Who is Luka Dončić?
Luka Dončić is a Slovenian gold medalist. Initially, Luka was one of the youngest basketball players in his team.
Dončić plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for his country, Slovenia’s national basketball team and also known as Wonderboy in the NBA.
Luka Dončić’s Age, Family, and Ethnicity
Luka Dončić was born on February 28, 1999, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Moreover, his Zodiac sign is Pisces.
His parents are Sasa Dončić and Mirjam Poterbin. Mr. Dončić is a is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. whereas, Mrs. Poterbin was the owner of beauty salons. They are of Serb0-Croatian heritage.
Luka Dončić’s Education
Dončić joined the primary school Osnovna šola Mirana Jarca in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Luka Dončić’s Professional life, Career
Luka began playing organized basketball at primary school in Ljubljana.
He was an outstanding player for Union Olimpija before he joined the youth academy of the Spanish club, Real Madrid.
On April 30, 2015, Dončić made his professional debut for Real Madrid in the Liga ACB against Unicaja. At 16 years, 2 months, and 2 days of age, he became the youngest player to ever play for Real Madrid in the ACB.
Luka became a regular member of Real Madrid’s senior team in the 2015-2016 season.
In 2016, he also made his senior debut for Slovenia at only 17 years of age. In addition, in 2017, Dončić was the All-Tournament Team after helping his country win its first EuroBasket title.
On June 21, 2018, Luka was selected as the third overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft. He was then transferred to the Dallas Mavericks.
Luka Dončić’s achievements and awards
In 2018, Luka won the 2018 EuroLeague title, winning the EuroLeague MVP as well as the Final Four MVP.
He was also named the ACB Most Valuable Player and won back-to-back EuroLeague Rising Star and ACB Best Young Player awards.
Luka Dončić’s Net Worth
Luka has a net worth of $5 million. Moreover, he earns $6.4 million from his contract with the Mavericks.
Luka Dončić’s height, weight, and body features
Dončić has light brown hair with grey eyes. His height is 6 ft and 7 inches and his weight is 99 kg.
Luka Dončić’s social media
He has around 3m followers on Instagram, 490.4k on Twitter and 354.3k on facebook. In addition, Luka has his own website lukadoncic.com.
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