blommen
Pissing Excellence
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I agree with you regarding the experience, it absolutely matters. But Luka was able to get that experience BECAUSE he's just that good. Real Madrid isn't giving minutes on the floor to just any 15-year olds... Currently, Luka is only 20 and is already having one of the greatest seasons of all time. Even if he doesn't get any better than he is right now, if he's able to sustain this level of play for the rest of his career, you could put him in the same conversation as MJ/LeBron... However, in 9 years time, Doncic will still be in his twenties (!!!) and presumably will be significantly better than he is right now with YEARS of NBA experience, NBA diet & body building, as well as adding new things to his game. It's ridiculous.
Absolutely, I don't mean to imply that any 15 year old lottery pick would be as advanced as Doncic is if they had the same background. It cannot be overstated just how brilliant Luka is, but I think it's important to note when comparing him to LeBron just how stark the difference in experience is. LeBron much like Luka is a basketball genius and his physical profile combined with that intellect allowed him to transition to the NBA with flying colors. That is a very different transition from what Luka has done, and while Lukas background is in and of itself a testament to his innate brilliance I think it's also important to acknowledge how much that has also benefitted him.
They're both absolute savants, but their developmental trajectories are very different from on another.