What NBA Players And Analysts Said About Luka Doncic Before And After The Draft!
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- Luka Doncic is an extraordinary player. Luka is the youngest player to have 35-point triple-doubles in succession, breaking Oscar Robertson's record, and only the fourth player to record it since the 1983-84 season, joining Michael Jordan, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. He also surpassed Michael Jordan’s record of 18 consecutive games with at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Luka is the youngest player in the NBA postseason history with a 40-point triple-double, while also becoming the second player to record at least 43 points, 17 rebounds, and 13 assists in any game, joining Wilt Chamberlain.
Today we will take a look at what NBA players and analysts said about Luka Doncic before and after the draft. But before we do, make sure to hit that like button and subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already!
First in we have ESPN college analyst Fran Fraschilla who said, "I don't think it's fair to put on him this moniker of the best young European to ever come over here.
For those of you who don’t know, Fran had been following Luka’s career very closely since his early days. So this statement coming from a guy like him just tells you how wrong analysts were about how Luka’s career would turn out.
In May 2018, when asked should the number 1 pick be a lock for the Phoenix Suns,
After the season was already well underway in December 2018, Smith seemed to have a major change of heart, retracting on his earlier statements and said “Want to see the rookie of the year? It’s not DeAndre Ayton. It’s this kid, Luka Doncic. That’s who it is. The Rookie of the year. This kid is special. This kid is sensational. Just 19 years of age. First they found Dirk Nowitski 20 years ago, and now they found this kid.”
This was not the first time and this will not be the last time Stephen A has got it wrong about a player. Smith, like many analysts, tend to underestimate the European leagues and players.
Max Kellerman said on ESPN First Take “The only thing that matters is getting the best player. Some of these other guys are good but I’m not talking about Doncic who apparently doesn’t react well to pressure on the ball. They’re not great if you have to be a primary ball handler.”
Later on, after the season, when asked about the best pick, Max replied “Luka Doncic is the best player taken in the draft, including Ben Simmons, in the last three years. He’s a franchise player. All that hype about Luka, he’s the best version of what you could have hoped for. I love watching him play too.”
Max is an amazing boxing commentator, but as a basketball analyst, from saying Luka can’t react well to pressure to now calling him a franchise player? He clearly has a long way to go.
Famous critic and sports analyst Skip Bayless had this to say before the 2018 draft, “that’s my takeaway, he doesn’t pop athletically. Doncic at 6’7” will get exposed for all the inadequacies that Dirk struggled with. Dirk is not a great athlete, Dirk doesn’t have explosive quickness, Dirk isn’t physical. Well that’s what’s going to happen with Doncic. I’m not saying that Luka Doncic is setting the NBA world on fire. I’m not sure he’s going to be a dominating NBA player.
One of the most critical analysts in the NBA, Skip’s probably the most hated. His criticisms of LeBron are famous. When he compared Luka to Dirk, it was clear that he was stereotyping European Basketball.
Sports analyst Chris Broussard, on the show “In the Zone”, when asked about Luka’s comparison with Steve Nash and Larry Bird, had this to say: Several years from now, Luka Doncic might be the best player in the NBA.”
Chris overestimated the use of physical strength in the NBA to win games. Yes, Luka is not of the same build as LeBron, but you don’t get 18 consecutive games with 20 points if you are slow and struggling against defenders.
Former point guard and Skills Unlimited owner Rashad Phillips previously said when asked on his views of Luka Doncic as the number one pick that he “wouldn’t touch him with a 10 feet pole. He is not worthy of a top five consideration. He’s a second round pick.
Most people, even experts, did not know Luka Doncic, even though he was playing on the international scene for 3-4 years.
On the Will Cain show, Will Cain said “no doubt, no hesitation, take Luka Doncic with the number one overall pick. Luka Doncic is the guard wing 2, 3 from Real Madrid and Barcelona, and he’s what? 18 or 19 years old? He spent the last 3 or 4 years since he was 16 playing professional basketball against men. MEN, much higher level than the NCAA.”
Which other NBA players and analysts got it wrong about Luka Doncic? Do you think Luka Doncic is going to be a future Hall of Fame prospect? Thank you for watching another Swish Central video, and join us next time for more NBA basketball content.
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This video is being incredibly generous calling people like Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless 'analysts'...
Lmao yea you might be right 😂
@UCK8NW7ERsNbgn6d8TaFUJmQ its so funny how he speaks in caps lock lol
Hey I iOS
lol
They are not analysts, they are journalists.
Say Luka played in Barcelona sounds exactly as Kobe played in Boston as well. PLEASE CORRECT THAT
Facts
Well Kobe did go to Boston Celtics training camp
@@evzzenelizalde8855 thankfully, Luka didn’t go to a Barcelona training camp...that would’ve had ruined his career. hahhahaa
I just found out he played for real madrid , now i gotta say i'm pretty bum
Yeah. It's really painful. You are complaining about people who don't know what they are talking about. Then you say some made up stuff. This isn't FIFA. No Real Madrid v. Barcelona. But if you guys don't watch soccer look up the Luis Figo transfer. He went Barcelona to Madrid. I think someone threw a pigs head on the field first time he came back. People were throwing their cell phones at him when he would take corner kicks.
Luka is a combination of Bird & Magic,u can't go wrong with that
Luka never played for Barcelona
Every nba „analyst“ needs to see this comment
That comment that he played for Barca is so like saying Dirk played for Miami🤦🏻🤦🏻
As a Real Madrid fan, hearing that hurts, really hurts... Thank God it never happened... But just the idea... My heart!
Real Madrid: "am i a joke to you"
@@Ka74Ever Barcelona, madrid....all the same to your average American. Nobody cares or even knows about those cities.
Why no one has mentioned Luka played two year for PSG alongside Neymar, when they were young.
lol
Ajax Academy graduate. Youngest ever at age 10.
Because the US doesn’t care about soccer and the vast majority of sports fans wouldn’t know who Neymar is.
Because the US doesn’t care about soccer and the vast majority of sports fans wouldn’t know who Neymar is.
"when they were young" neymar moved to Paris in 2017
Barcelona hehe. He also played for Chelsea for two weeks when he was 9 ;)
I know right?
He was at arsenal before that but since he wasnt any good , his father trasnferred him to chelsea youth
lmao
Real Madrid legend lol
Why do you know this
Don't forget when Luka played for paella, jamón and oleee. Not only Madrid and Barça.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Those Analyst = clowns
Lol I know right
these TV guys are paid for ratings not for being right. So, the exaggerate one way or another. It's a show, not analysis. GMs do the real analysis and they stay very quiet before the draft not to flash their hand and if they talk, it's usually to throw people off.
Best comment !!
Luka played at Barcelona??? Please do not say that to him or you will be on trouble. He came to Real Madrid when he was 13 and stayed there until he joined the NBA.
Facts.
Also, Luka and all Real Madrid fans would be very offended at the idea. He is even celebrating our victories against Barcelona, both in basketball and in football (soccer).
Wherever he played Pablo-- I love him-- if only cuz espn/'woke' lefties here are jealous of his skill! Im as Patriotic as it gets-- but I would root for him against NBA players in an Olympic/ Intl. game. And trust me, im not alone. ALL THE BEST
@@tjstrong3607 SAS is definitely not a “woke lefty “ lol
@@Ka74Ever is like comparing usa and russia in the cold war madrid and barcelona are that much of a sport enemies if you are barcelona fan u want madrid to lose everytime and otherwise too. So for international supporters of thosd clubs that rivalry it means sometimes more than life. I do not say is right or it should be that way me for example as a madrid fan i can appreciate what barcelona do or other teams but saying that is wrong and the rivalry especially in spain is like a war between both sides. Hope i could explain u why its so important and that it does matter to people who knows and live these rivalry not my case tho but for most of the supporters yes.
what a stewpid comment
I was one of those people who thought Luka way overrated coming into the draft but boy was I wrong the kid is special I even took him #1 overall in my fantasy draft
He went number 1 in my draft too lol
@@swishcentral1 it was strange for him to fall no.5. Best player in draft by far. proven too and his coach was at phoenix at the time. vlade divac knew his father personally.
Luka Doncic is I think will become one of the best player NBA will ever have. Knowing he's only 21 is already a lot to say, he is also humble and good to his mates, how he handle the team not just for himself but we all can clearly see that he's playing for the whole team, so no doubt how will he become one of the greatest as of now and in the future. Big respect for Luka forever, and I believe Luka Magic as the future MVP 💖
Absolutely. He has a great attitude to go along with his amazing skills
The dude who said Luka should be a second round pick should never be allowed to speak in public again.
Hahah seriously
will laugh my ass off when he beats the entirity of the kneeling WOKE racist NBA players single handedly
lol. no joke!
I just have to admire Stephen A. the way he sells his "knowledge" is amazing since his expertise in sports is about at the same level as my dead grandmother's.
Danggg lol. He just yells a lot
If Stephen A endorses someone, that someone is “doomed.” Biggest con-analysts. Maybe, people just watch his show to see how wrong he can get.
Stephen A is an idiot
I'd say your grandmother still knows more
@@swishcentral1 dude, got to fix that real madrid barcelona thing. Luka never played for barcelona.
Will Cain and Ryan Hollins were spot on. Props to them for once.
I know right??
The problem is that a lot of analysts don't look overseas and when they do, they often look at players individually, as if they are on an island then try to move that island to the NBA. They don't look at how a player fits and controls the flow of the game.
I watched a lot of Luka when he was in Real. I was convinced that he should have been the #1 overall pick and I was very vocal on Celtics fan forums saying that Boston should trade whatever it took to land Doncic, even if it meant trading Tatum or Brown. I believed this not because of his passing (which is generational) or his scoring (which is elite), but because of how he could control a game. Luka was a player that could speed a game up or slow it down to suit him. That's a very unique gift and something that only a handful of players possess. That was why I didn't have doubts about him in the NBA. Yes, the NBA game is faster, but not when a player can control the pace and tempo the way that Luka can. The game doesn't get away from him because he can speed it up or slow it down as needed.
Well said
@@swishcentral1 thank you.
What can you say most americans are dumb
I can't overestimate Luka this dude can ball the brother only average 28 PPG making a triple double sensational and he's the 5th player joining Lebron, Tyreke, Jordan, and Oscar Roberston making 35 points and 19 rebounds my god he's MVP material in the playoffs 45 points in his playoff debut Jesus. Underrated I'm serious now Luka will give Dallas a great showtime
Agreed. The dude is a baller
6:19 Ahhh, the great unknown! If only there was a place where you could actually see one of the 160+ games he played in his last two seasons in Europe! And, you know, maybe watch him play for 5 minutes before commenting. Experts my ass.
Lol seriously. They were so off
Exactly, that’s just laciness
Jordan’s reaction for getting drafted 3rd overall: ok fine, that’s all I needed
Lol facts
"We tend to oversensationalize European basketball.." lol, what? If anything, American sport analysts trash on european basketball, lol
Yea very strange indeed lol
@@swishcentral1 I think Chris had a stroke or something before saying that lol, the audacity lmao
Doncic is not European basketball anymore he is taught basketball in US.
@@innosanto hehehe.
@@innosanto ur a dumbass
Very ignorant to say that Dirk is not athletic, forgot that my boy Dirk is very athletic in his younger year.
Dirk was amazing
Dirk was and is a beast. IMO he could have played 1-2 mor years, kind of a-la-Gasol.
Younger Dirk would take power forwards and centers off the dribble with ease. That's what made him so hard to guard. If you put a big body on him he could drive by them If you put a short guy on him he would shoot over them. Imagine if young dark or prime dark were playing in today's NBA. Back then they beat the hell out of him and he didn't get any calls from the refs until he was already on the second decade of his career.
@@alxm1271 unfortunately Dirk was done at the end there. His second to last season he still had good shooting percentages but he injured that ankle and it never really healed for his final season. That was the first time I ever thought that Dirk needed to call it a career. he was missing wide open shots and couldn't really drive much at all and well it turns out it was because of that ankle. He didn't want that to get out there that it was injured the whole season. I'm afraid of a bunch of younger people only know older, lumbering Dirk.
Oh I completely agree. Believe me I watched pretty much every game of his career. That final year was just tough to watch. I remember the first couple of games in the final season he fell on the floor a few times. That's when I knew oh boy this is probably the end. But that's just like dirk to keep the ankle secret and not use it as an excuse. I wish he could have gotten one more year so he could have played with both Luka and KP. As much as I love Luka, Dirk will always be my favorite athlete because of how he played and how he carried himself off the court.
The perfect basketball Player doesnt exis...
Major facts
If only he had a better jump shot he would be a bird type player or a non athletic lebron
He aint perfect tho. Lebron, Mj and kd one of the most players.
@@Lapp802 His jumper is wet! Nothing like Lebrons jumper and he is way more crafty with his footwork and eurosteps than young Lebron. Why even compare them? Luka is special in his own way
Needs to work on 3pt efficiency iq and post defense before that but he’s in my top 10 currently
As a person and a player, Doncic would look down on everyone. I’m not from Dallas but I’m a huge Doncic fan. I love watching him play.
He’s awesome
The best European prospect in history and yes it does include Dirk. Hard not to like the way Luca plays. Luca Doncic is not only MVP material but he will be one of the best players that played in the history of NBA. Just hope he stays injury free. He is 20 now and look at him he did not need to adapt to NBA at all. He came in and dominated it like it was nothing at the age of 19...
Agreed. Luka will be one of a kind
Yeah. Luka is much more talented than Dirk.
Actually Dirk himself has enough humbleness to give Luka his merits as even being better than him at his age in his time. There is a video on an interview Dirk states that.
Me too, I'm a Kings fan, and i really wanted them fo draft Bagley, my biggest regret ever as a Kings fan, but i didn't study and watch a bunch of tape on Luka, that was the job of everyone involved in the Kings draft process, if they really did their homework on Luka and Bagley, like their jobs depended on it, it should have been a clear cut decision, that Luka was the way more talented prospect, and accomplished more, and had the higher ceiling out of the 2, biggest mistake in draft history, next to taking Sam Bowie before Jordan.
Luka even said playing for barca is something he cannot ever imagine
For sure, Luka will be in the hall of fame. I seen him on TV while he was younger, I then said WOW, and I still say wow. Plus it seems like he is a nice guy, always smiling. Hehe
no doubt
"white boy?" So is it ok for a white analyst to say "black boy?"
No, that would be racist.
@@rok7609 agreed, someone should tell the black analysts that think it's ok to call white players "white boy"
@@dovan4092 it's double standard. But anyhow, I rly don't see any problem calling ppl by their skin colours. Colours aren't racist. It's ppl who are racist and interpreting it as such.
@@jonwicks9473 there is no double standard. Most people dint mind racism until it is against their own group. You spent the past 4 years excusing trumps racism.
We don t care, call a cat a cat ... That hype about not being able to call a dude a black or a white ... Fucking nonsense lol
Props for Will Cain. Right on the money.
Will Cain for the win!
If he stays healthy and out of trouble Luka is a future HOF-er. He has it all.
For anyone mocking analysts... it's bloody hard. Those hindsight experts should write down their predictions before and check how many times they get it right. Predicting how a player performs at the next level is exceedingly difficult since you do not know how individual skills translate unless you see a player performing at that level. Adam Morrison, a beast at college level a total bust in the NBA. A good players like Gilbert Arenas is suddenly killing it as a pro. Go figure. What makes it particularly difficult to predict the success of players like Steph Curry or Luka Doncic is the fact that they are players we have not seen before and there is really no other player you can compare them to. Steph Curry, undersized shooting guard, how do we know that he does not turn out like Jimmy Fredette? Well, he is not just a good shooter he is the best ever in the NBA. How could you possibly predict that? Having said all that, the top European teams like Real Madrid could compete against NBA teams. If someone is MVP of the Spanish league at age 18 it is a safe bet he will be exceptional in the NBA too. That is relatively easy.
Thanks for watching!
Nah bro, if you are a sports expert you could see Luka's greatness a mile away
“THE WHITE BOY” kicking asses !💪🏽😎
All those "great" experts of USA basketball means actually nothing.Stats,criterias of validating player and his potential.For Gods sake it was 3 years ago NBA realized it might be good idea to implement 3 pt shooting on higher frequence.While European top teams has been "lived and died" by 3's for past 20 years.My point is simple,younger player gets better basketball education in Europe,they get to play all positions,makes them understand game of basketball even better.NBA has always worked individually on players to get them to the next level.So never underestimate or hate either.There is great a lot of things to learn from each other.
Totally agree-- and the NBA /espn 'analysts' are so biased now. Im an American 100%-- but I think European BBall is at or above the NBA game now-- and some of these people are afraid of that-- LeBron is God to espn types.
I’ll be honest I didn’t know a lot about Luka besides the highlight reel and the hype surrounding him. Then I watched the 2021 Clipper playoff series and wow did he hold his own. First he faced an elite defender in Pat Bev (same guy who has humiliated LeBron on many occasions) and made him non-existing. Then he faced a combination of PG13 and Kawhi, two of the best two way wing players in the NBA. He finally forced Kawhi (a two time finals MVP and multiple all defensive team selections) to sacrifice his offense so he can focus on defending Luka. The series was pushed to a game 7 with Luka carrying the team the whole way. The individual awards are going to come easy for him. But the Mavs are going to have to build an entire team around him with a second all-star in order to go deep in to the playoff. If not the Mavs are going to be like the Blazer with Damian Lillard instead of like the 2017-2018 warriors with Stephen Curry. Mad props to Luka from a diehard Clipper fan.
Gotta hand it to him
@@swishcentral1 this is mad props from the one of oppositions biggest fans. if we had lost that series the clippers would have lost kawhi in free agency. and any championship contention in the near future.
These so called "analysts" are just hot air. I can't believe they pay them.
I know right? It’s hard to believe sometimes
Big faxxx
Skip and Shannon generated their own content from one of Skip's tweets cos they have nothing else to discuss, just recently
These guys are personalities and not analysts
If your primary purpose is analysis and you're incorrect this frequently you would be unemployed
06:53 the real question is why would you say “NC double A” when “NCAA” is shorter.
Lol a lot of people say it that way
@@swishcentral1 heh it happens. Like when when we say “www” when “world wide web” is actually faster, go figure:)
@@Lymbe06 The difference is that you write "www.youtube" and not "world wide web dot youtube" (for exemple) but you write "NCAA" and not "NC double A"
@@ElBakaraa bro I’m talking about phonetics. If you say “double” instead of “A” then 2 syllables is longer than 1. It’s really not a big deal tho, just sayin lol.
Is it a race?
I have a friend who is also an avid nba player fan. He dont care much about young prospect as long as he watch some games and knows some young players. I always told him about a certain European guy who used to play an NBA team at very young age and that was Luka Doncic and also told him that one day he will become the next great thing. Well he dont give much attention about that. But now he always ask me who could probably the next big rookie.
Luka is the man
I hate how “experts” in all sports act like they know how every player is going to turn out. Intangibles are very real and can go both ways. Just say the kid has a lot of potential and move on
if only
'You don't have a crystal ball. You can't look at a kid and predict his future any more than I can. I've sat at those tables and listened to you tell those parents "When I know, I know. And when it comes to your son. I know." And you don't. You don't.'
Billy Beane
Experts can make guesses, some of them may even come true, but still, at the end of the day, they are guesses.
@@legessi yep very true
@@legessi exactly
@S Ayan even some of the ex pros dont know what they're talking about lol
REAL MADRID LEGEND 🏆
YEEE
Don't forget about the haters too, they said he'll be a bust and now they're saying he is too overrated 😂
Haters gonna hate
imagine if suns pick luka that'll be the most wholesome thing happen in the NBA, father and son DUO.
He's so talented that he'll be a 100% HOF'er unless for some reason voters r weird, he'll also be likely MVP he's got Westbrook or LBJ like numbers. #MVP >
Nah he’s gonna be a HOFer. They would have to mess up big time
I like how it's ok for Steven A to call Luca a "white boy." Can you imagine if a white sportscaster called a promising young black player "the best black boy since Michael Jordan?" He'd be fired so fast it would make your head spin.
i would like to see the analysis they base their opinion on. Most of these people have never seen him play and could not even point out europe on a globe.
They did not see him play for sure
Hey Mr. Swish, Luka never played for Barcelona, only for Real Madrid, where he decimated Barcelona many times and also confidently led his team to the top European Club title and personal MVP that year and MVP for the playoffs at only 18. How those key Career highlights (never before seen in European basketball) were ignored by NBA analysts is perplexing in itself.
Luka is unique and so different with other European basketball players.
Yep he’s built different
Luka became pro at 14, let that sink in.
It sunk
these guys are gonna eat their words. Luka gonna be the MVP very soon. also love the vid!
thanks! and yea super excited for the season
He's getting outscored by trae young he's the real deal just wait until he gets traded to a better team or until they out few pieces around him
@@el_Chupo are you talking about luka or trae getting traded?
@@swishcentral1 he never played for Barcelona. You do not go from Barcelona to Madrid just like that. It's like rioting among antifa in one week and in the other riot among neo-nazis. It may happen when the player is old but will never happen with a youngster. You guys have a lot to learn about European culture. But I can understand why: in the US teams are franchises and have an owner while in Europe teams are clubs and belong to the fans, so making a switch from Barça to Real is being a traitor
If the analysts claimed every prospect was gonna be an all time great, they’d be wrong much more than what you’re pointing out. Kudos to them for recognising his ability once they started seeing his performances in the league.
Why always the same mistake, Luka never played for Barcelona, he only played in Real Madrid if u exclude Slovenia
As a spanish, that sounds to me as if somebody said that Bird played for the Lakers :)
@@dantejavi Hehey, it's Americans, you can't expect them to know details like that! If they get the right continent, it's fine by me!
Saying he played for Real Madrid in Barcelona is like saying he played for Dallas Mavericks in New York 😄
That's a big overstatement about Fran's assessment. And how could he have been following Luka's career since 'early on' when he lives in the U.S., not Europe, and couldn't really watch him play game to game. He said the guy would be a very good player, and only a tiny % of players ever get to that level Dirk was on.
I have completely lost faith in experts. I never heard of Luka until the Mavs traded for him in the draft. I did a precursory search of videos to see what kind of game he had...It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize this kid was for real...after just seeing ten minutes of him.
lol exactly my thoughts
Lol that's 10 more minutes than most of these guys took
You are officially an analyst
@@gustavdeyce7890 : 10 minutes too long lol
He is a prodigy dudes. He will open up the NBA to the world. This will change the NBA scenery from here on.
That would be great for the NBA
@@swishcentral1 now the Hood are insecure. Time to kick out those brash and arrogant players that only damage the image of the organization.
He's a mixture of magic,bird and LeBron.
Luka can do anything on the court
Hopefully better than LeFlop. Dude whines too much, knows so little, and gets away with far too many fouls. Can’t stand LeBronda
this wont be the first or last time smith uses race to judge someone
Luka MVP this year no doubt im so dead ass he is a demi that hasnt even touch the surface of his real skills i feel like right now luka is holding out on us he going to show us some shi we never seen its going to be a wild next season
it's going to be crazy
@@swishcentral1 ive been telling hella people that its going to be a fact and now we just got to wait and see him show out like look at him now in the preseason like what
Yep just gotta be patient. Luka gonna go nuts this season
@@swishcentral1 hell yeah
"Analysts" is a very generous term given to these guys! In my analytical opinion!
Haha makes sense
If luka has to retire right here right now, he’d have an argument for hall of fame because of his career in Europe, aswell as already having a first team all-nba to his name. No doubt he’ll be first ballot
Oh for sure. He’s just too good
Who is watching this after Luka gave Ayton and the Suns a beating in Game 7 of the NBA conference Semi finals
Luka is writing history of basketball as we speak! Correct me if im wrong :)
You are not wrong
Luka Doncic is where greatness and skills of the game Basketball. Brain and skills is combine.
If he can stay healthy. His ankles are a concern, holding up so far this year. Time will tell.
Yea really hope he can stay healthy. That’s key
This comment is way better than those experts..
Outstanding video and content.
Thanks! Appreciate it
Luka played for my hometown senior team when he was the age of 4. From there he went to play for Barcelona when he was 6. First two years they put him on a power forward position for their senior team. He was 6 times the MVP of the Euroleague until his age of 12. Then he was enjured for one year until he joined Real Madrid. Between the age of 13 and 19 he played 17 seasons for their senior team, won 24 championships, and 54 MVP titles.
luka is just unreal
@@swishcentral1 LOL he was mocking with u man!
@@ogt_flavour i know hahah
Hell yes Luka is the real deal. He’s one of the best in the league today.
No doubt
lol. When is the last tine Stephen A picked the winner of the playoffs? He’s been wrong the vast majority of the last 10 seasons. And he’s an “Expert”? lmfao
Haha facts
stephen is hardcore racist....im convinced of that watching him over many years. he just tries to poorly hide it...
Ong
Many of these analysts overestimate NCAA basketball too much. A kid playing 4 years against grown men in Europe, and dominating them, is bound to have more skills than a kid playing against other kids his own age in America.
Facts. Luka >>
It became real obvious that most of these guys never actually watched him play before the draft. They probably watched a 5 minute clip on TH-cam and then decided he wasn't good enough. Will Cain seems like the only one who could be considered a proper analyst.
I gotta say them day in day out "analysts" we're about as wrong as two 'ol country boys arguing about sports at the local bar over beers and salted peanuts!
Hahah spot on. Lukas been lighting it up
At least Philips isn’t to proud to apologize for being wrong
He is not indeed
More than half of 'analysts' in espn never hooped fr
Facts man
Bill Simmons and Ryan Hollins were both all in for Luka.
And they were right
Chris Broussard did not say what you are claiming - that was a different guy who doesn’t deserve to be mentioned by name 😂
Luka is 🔥 Skywalker
💯💯🔥
If i had a dime every time Stephen A was right, I'd have a dime.
I bet all these ''experts'' don't even watch NCAA (maybe some highlights), let alone European basketball. I bet they couldn't even name a few clubs. They follow NBA and mostly have no clue about that either.
Max should stick to boxing, most of them should just shut up, while Stephen A (all-around racist casual) should give up sports completely.
they can be pretty darn off many times
@@swishcentral1 It's like they're in business for them selves. ''I'll talk all kinds of nonsense, so people hear my name. Doesn't matter if I look stupid in the process.''
Throwing shade at Bayliss and Smith? Fing count me in! Big Like here.
Haha both are hilarious
I would expect that from Mr. Smith, seeing as how Luka is white and Mr Smith is a black racist.
If Steven A were white, he'd be shut down for OBVIOUS racism.
This fran fraschilla guy had a pretty god opinion, of course you cant know that luka will be this crazy good at this age
Luka just exceeded so many people’s expectations
@@swishcentral1 yeah im from austria and i love to watch the spanish league or euro league where he was playing in and he was really playing like crazy, so i knew he could be a top 20 maybe top 10 player in the nba but possibly be a future hall of famer is just sick.
@@lukash5898 yea its awesome to see
I wonder if we took the highest rated pre-draft picks and followed their career if we’d ever listen to “analysts” again
Probably not lol
Luka Doncic already without question is a top 10 player in the league in his third year! That’s just unbelievable. He’s going to be one of the greatest to ever play the game.
Facts. Proved all the doubters wrong
He will never be better than Lebron.
Luka Legend, Luka tha Don, he will and already is HOF! Luka is must see Basketball
Luka >>
dirk comparison is not that accurate first they play diffrent positions second they are diffrent types of players. Kistaps Porzingis is the closest thing to dirk.
These analysts smh. Thanks for watching!
@@swishcentral1 I am now subscribed to your TH-cam channel
@@richiijzz thanks! appreciate it
Every Analyst who got it wrong about Luka should be clowned. They would be clowning Luka if they were right so the opposite should be true too. We shouldn’t let these big mouths get off so easy
straight up
Best prospect since LeBron, and with the right teamates and franchise he has a chance to be a top 5 player ever in the Nba.
Oh yea def agree
@Mr2sincos it could happen
@ivica its hard to get rings in this era, so i doubt it not on the Mavs at least maybe on the Celtics or lakers.
Not to be cocky but I called it when he came out when Atlanta traded I seen that it was a good spot for him and a good spot for Trae. I can't make out what it's saying but those guys have long careers ahead of them. Luka is truly amazing with the basketball he's almost a walking triple double every night people look at him and judge him oh he's not that athletic but yet he embarrasses at least two to three people every night he has hidden speed has three ball is improving is passing we are already know is unbelievable for a 6'7" point guard. It's only been a few seasons and I'm pretty sure they're going to give Luka another player who will help him advance to another level in the playoffs next season they can't keep asking him to do it at all by himself. The season will be here before you know it and he is so fun to watch. Now on NBA 2k21 I'm almost at level 33 seven more to go till I get invincible Luka.
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some of these flunkies are just basketball comedians. spending two seconds listening to them is three seconds lost.
LOL seriously. Which basketball analyst do you think is the worst?
and that's why you should only lend your ear to people who played and are currently playing in the NBA and not to these people who just sit on a chair and talk like they know what they're talking about.
Lol these analysts can be way off
@@swishcentral1 its weird how can they call themselves analysts when many of them doesn’t have first hand experience playing in the NBA or even college ball. I only watch NBA on TNT, All The Smokes and podcasts manned by ex and current NBA players. ESPN is 🤷🏻♂️
I love how all the liberals at ESPN make everything about race.
Lol
No way. ESPN is all conservative.
@@keplersprinkles6774 lol you crazy
Not as dumb and tiresome as some people making everything about politics including sports comments.
Nah theyre just saying what everyone is thinking. Youre completely dishonest uf you dont think good white pkayers race us relevant to people.
Kinda like how stephen a didnt last in the ufc
Hahah
We tend to oversensationalize European players... Wha???
Lol yea weird
I feel like Ayton and Luka are like Hakeem and Jordan. Even though GOAT was third overall pick in 1984. nobody fired shots on Houston for picking Hakeem. So nowadays people are not complaining on Suns picking Ayton over Luka because Ayton is also hell of a player himself
They got a long way to be Hakeem and jordan lol
Stephen A Smith always chops and and changes.
Lol facts
Best joke on all of this is you calling skip, Stephen A and others as NBA Analysts :)
Lol facts
Why do people to even listen to Stephen A Smith anymore? It has been eons and people should know by now the kind of nonsense he spouts all the damn time.
He’s always yelling
That photo with Phillips, Luka looked like he was forced to have the pic.
Max kellermann an ex rapper thats why hes a bad basketball analyst haha
Haha Kellerman is hilarious
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Been watching him since he was 16. Everyone here in Spain knew he wasnt going to be here for long and that he was gonna make it big in the NBA. Im so glad for him.
Barcelona tho... They wish he was from there LOL
Generational talent, like king LBJ
yep definitely
Luca was the 1 and only call that Ryan hollins got right.
Hahah you’re probably right
steven smith, with his brows frowning and voice that borders on the hyterics is no better than the rest of us. In fact if he were to change a job he would just be a fairly succesful scammer in the internet, this is my analysis of him...
LOLL
I like how people pretend like they knew all along that Luka would be this good and talk shit about these analysts opinion before anyone knew if Luka would even be good in the NBA. Hindsight is 20/20
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The 3 point shot didn't exist earlier, so you can't compare the points that well.
Yes it did ..