Luka Dončić
Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
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- Luka Dončić ( LOO -kə DON -chitch ; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ] ; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
- He also represents the Slovenian national team.
- Dončić was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft and then traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
- In the 2023–24 season he led the NBA in scoring averaging 33.
- Dončić was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the middle of the 2024–25 season in a controversial blockbuster trade that is regarded as one of the most shocking and unexpected trades in American sports history.
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WikipediaLuka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a Rookie of the Year, 6-time NBA All-Star, 6-time All-NBA First Team member and a 2-time NBA Scoring Champion. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Nicknamed “Luka Magic,” he is broadly regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time.
Dončić was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft and then traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Dončić was unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and won Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 season. In the 2023–24 season he led the NBA in scoring averaging 33.9 points per game and lead the Mavericks to the NBA Finals, where they fell to the Boston Celtics in five games. Dončić was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the middle of the 2024–25 season in a controversial blockbuster trade that is regarded as one of the most shocking and unexpected trades in American sports history. In the 2025–26 season he led the NBA in scoring for a second time averaging 33.5 points per game. Doncic ranks seventh in NBA career triple-doubles.
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