Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Slovenian national team.
Born in Ljubljana, Dončić shone as a youth player for Union Olimpija before joining the youth academy of Real Madrid. In 2015 he made his debut for the academy's senior team at age 16, becoming the youngest in club history. Two years later, he led Madrid to the 2018 EuroLeague title, winning the EuroLeague MVP as well as the Final Four MVP. Dončić was also named the ACB Most Valuable Player and won back-to-back EuroLeague Rising Star and ACB Best Young Player awards. He was selected to the EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team.
In 2018, Dončić declared for the NBA draft, where he was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks and then traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He was selected unanimously to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and won Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 season. In his sophomore season, he was selected to his first NBA All-Star game and named to the All-NBA First Team. He is the Mavericks' franchise leader in career triple-doubles.
A Slovenian international, Dončić made his senior debut for Slovenia in 2016 at only 17 years of age. He would later help his country win its first EuroBasket title in 2017 while also being named to the All-Tournament Team. He was one of the Cover Athletes for NBA 2K22.
| Los Angeles Lakers Current Roster |
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| 2 Vanderbilt • 4 Knecht • 7 Vincent • 9 B. James • 10 Koloko (TW) • 11 Hayes • 14 Kleber • 15 Reaves • 17 Finney-Smith • 20 Milton • 23 L. James • 27 Len • 28 Hachimura • 30 Goodwin • 55 Jemison (TW) • 77 Dončić • 88 Morris |
| Players who left during the season: 0 Hood-Schifino • 1 Russell • 3 Davis • 5 Reddish • 12 Christie • 20 Lewis • 35 Wood • 41 Olivari • 94 Traoré |
| Head coach: Redick • Assistant coaches: Brooks • McMillian • St. Jean |