Dallas Maverick guard Luka Doncic has said numerous times in that LeBron James is favorite player growing up.
“He’s my favorite, he can play in a lot of different positions. I can too, but to be like LeBron, I have to work much harder,” Doncic said.
The Los Angeles Lakers star named Doncic as his favorite player in a question and answer session on Twitter last season, according to NBA reporter Ishaan Bhattacharya of fadeawayworld.net.
LUKA. He’s my fav player!!
Luka’s comparison to his idol including, According to the NBA, “Luka Doncic is the 4th fastest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists (games played) in 2021.
And now with his recent streak of 50 plus points or more, the three time all star has fans and NBA insider raising the question can he surpass James on the all-time scoring list?
Well, on Wednesday afternoon, after Mavericks practice shared that he plans on staying around for something other than20 plus years to find out.
“No way in hell… It’s always a possibility, but it’s going to be really tough. You gotta have a guy that plays for 20yrs in that shape, how he holds up his body. I am just saying without basketball skills, it’s very hard to hold that body. If you’re saying me there’s no way because I’m not playing that much. It’s amazing to watch him. It’s his 20th season and he’s scoring 30-40 points every night.” [H/t Ishaan Bhattacharya for the transcript].
