“We didn’t know Luka Doncic will be this good, this soon” Mark Cuban

“We didn’t know Luka Doncic will be this good, this soon” Mark Cuban

Luka Doncic with Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban

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Luka Doncic and Mark Cuban

Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban reveals the crazy draft nigh they picked up Luka Doncic in a recent interview. The 21-year-old Slovenian has been a game changer for the Mavericks. From clutch 3-pointer to guarding the opposition team’s marquee scorer, Doncic is trusted for all jobs in the franchise. Even in the upcoming season Doncic has got more votes to be the MVP than Lebron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

Doncic has not only shown his potential in the previous season. But his per game average season after season gives an idea on how crucial he is to the franchise and their success. Multi-Billion Dollar Businessman and Mavericks’ Owner Mark Cuban spoke about the day Luka Doncic was picked in the draft to NBA insider Scoop B about it. 

“We though Luka Doncic could be there but not in first 3 season” Mark Cuban 

Cuban said, “We didn’t know Luka will be this good, this soon. We thought he can get there but not in his first three years right.” 

He then described how the Mavs brought in Doncic. “We had the fifth pick, and we hoped that Luka would fall that far, but it was unlikely with all that triangulation.” 

“We kept on trying to trade up whether it was first, second or third and didn’t know whether he will get to fourth or not. So we just started talking trades. 

“Once we heard that Atlanta like Trae Young the best, then it just came down to whether can we work out a deal with Trae Young because we kinda had a feel who was going to be picked at four. And we were able to work out a deal, and it worked out great Atlanta, Trey Young’s a star, and it worked out great for us.” 

In the trade between the Hawks and the Mavs, the Hawks got the fifth pick in Trae Young and a 2019 first-round pick in 2019, who turned out be Cam Reddish. 

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