Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Born in Ljubljana, he played youth basketball for Union Olimpija before joining the youth academy of Real Madrid. He debuted for their senior team in 2015, 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. In his sophomore season, he was selected to his first NBA All-Star game and named to the All-NBA First Team.
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Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Born in Ljubljana, he played youth basketball for Union Olimpija before joining the youth academy of Real Madrid. He debuted for their senior team in 2015, 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. In his sophomore season, he was selected to his first NBA All-Star game and named to the All-NBA First Team. A Slovenian international, he made his senior debut for Slovenia in 2016 at only 17 years of age. He helped his country win its first EuroBasket title in 2017. In 2018, he declared for the NBA draft, joining the Dallas Dallas Mavericks. He was selected unanimously to theNBA All-Rookie First Team and won Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 season. He wore the number 7 at Real Madrid in honor of Greek basketball player Vassilis Spanoulis. He also grew up admiring American basketball player LeBron James. His parents filed for divorce in 2008, with custody and legal guardianship granted to his mother. In September 2012, he moved to living with football and basketball prospects with Paco Redondo Redondo. Inclinching a title over Lazio, he erupted for 54 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 assists in a win over the Lazio Redondo team.
In April 2012 he took part in the under-13 Lido di di di Roma Tournament, finishing as leading scorer and leading scorer with 34 points per game. In the semi-final round of the event against Victoria Victoria, he posted 29 points and 15 rebounds in a title win over Victoria Fermo Redondo, he scored 54 points against Lazio. He played various sports in his childhood, including football, which he later quit after growing too tall. At age seven, he began playing organized basketball at primary school in LJublJana. He was named the most valuable player despite finishing as runners-up to FC Barcelona in September 2011. In February 2012 he was loaned to Spanish club Real Madrid for the Minicopa Endesa, an under-14 Spanish club competition. He signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid, immediately standing out on the under 16 team. He won the ACB Most Valuable Player and won back-to-back EuroLeague Rising Star and ACB Best Young Player awards. In 2013, he helped Real Madrid to a finish second to Roma in the Champions League, leading them to a 2.5-point victory over the Italian club. In January 2014, he won the Under 16 Champions League title with a score of 34 points and 5 rebounds per game in the quarter-final against Roma. He has been named to EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team.
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