NBA Legends Sent Luka Doncic a MESSAGE 

Kidd was a legendary defender! And it looks like Luka is starting to pick up some of his coach's defensive attributes.

He's a coach and has to say that. Just like the MSM has to create clickbait to get you to engage.

Ehh, 95-98 Jordan wasn’t exactly prime Jordan. Maybe ‘95-‘96 Jordan, but even then, true prime Jordan was early ‘90s Jordan, maybe late ‘80s too (their team dynamic came together finally in the early ‘90s, but late ‘80s Jordan was GOAT-swaggin’ his dick off lol) but late ‘90s Jordan was not really Prime Jordan in my eyes, and I was there. He was still great, particularly ‘95-‘96 Jordan, but he wasn’t the same ridiculous athlete anymore in terms of speed and jumping ability. Then again, Luka is slow so maybe Kidd having played against only ‘95-‘98 Jordan (and ‘01-‘03 Wizards Jordan, but we’ll all just keep pretending that shit didn’t happen lol) is better because that’s when Jordan had to use his mental speed/acuity (and toughness) more than his athleticism, which of course is what Luka has to do, so I suppose your underlying point stands but the explicit particular statement that Kidd played against Prime Jordan is a just a little specious in my view for the reasons stated before. Nonetheless, again, your broader underlying/implicit point that Kiddo’s experience plying against Jordan is probably useful to coaching Luka nowadays.

@@rickmacdonald5575 I'm glad your professional opinion is here so i dont have to listen to nobodys like Jason Kidd. Take a break bud

@@rickroth869yeah, but at least he liked his own comment. So he’s got that going for him. 😂

I was actually going to say that he doesn't look fast but he sure looks smooth, strong and quick.

As the season began, I thought “this might be Luka’s year. The Mavs’ mid-season changes might make ‘em champs. Luka is fearless and amazing.

Now I'll say this much it's not so much that he's slow and awkward per say but that he's used to this particular gameplay of pace cause he can play faster if he chose to but he'd probably break the fundamental skills he's already developed and continues to improve upon 🤔

He’s a master at pace, as is Jokic, and Wemby is quick to notice. The C’s are trying to get a title again but the Mavs, with Luka, Kyrie and mid-season changes, will not go easily.

I agree. Wait until the playoffs roll around, Luka is very motivated to destroy the narrative that he doesn't play defense! Luka has never been nearly as bad on defense as some people claim, but this season he is noticeably better on that end than he's ever been. I think Kidd has finally got through to Luka what it's going to take, and Luka hates people talking ish and disrespecting him on social media.

Bro he was pretty bad defensively in the playoffs.. he would stand there 70% of the time

@ScootsMcPoot First of all, that was 2 years ago. Second of all, he couldn't have been that bad, because they took out the #1 seed and made it to the WCF, which was majorly overachieving for that roster.

and won? really english is not that hard

@@jamestoles1681really english? stop correcting ppl if u cant do it better🤡

He might

Until then, Luka is NOW also!

They sure picked up some needed pieces!

rings, not ring.

I hope so

Yeah, and that is his nickname since... first half of his rookie season.. he really is sick man .

A once in a lifetime talent, for sure. I've been watching him play since Euroleague days and I've know since the beginning that I am witnessing something special. I didn't think about him going to the NBA at the time, I was just grateful for the opportunity to watch a talent like that develop.

Kareem Abdul-Jaboncic

Luka Magnotta?

Just call him magic man or El diiablo

OK I'll give you this one ! Bird though man he had his day !

Luka is getting screwed by the biased media by the way !

Not bigger, Bird was a full 6' 9" maybe 6' 10", while Luca's only 6' 7". You can call Luca "unathletic" but he's definitely more athletic than Bird ever was. Not ready to call him the GOAT yet at just 24yo but he's certainly got the skills and the potential.

3 peat 2023-2026

So true.as long he doesn't get hurt.people acting like color skin.how damn dumb u can get.sad.

Reasonable, since Dirk did it "alone' as well.

He’s always bee in mine

Especially in this day in age 😂 white man bad 😭

Sadly, the answer to that is as plain as the nose on your face --- the reason Larry is not mentioned among the greats is the same reason Luka is not taken seriously as an MVP this season. It's because of the one thing they both share in common. Just think about it for a second and it will come to you --- it's only skin deep. Sad really. But that is what is going on here.

He doesn't appear in these RU-vid videos because he rarely runs his mouth....off the court

This is a black sport.

Magic 4ever

Love Bird! Luka definitely has some of Larry Legend in his game!

Why? If one was black an the other wasn't you'd never make that comparison ever. They play totally different ball. 🤦‍♂️

@jdawg9137 yea I would, bird is better than jordan or any other black player.

@@isyun7511 Grow up.

@jdawg9137 lol bro you're dumb 😂

The And One Escalade ?.. that cat was Dominant

Yeah I love when players care about the game. Like for example when they lost against Cavs, Luka was PISSED OFF and then the camera cut to Grant Williams freakin smiling,dabbing with Cavs players like it’s the best day of his life😂 I think that’s the breaking point when they decided to trade him

That’s Cap. If you don’t play defense you’re only applying yourself to half of the game.

​@blaque5582 You still with the Luka no defense narrative? It's blatantly false, he plays D. Just watch a game and you'll see.

@@blaque5582he plays defense & has the number one rated defense in the post. Get ur own talking points/watch a game for once instead of just watching highlights. He’s stepped it up big time on defense. Speaking of Defense considering how the NBA is now who really plays defense? Stop moving the goal post when it comes to him.

@@lv_lambo3162 I’ve been watching basketball since 1986. I speak with a level of perspective you most likely don’t have. The goal post was moved by Adam Silver so go pile up on that dude because you get served over here. If you’re a point guard why are are you being hid on post players. Smart scheme but if you can’t guard your position I can’t consider you a good defender. He’s not on the Level of a Michael or Kobe because the rules won’t allow us to see if he can do what they did against the level of defense that they faced. I for one think he could be like Larry Legend if you allow him to play against real defense. Defense in the league has been spayed and neutered my guy. It’s not real. It’s like comparing Call of duty to Afghanistan. With all do respect don’t assume that you know my relationship with the game just by reading a comment.

No

Agree…

Jokic is the best.

Comparing him to a Prius..just a stupid analogy 😂

a high HP rear drive car is not as good cornering blocks than a 4wd electrical instant acelerared electric car. Also, big/fast athletic moves eats your gas/stanina

Maybe he was trying to sat that guys who have succeeded on athleticism only may not learn the fundamentals and are at a disadvantage.

​@@leonordeborbon2121horrible analogy. If that was the case Luka would be getting smoked for the first quarter or first few minutes of the game at least. But that doesn't happen.

James Harden did it to, Westbrook averaged close to a triple double 3 or 4 times. That style of play doesn’t get you rings unless you play defense. Nobody is jealous of Luka… I’m a Jordan and Kobe fan so when I look at Luka and shrug it’s because I’ve already seen the pinnacle and it looks nothing like Luka. Thoughs numbers don’t equate to titles because that system is a bail out system. Very little player movement off ball. And I just thought about it… he’ll never have the energy to clamp anybody up because he’s always running every aspect of the offense. Dallas ruined their chances of great point guard play by overly focusing on him. You had Brunson and you have Kyrie… let them play their natural position 50% of the time so Luka can play some defense and his teammates can get into a rhythm to give him some help. Luka is a REAL basketball player who can play basketball in a movement based system because he was taught that in Europe. You haven’t even seen the best version of this guy yet because of the system he plays in currently. The one flaw that this system has is that it requires far too many dribbles (energy) for him to get a bucket. In the playoffs that’s a bad look. Defenses will scheme to let you get 50 and send you to Cancun because nobody else could get in rhythm. Think about it. You seem like you love the games so I need YOU to analyze what’s happening.

​@blaque5582 What are you talking about? Luka has been good on defense this season. 1st in the NBA in post-defense, 10th in the NBA in iso-defense. 7th in Steals, and 0.6 Blocks per game. It's not like it couldn't have worked for Harden, who is great but not as great as Luka, but it was Harden himself who struggled in big moments in the Playoffs, and that's why his teams lost to amazing GSW teams. Luka doesn't suffer from this, as he's 2nd in career PPG in the Playoffs, and 1st all time in career PPG when facing elimination in the Playoffs. *These are NOT the same animal!*

@@blaque5582 was I talking about titles. I was saying that this type of click bits titles like Luka is calming anything? He just scored 73, but this type of vid make an issue implying that Luka needed to be given a message like he has done something, he’s just playing astonishing basketball, and people is talking alone, so why som much talk that, other that jealousy , I don’t see the point. By the way Harden only scratched the numbers that Luka had been getting since he was a rookie, his numbers were actually comparable to Lebron and MJ, and is still getting numbers comparable to them. And Westbrook, with his numbers he got MVP.

They are forcing it.

America the Great jealous of euros? LoL

??????????????????????????????????????????????? As a Dallas fan what does that even mean??? Lebron spends millions on his body... Know the difference between commitment and being a athlete. If Luka had LeBron's commitment to his health he would be the greatest of all time. So do not disrespect Lebron with some tiky tak insult that literally makes no sense 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

⁠@@strength45lebron commits to the HGH why his head is 3 sizes bigger. Dude is a team stacker hard to respect that.

He's not going to play long enough, and LeBron started a year earlier than Luka. Just like Jordan, Bird, and others, Luka doesn't need to be the all time leading scorer to eclipse LeBron, he's just gotta win more and do it with one team.

Don't think so. But maybe all time leader at PPG. His career avg could've 32 PPG. Better than Jordan

@@Wheresthelove7I doubt it. People averages go down in their finals seasons. Jordan had close to 35 ppg average before his wizards days.

If they can get some defense together that team will be nasty

F Steven A. Myth. That dude is such a race baiting turd.

Because the all time greats were great both ways. Jordan was the leading scorer and 1st team defense almost every year

@@ScootsMcPoot but MJ was not generating this much offence, MJ was not near efficient as Joker ( he doesnt miss) and maniac scores 3s like Steph, BUT Joker needs to play 6-7 more seasons like this to be better than MJ, NOT flashy as MJ just better basketball player

Michael Jordan has the eternal record of more points in only 15 regular seasons in the NBA and won 6 titles (40%). Jordan is the NBA GOAT with this fact written in stone for decades to come. LeBron and others made more points *in more than 15 regular seasons*. My respect to LeBron James for playing more than 20 seasons and his record for more than 40,000 points in the NBA. LeBron is spending 1,5 million per year in his training and nutrition, but he lost the opportunity to beat Jordan's record in 15 regular seasons. LeBron didn't win 6 titles in even 20 regular seasons (2003-2023). Larry Bird and Magic Johnson chose Michael Jordan as the GOAT, for many reasons and the plays they witnessed. Wilt was tall and athletic but he did not collect 22 NBA awards like Michael Jordan. What would have happened if MJ didn't retire in 1993? More titles... Phil Jackson thinks the GOAT is Michael Jordan. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qlLOc_xRb_c.html Phil Jackson won 11 rings: . 6 rings with Chicago Bulls & Michael Jordan, and . 5 rings with Lakers & Kobe Bryant. *The NBA GOAT* Ranking for Points Per Game in his career: 1.Michael Jordan 30.12 points 2.Wilt Chamberlain 30.07 points 3.Luka Dončić 28.40 points 4.Joel Embiid 27.85 points The NBA single-game points record is currently held by Wilt Chamberlain who scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks in 1962. Bill Russell only has 17 awards, including 11 NBA championship rings. Jordan has 22 awards. Dropping microphone right here (enough facts). MVP 6 times in 6 NBA Finals and won 6 titles in only 15 regular seasons. Jordan has 6 NBA champion rings (6 MVP in those finals), 5 times MVP of the regular season, 3 MVPs of the All Star, 1 time named the best defender of the year, 1 time the rookie of the year and other awards. Jordan was the NBA's leading scorer 10 times from 1986 to 1993...he left the NBA for one year and then got the same award from 1995 to 1998. In the 86-87 season he had the best score with 37.1 points per game. Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for most points scored in a season with 4,029 (1961-62). Wilt Chamberlain was 7 times the top scorer. Michael Jordan is the other player than score at least 3,000 points in 1 season (Chamberlain accomplished that 3 times). The 5 MVP of the regular season of Michael Jordan *is tied with Bill Russell* (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 6 MVPs of regular season in his Hall of Fame career with the Bucks and Lakers). Dropping the mic right here, again... Jordan made most points, Pipen was a great part of the Chicago Bulls legend and Rodman did most rebounds with full heart.

Factz. Cheers from Slovenia

dont be silly.. in history

Also heavily underrated on D. He's a top 75 defender in the league now... He's never going to be DPOY. But he's not even close to being a liability and has made several clutch defensive plays... that's what makes me say he might get that chip this year

He's better defensively but the last few years he was a liability defensively

@@ScootsMcPoot agreed. But he had to fully carry the O. Can't expect him to do that and not take a few plays off on D on 38 mpg.

@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 kobe and Jordan still played hard defense when they were primary scorers. And they rarely took any time off. There are levels to this, Luka might be there one day. But he is leagues away from a kobe or Jordan. He's not a goat, not even a top 25 ever. He is just a top 10 player of his era right now. If he works on defense and his weight, he will go down as a great. He is just far from that right now. Look at who everyone calls the goat, it's usually 4 players. What did Jordan, kobe, lebron and bird have in common? Besides rings

He scoring 73 point because nobody plays defense in Care Bear NBA.we can tell fanboy you know nothing about basketball🤣🤣🤣

@@sponkmyers7478 Hey spunk. I've been playing basketball before you were born. Ive seen the NBA evolve into our defenses were mugging players to now everybody's shooting threes from half court now. Did you see Damian lynard shooting 3 s from half court. Yes the NBA doesn't play defense anymore. But when Embeiid scored 70 the week before everyone went viral. Either way the skill, endurance and desire was extraordinary. It's you who knows nothing bout basketball fool.

73 on 76% FG and 92% TS is unreal! Luka's game was probably the best in history, definitely more impressive than Kobe's 81 on 61%.

@@imdbtruth you do know that defenses not being allowed to play like they use to makes it so much easier to play offense at a higher level right?? Luka even admits this when he compared euro league to ours...its a good game but luka could never play at that level 20 yrs ago when defense was allowed ha

@Patriot-Vibez Even if more defense was supposedly being played, which is laughable on it's face because the Raptors never forced the ball out of Kobe's hands for the entire 4th quarter, but even if Luka was facing that 29th ranked Raptors defense instead of the Hawks, give him an extra 13 shots and an extra 10 free throws like Kobe tool and bet Luka could still top 81. 46 shots by Kobe is an obscene amount of shots, the 33 shots from Luka is reasonable. In Kobe's 81 point game, he had a usage rate of 90% in the 4th quarter of a blowout win, that's absurd levels of ball hogging and stat padding. Luka was still passing late in the game and playing the right way, that's why his game is the best 70+, he's the only one who wasn't trying to put up huge numbers, it just happened naturally.

@@imdbtruth nobodies arguing for kobe guy...im simply saying luka, and others like him are only playing at the level they appear to be playing offense bc there is no defense by design...prior to this year, there was only 4 or 5 70pt games EVER...the last 2 yrs has yeilded 4...that is by design...the league is crippling defenses with stupid rules so that offense can explode, thus yeilding bigger numbers and higher scores and making sham heros out of players who otherwise wouldve been avg...i dont care about luka or kobe...yer missing the entire point haha

Bro, lets be real those guys are huge powerful beasts compared to 90s and especially 80s...yes game is softer but athletes today superior its just facts dont care bout nostalgia

He's definitely got the right attitude, but sometimes he can get frustrated with bad officiating and lose his focus. However he does seem to be getting better at that too, but it's a work in progress.

No doubt

Yes...

NBA has defense, but Stephen Curry broke the game. They could increase number of seconds centers can camp under the basket, to 4 or 5.

​​​@@jkepic25hand checking is illegal so that mean Genius there no defense in NBA that is why you get this slow ass guy like Luka shooting 73 points out his ass. If bird was was playing in 2024 he would average 40 or 50 points every game. The NBA is Garbage and boring now.

Nah. He would know. He's been there. And now finals

James is not even top 10 all time if you take all the old vintage players into consideration. He was a great player for sure back in his prime, but Luka is far more advanced skill-wise, he literally does it all. James just has that monster physique and he did lots of impressive dunks, so people want to rank him higher than he really deserves. When's the last time Bron played any D? When's the last time Bron won anything? He should probably just retire already, staying in the league has no upside, he can only tarnish his legacy.

You have overtexted your nonsense! Kobe…shouldn’t be mentioned with them! You cannot discount people’s achievements but MJ was great but realized that his achievements were just a precursor to what is happening! No disrespect dude I just disagree,

Doubt