing that bron and cp3 do but KD loves basketball = he knows way more then he lets on .
2018 draft it was more of a mystery than hype on Luka. All mock drafts had Ayton 1st. Luka anywhere from 2nd to 5th. Analyst were comparing him to Gordon Hayward. There were a few though who knew he was the real deal.
"This was Luka first year, I'll never forget. I walked up to Wes, I'm like, man y'all gonna let the white dude get the ball the whole game? That's crazy. He looked me dead in my face, he said: that mf cold." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wemby is DPOY for sure, the only argument against that is that spurs sucks and have lost a lot of games. Other than that he indiviually dominates all the competition defensively. The numbers he is putting up are insane.
The thing was at the time of Luka drafting there were many hyped Euro players that did absolutely nothing in the nba. Even hear Dirk say they had doubts of will he be quick enough? If you look at previous years' drafts before Luka there are many names you have forgotten about because they quickly washed out of the league, but were supposed to be really exciting prospects at the time if you had a fellow tanking team so you followed the draft. It is obvious if you look back now his accolades were so above and beyond that obviously he would be star, but at the same time these other guys had accolades too, not as high, but it didn't mean anything and they couldn't make it in the nba, so it was still a high risk to see if he could do it. At the time, there were mock drafts that had him going even later than he did. The repeated errors of drafting Euro guys made everyone hesitant on if it would work, the Mavs were just the perfect franchise with Euro history and position to move up to take that risk. Even after Luka, there were some Euro players taken very high probably largely because of Luka performing way above expectations but they haven't panned out the same.
I called Luka being absolutely unreal the year before he was drafted. Saw him play, chatted to him, was a lovely guy. Told all my friends, we put money on him being ROTY. Also put a serious amount of money into Luka Doncic rookie cards!
I knew luka was gone be him cause he was a pro since 14 and was nice at 14 😂 just like Ricky Rubio if it wasn’t for injuries Rubio was gone be him. Rubios first full healthy season the mfr averaged 14 8 and 2.5 steals per game. Rubio was gone be him at one point but injuries man.
I've spent a lot of time pondering why/how Ricky wasn't Jason Kidd 2.0 and I actually don't think it was the injuries. The fact he was a strong FT shooter has always been confounding because we think of it as an indicator of true shooting touch/ability ... But I think in his case it was a rote skill he learned -- similar to how guys like Bruce Bowen and PJ Tucker were able to shoot 40% on corner threes despite not being able to shoot in a general sense -- and it obscured the obvious: He couldn't shoot or finish. Also the fact he was small. Before the draft we all thought he was 6'5" and assumed he'd fill out to like 205. In reality he was actually closer to Trae Young's size. But ultimately he never had the kind of touch, especially around the basket, that's necessary to succeed at his size and I'm not sure we can just blame that on injuries.
Some constructive criticism: I would avoid having a paragraph of text on screen and then reading it out verbatim. Most people read a lot faster than speak. Like 3:30 for example, way better way to deliver similar info. Cool channel tho, I think you'll do well.
I think only people outside of the states understood how good Luka was before the draft...I think there was more of a Luka slander going on than a hype before he got drafted in US media
the thing i have with the DPOTY it feels as though it should go to a team that actually made the playoffs. that would be like giving MVP to a player on a bad team so he had to score every time and got to put up 50 shots a night. the spurs make the play offs, and he is a shoe in for it. But that is some thing i dont think should go to a team that isnt in playoff
If Lukas hype was that high, why didnt he go first in the draft? For the potential the guy was bringing to the table, ithink he was a bit more underrated than anything else
if luka did that, his averages would fluctuate 🗣🗣🗣
But remember, Luka's hype was nowhere NEAR Wemby's hype. There was zero chance Wemby wasn't going number 1, meanwhile Luka had 2 players taken ahead of him & was traded on draft night.
Yea, while luka still had a lot of pressure is different form what wemby is going trought. Luka had less pressure to become an MVP caliber player, the worst thing he suffered was people doubting his skills. Wemby basically NEEDS to become an MVP caliber player on the next 3 years.
Of course personally, i would never call anyone a bust for not becoming an MVP caliber player, we are setting that expectations on him he never said he would become the next lebron. But as we seen many times if wemby doesnt reach that insane level there will be lots of people sending hate towards him.
@@brunofabiani1289 100% agree. At this point, you have people arguing Luka's not getting enough MVP recognition, but Wemby is EXPECTED to be an MVP player at some point.
He's already in the conversation for DPOY as a rookie (very deserved imo), and people expect the Spurs to get back to their dominant ways during the Duncan/Parker/Ginobli era. Any failure to do so will somehow be put on Wemby, even if he's the only thing keeping that team competitive.
This is largely due to ignorance more than anything else. Luka was the best player in Europe at 18, a blind man could’ve seen it coming. The US really need to step up their development tbh
@@AlexBrown-xp7mt 5 years ago the average American sports fan, average NBA fan, and I would say even average NBA player didn't have an accurate window into how good European players would be. I agree the US needs to step up their development. At least now people realize top tier talent can easily come from Europe whereas in the 2010s it was perennially a surprise
@@madtonesbrLike six month ago Chuck did say something like "Victor never played against grown men". That's crazy.
Dirk asking if another European is athletic enough to play in the league is crazy 😂
Pot, meet the kettle
Dirk is American now. He's been assimilated. 😂
Early dirk low-key more athletic than Luka and he tall as hell🤷♂️
Most don't realize that young dirk was hella athletic!
@@ThatsPetyespecially in his early years. These kids don’t remember pre 2000 drafts😅
So, you see Duncan's defense in that graph and tell me how in the world he had never won a DPOY award. Just ridiculous.
Nah, he should have won DPOD
One of the greatest travesties of the NBA.
Just goes to show how humble that man is
I think it really had to do with the era(late 90s-early 2010s) that he played in. It was such a defense era and all of the guys who were winning DPOY in his era were themselves all time great defenders. Here's the list of all the DPOY winners from 98-2010:
Mutombo x2
Mourning x2
Wallace x4
Artest x1
Camby x1
Garnett x1
Howard x2
Because competition in 2000s was insanee when we talk about defense. Maybe he deserved to win it once, but still, there were guys like KG, Ben Wallace, Dwight, etc, etc...
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Realllll bro I love the 20+ min content format
Glaze is crazy but well deserved
@@rabu99😂😂😂
Luka and Wemby are perfect duo to build NBA around right now. One a physical freak unlike anything we have ever seen, the other one absolutly dominating the game with his mind and skill. If the league plays this right, and does not try to force push some Murican players at all cost, this could be next bird-magic era type deal.
No like, they do kinda remind me of Bird and Magic as a duo in some ways
(Some player gets 2 technical fouls in a game)
If Draymond did that, his averages would go down
We really are blessed to be watching today, there's a lot of good young stars in the nba that will be good for years
Modern jam has been one of the fastest growing nba yt channels
If Luka Did that his averages will go down🗣️🗣️
NBA players look up at Wemby the way the rest of us look up at NBA players.
i followed luka since he was 16/17 playing in real madrid, i knew he'd be amazing, but this good? reminds me of MJ, i get THAT type of hype watching him play... just wish he had better luck with the team, his FO and coaching let him down big time so far in his first 6 seasons...
Yup. If only he had Celtics or Nuggets FO. Even just the heat's? Makes me wish he went to those teams instead of the one he has. Makes me think that Mavs were the reason Dirk only won 1 ring. Looks like Luka won't win 1 with them.
@@jjcometa9333wtf are u talking about. Dirk was battling the west with kobe and duncan and the other great teams.
Whatever happens, do not ever put Luka and Wemby on the same team. That tandem will win a lot of championships.
omg they fit together like Yin and Yang, that would be devastating to the league lmao
qhy in the nba there arent like power teams that makws team great like why one great player per team?
@@bealu9459 Salary caps, those superstars wanted max contract
At least 7 championships before Luka retires😂💯
Luka didn’t get enough hype I knew he was going be good I beg for suns to draft him I thought they were but they didn’t smh 🤦🏽♂️
Sure
That’s cap u did not want him
@@aidananimation123 Some analysts said he was a great player its just the main ones on like espn that said he wasn't
Thankfully now he owns the suns so they dont need to buy him
Lol Americans can’t accept the fact that foreigners are getting better than their American basketball players. It’s because they actually learn all aspects of the game and fundamentals. Most American basketball players are greedy and selfish when they play. Too much ego. I’m a Suns fan and I hate that they passed up on Luka🤦🏽♂️
I remember seeing luka destroyed the whole euro league at 17 years old and immediately felt Lionel Messi vibes from this guy, like he was born to be the best basketball player in history, he is the reason I’m still watching the NBA , he is a must see tv
Just like Kobe and MJ
He may finish top 10, not goat though
When Luka finishes with like 1 ring and 1 MVP you gonna call him the GOAT? Laughable.
Wemby is better than fluka
I understand the comparison but there are dozens of incredibly talented players in the NBA, there was never anyone even close to Messi's talent in his era on the entire planet. You can argue Cristiano Ronaldo, but his thing was more brute forcing with sheer athleticism and unparalleled physical gene lottery rather than pure talent
Its hilarious luka has haters when hes absolutely dominated in the regular season and playoffs like only jordan has. Even lebron has had bad series but not those two
"Oh, let me shut the fuck up" 😂😂😂😂😂
Everyone in europe knew Luka should've gone #1
But americans saw "white and european" and hesitated
Actually, white europeans are in people’s radars back then and now..
it’s white americans that get the racist end
Texas (Dallas) didn't they saw white and said ahhh shit gotta to get him no matter what, so funny :))))))))))))
Luka was the MVP of the Euroleague with 18yo. If a 18yo were the MVP of the G-League, everybody would agree that is 1 pick and they would be saying that is the next MJ...
As a Spurs fan 2018 was when Kawhi Leonard was forcing his way out and I wanted so badly to trade him to Sacramento for the #2 pick to grab Doncic, especially since Phoenix was clearly taking Ayton #1. Doncic was the most clear #1 pick since Anthony Davis, and I don't know how anyone could have passed on him when he had easily the best resume we have ever seen someone come into the draft with in the one and done era. High end European teams like Real Madrid competing for titles hate playing 19 year olds they know are headed straight to the NBA and yet this guy leads them to a Euroleague title and wins MVP.
I m french... so please don't said all european in your color comment...I expect in France we have exceeded this sort of comments!!! I respect Luka... But when you look basket ball history we can understand the lack of understanding about european player
Lukas welcome to the nba moment was him welcoming the nba 😅 too good
I remember Luka saying before the draft that he would stay in Europe if the Kings drafted him. The other two teams ok, but for Sacramento I think it was reasonable doubt
This is great content and Wemby and Luka are amazing.
One caveat should be thrown in re the historic 5x5s: they didn’t count steals and blocks in the early days. Wilt probably had, what, 250 5x5 games, and maybe 30 in a row, who knows
oh lord, probably 😯
It's not just the blocks...it's the THREAT of the blocks. Opposing offensives have to change their entire inside strategies. Nobody has been that kind of a force on defense since Bill Russell, or maybe Wilt.
Luka is special and will be the MVP at some point. Wemby has the potential to become the GOAT. The things he can do on a basketball court... never seen something like that. 5x5 game, 4x5 with 5 made threes, defensive monster, crafty around the rim, decent from outside. The sky is the limit for Wembanyama.
I mean Luka just needs championships to be the GOAT and maybe another superstar joins him in the future.
9th all time in triple doubles is insane
I remember watching all these rookie games you showed for Luka. Dude seemed to grow into an undeniable superstar more and more every game
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💯💯
Luka was ROBBED OF MVP this season: • 34/9/10 • 1st in points • 2nd in assists • 73 point game (4th highest ever) • First 33/9/9 season in NBA history • Most 30-PT TD’s since MVP Russ • 1st in 25-point games • 1st in 35-point games • 1st in 40-point games • 1st in 45-point games • 2nd in 3’s made • Top 10 in steals • 61.7% TS • Highest scoring season in Mavs history • Most PPG + RPG + APG since the merger. • Most consecutive 25 point triple-doubles ever • Most consecutive 30 point triple-doubles ever • Lifted Mavs from 11 seed to 5 seed • Most games missed by teammates among all playoff teams • Mavs 50+ wins • Mavs 1st in clutch win% • 6th best record in entire NBA
This is just valuable content man, no stupid music and a well balanced analysis without cherry picking to add to certain narratives. Keep it up!
He’s just reading someone else’s Reddit post lmao
@@nonyornats6218yeah really not that impressive
These kids don’t understand that statistics and real analysis is new we only knew he was a crazy good football player declaring for the draft after playing all over like Kobe and passed the eye test.
I love both of them, great players
Chris Paul AKA rajon rondo is crazy😂
I know.. Rondo got rings
Arguing Rondo was better than CP3 is absolutely asinine@@Jarulara
@@jdrmanmusiqking bruh I know but to say Rondo is not comparable is wild af. Dude help lead his teams to chips. Without him some of those teams don’t win, he was a good point when he wouldn’t be a diva. Is he Point God? Fuck no but it ain’t that wild
@@Jarulara *Arguing Rondo was better than CP3 is asinine*
Don't know where you got the rest from. Rondo is definitely a HoFer but hes not CP
@@jdrmanmusiqking I agree
“Bro really thinks he’s Thanasis” after that Wemby cross GOT ME CRYING LMAOOO
I was a bit surprised they put lukas actual layup animation in 2k, in that 73 point game luka was playing 2k while everyone was playing basketball.
The way the veteran guys talk about Wemby is awesome!
Dirk Nowitzki talking about Luka -wow
Wiggins and Embiid not winning it all that year in Kansas was the start of Andrew Wiggins downturn. Wiggins dropped 4 points in a close out tournament game and showed that he wasn’t capable of consistently taking over a game when it mattered most.
Joel being obviously better didn’t help. If he didn’t have that back injury he would’ve been the unanimous #1 pick.
The duel of Wemby vs Luka will dictate the NBA in the next 10 years.
The best offensive player of his generation vs best defensive player of his generation.
And this could go down as the signel greatest rivalry, matching Bird/Magic, and the winner will probably end up with MJ/LBJ in GOAT debates.
nice to see that the Dallas Mavericks have more blocks than Wemby.. Mavs really upped their frontcourt roster this offseason and before the trade deadline.
That’s crazy teams are literally comparing themselves defensively to Wembanyama 😂
@@dsbeats5657Wetbananas pretty good too frfr
@@dsbeats5657well Dallas only got their two front court big just recently , and lively been out for more than 15 games , is a fair comparison still since team like kings , lakers all got lesser blocks ..
I just knew Luka was gonna be good. 18 years old and Euro league MVP that's something!
LMAOO he had 66 Career triple doubles when this video was released. Now, less than two weeks later, he has 72. Madness
Luka was limited hyped, there were a lot of mainstream media saying he was not going to be good and he was over hyped trash or like you showed they didn’t even know who he was, he also wasn’t undisputed no 1 pick.
“4 of them were luka doncic, one was marielle fultz” 😂😂😂
These Euro players are taking over! Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Wemby, Sabonis, Markkanen, Porzingis, Sengun! Then you have this upcoming draft and so many european prospects are projected to go in the lottery, maybe even 1st and 2nd like Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Nikola Topic, Tidjane Salaun. So much talent overseas, it's getting scary
Big man back in the day would average 3 plus blocks a game. For what ever strange reason blocks have become a rare thing. So its cool seeing a player finally arrive who is revitalizing the art
This video is 15 minutes longer than it needs to be
Luka didn't have that much hype. He got slated by the media saying he couldn't do it in the US.
I wonder how many NBA fans will be rooting for Wemby next August...
Yea Players lika Luka are very special and are born winners....I wish him a lot of chips❤❤❤❤... Great channel and content BTW.... new subscriber 😊😊😊😊....cheers from Portorose Slovenia ❤❤❤❤
born chip winner with 0 chips??
@@parrqueee how many chips has had MJ, Lebron,Larry Bird,ECT....so pls take it easy, he's got the entire career Infront of him.... I'm convinced that Luka will get at least 1 or to chip in his already amazing career....
@@GaiusPrimusMatius overrated stat padder like embid
@@parrqueee 😂😂😂😂😂 that's why is the third in assist in the entire NBA....Luka is rather underrated.....
@@parrqueeeleast braindead lakers fan
Man i wish he got that all star nod! If any rookie deserves an all star nod its him
Everyday i look forward to your videos. Keep it up. Its like a documentary style of "thinking basketball" never change
Good put together video. Had me interested throughout, good research as well. Def got my sub
Spurs with wemby on the court - tied for 5th best defense. Spurs without wemby - worst defense in NBA history. It's not even a conversation that he should be the DPOY. It's politics if he doesn't get it.
They gone prolly give it to his step-dad cuz of team wins
Surprise surprise, it turns out getting professional experience playing against and (more importantly) practicing with grown men since the age of 16 makes you gain experience like nothing else can (no matter how undoubtedly high the quality of the college KIDS is in the NCAA). Luka trained with the pro squad of arguably the best team in Europe since the age of 16. Playing with Super wise and intelligent players like Sergio Lull, Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez... making them look average. It was wild to watch. When he was 17 going on 18 in his last season I believe he carried the team to winning the Euro League. You add to that a mindboggling amount of talent, a certain amount of intelligence and love for the game and you have an 18-year-old who can instantly dominate the NBA. Wemby is insane though, hes not even European, he´s extraterrestrial.
EDIT: this wasn't meant to sound criticial. I really enjoyed that video. Watching Wemby and Doncic highlights is just a joy. especially as a European. I really got Fed up with the NBA in the last few years. Watching the golden state warriors throw three-pointers really bored me. But in the last few weeks, YT has been force-feeding me NBA content and it has gotten me excited again.
That whole story about him being that good because he went pro so early is completely wrong. It is the other way around. He went pro so early and even dominated because he is a generational talent at the sport of basketball. US sports is way too focused on physical attributes and athleticism. No matter how early any other human being starts to practice basketball, no one will never be able to reach the skill level of Luka. Not to mention that he has all of the physical attributes and more than enough athleticism.
Bullshit. There are thousands of players that go through that same system with adults blah blah… These guys are just special
If America wants to compete, they need to get rid of the student athlete and build more doors academies
@@blicleak1101its not bs. Aau compared to overseas is vastly different.
Longevity/injury is my biggest concern with Wemby and only time will tell, but he definitely has potential to be one of the best.
Dude like Tom Brady of the league early years every bout had doubts till he got his chance to shine!!!
Got me with the joe ingles joke I just subscribed 😂
Wiggins is very underrated, took a backseat to a couple of the best shooters/players of all time to get a chip. True team player 🏆
I wasn’t thrilled with the Mavs getting Luka until they rolled the highlight reel and I saw that massive step-back move. Then I understood.
imagine Wemby and Luka teaming up.
On one hand I want them to dominate the league
On the other this looks a rivalry that will define a generation
Kobe and Shaq on steroids and literally, the Spurs would be the perfect organization for both for them. This would be like if Damian Lillard and Giannis got to play with each other in their primes because there’s a good chance in a couple years if the Mavericks keep on under performing ,the Spurs will have more than enough money to sign for him it would probably be the greatest duo the NBA has ever seen him, and probably means this team what have not only the best defender in the NBA they would have the best offensive player in the NBA as well. It wouldn’t be fair honestly and imagine all the veterans that would want to come to San Antonio no income tax and you’re guaranteed pretty much a ring if they stay healthy
@@Eniggma39never going to be a rivalry as they don’t play a same position and both can’t really guard both , media won’t make them a rival unless both getting the pieces they want , like wemby getting trae young , while luka getting another superstar big , then the rivalry will exist. If u just talking bout stats rivalry , it won’t make sense either , wemby won’t average similar points like luka every game as he needs to play a lot more defense while having his team guards to do the runs , Assist won’t make sense either , maybe just rebounding ? 😂😂
@@3x3HoopsMY You're thinking too much about this. It's just start vs star.
@@Eniggma39 star vs star then is not rivalry lul , there’s so many stars in the league already , maybe u think less on what “rivalry” means in the first place
I went to a Mavs-Rockets game in Dallas his Rookie year, might’ve been the other time they played them bc I remember it being Harden Luka hit the winning stepback over. But I knew I was witnessing someone really transcendent, was cool seeing him live
Edit: think that might’ve been Year 2
Luka moved to the NBA after winning everything in the most competitive league outside of US, he is a born winner and has a killer mentality that it's only seen in the all time greats.
Wemby is a freak of nature, but he chose the easy way into the NBA, he went to a mediocre team where he could play as much as he wanted and the way he wanted without any kind of preassure and having plenty of room to maintain good stats... That showed to me a lack of competitiveness or will to win it all that seem off for a superstar.
When Luka joined the Mavs they were trying to tank for some years but they had to change plans because how good Luka was already (admitted by the same Cuban), on the other hand Wemby managed to carry his team to the DEAD LAST spot in the western conference... how many superstars have been dead last in the league before even as a rookie?
Don't get me wrong Wemby has potential to be a very good player, but being a leader and a born winner is something that simply you have or you have not, and for now he hasn't shown it to me.
The reporter asking Luka for 1 word to describe his rookie season and after he said “fun” she wanted an explanation. 😂
that clip with KD made me realize we have 3 possible great coaches coming up :
Lebron = he already been coaching cavs and lakers
CP3 = he's been coaching since the Clippers
and possibly KD = he doesnt have that coach thing that bron and cp3 do
but KD loves basketball = he knows way more then he lets on .
2018 draft it was more of a mystery than hype on Luka. All mock drafts had Ayton 1st. Luka anywhere from 2nd to 5th. Analyst were comparing him to Gordon Hayward. There were a few though who knew he was the real deal.
Paulo low key been cooking for the magic
ah yes first league in the season
"This was Luka first year, I'll never forget. I walked up to Wes, I'm like, man y'all gonna let the white dude get the ball the whole game? That's crazy. He looked me dead in my face, he said: that mf cold." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wemby is DPOY for sure, the only argument against that is that spurs sucks and have lost a lot of games. Other than that he indiviually dominates all the competition defensively. The numbers he is putting up are insane.
If the Spurs get Trae it could make them serious contenders tbh
The day right before Christmas. If only we had a word for that.
😂😅
Brooooo, that thanassis play is so cray hahaha
That mavs vs nuggets game was the first game I took my gf to. Jokic hit an actual game winner right after Luka’s “game winner.”
Is it the game that Luka also broke his fingers on the dunk? In his rookie year?
Its gonna be so hype when wemby gets that quadruple double
The thing was at the time of Luka drafting there were many hyped Euro players that did absolutely nothing in the nba. Even hear Dirk say they had doubts of will he be quick enough? If you look at previous years' drafts before Luka there are many names you have forgotten about because they quickly washed out of the league, but were supposed to be really exciting prospects at the time if you had a fellow tanking team so you followed the draft. It is obvious if you look back now his accolades were so above and beyond that obviously he would be star, but at the same time these other guys had accolades too, not as high, but it didn't mean anything and they couldn't make it in the nba, so it was still a high risk to see if he could do it. At the time, there were mock drafts that had him going even later than he did. The repeated errors of drafting Euro guys made everyone hesitant on if it would work, the Mavs were just the perfect franchise with Euro history and position to move up to take that risk. Even after Luka, there were some Euro players taken very high probably largely because of Luka performing way above expectations but they haven't panned out the same.
New Modern Jam video?!?!?!?!?! We will be there. We will be there.
I would love to see Luka and Wemby on the same team. They'd wreck everything.
21:30 the true victor wembanyama and luka doncic paradox
I say it everyday doncic a problem frfr nobody can guard him !
And yet he can’t guard nobody 😂
@@josiah4254he can play defense. He just over exerts himself on offense, which results in bad defense from him.
@@josiah4254he’s actually stepped it up this season defensively
Man Texas really got the two best prospects for the future
Great content man
During the olympic Wemby is going to expose how much more impactful he will be to the French team than Gobert
I called Luka being absolutely unreal the year before he was drafted. Saw him play, chatted to him, was a lovely guy. Told all my friends, we put money on him being ROTY. Also put a serious amount of money into Luka Doncic rookie cards!
why are u lying in youtube comments
😂😂😂
@@idrunkdrive cuz it's youtube
I knew luka was gone be him cause he was a pro since 14 and was nice at 14 😂 just like Ricky Rubio if it wasn’t for injuries Rubio was gone be him. Rubios first full healthy season the mfr averaged 14 8 and 2.5 steals per game. Rubio was gone be him at one point but injuries man.
I've spent a lot of time pondering why/how Ricky wasn't Jason Kidd 2.0 and I actually don't think it was the injuries.
The fact he was a strong FT shooter has always been confounding because we think of it as an indicator of true shooting touch/ability ...
But I think in his case it was a rote skill he learned -- similar to how guys like Bruce Bowen and PJ Tucker were able to shoot 40% on corner threes despite not being able to shoot in a general sense -- and it obscured the obvious:
He couldn't shoot or finish.
Also the fact he was small. Before the draft we all thought he was 6'5" and assumed he'd fill out to like 205. In reality he was actually closer to Trae Young's size.
But ultimately he never had the kind of touch, especially around the basket, that's necessary to succeed at his size and I'm not sure we can just blame that on injuries.
MVP☆》LUKA DONČIĆ 77《I❤HIS GAME
Bro made this vid 10 days ago and now he has 5 more triple doubles
My MVP is Luka this year even though I'm a die-hard *Bostonian Celtics fan.
Some constructive criticism: I would avoid having a paragraph of text on screen and then reading it out verbatim. Most people read a lot faster than speak. Like 3:30 for example, way better way to deliver similar info.
Cool channel tho, I think you'll do well.
I think only people outside of the states understood how good Luka was before the draft...I think there was more of a Luka slander going on than a hype before he got drafted in US media
Nah the media was split. Remember the US media is about hot takes not actually evaluating talent.
Funny people forgot how Luka killing GSW having Durant with them
Luka “the destroyer” is owning up to the hype?said JJ jackson jr😂
Love your vids bro
I think it's just a question of time before Wemby has a quadruple double game, maybe even a quintuple double.
yo shoutout to myth he really made it (a brief cameo in a basketball page who would've thought)
To the Victor go the spoils
His numbers need to come DOWN for Mavs to be contenders
17:22 scottie barnes is doing this aswell, mention the bro at least (at least he was, not sure if he still is)
Man OG lyin, he played against Tacko Fall in the Bubble
DEAR GOD, that interview segment (2:30) was HARD TO WATCH!!!
IMAGINE being THAT unaware of the game/competition!!!
They were deffo getting that, envelope in page 66 money
the thing i have with the DPOTY it feels as though it should go to a team that actually made the playoffs. that would be like giving MVP to a player on a bad team so he had to score every time and got to put up 50 shots a night. the spurs make the play offs, and he is a shoe in for it. But that is some thing i dont think should go to a team that isnt in playoff
Luka vs Wembabyama will be on West Finals very soon
Luka didnt have hype at all. But he wasn't a mystery either. He was Euroleague MVP.
If Lukas hype was that high, why didnt he go first in the draft? For the potential the guy was bringing to the table, ithink he was a bit more underrated than anything else
The kid grew up playing in front of CRAZY AZZ Euro fans. Lol no NBA crowd could ever throw him off at all.