Here’s the Dallas Morning News reporting on Mavs rookie Luka Doncic, who will have the attention of much of the basketball world, let alone the city of Dallas:
A leap of faith.
That’s what Mavericks fans are taking when it comes to prized draft pick Luka Doncic.
He’s 19 years old. He’s been a professional in Europe for four years. He’s been an MVP at that level.
And virtually nobody in Dallas knows anything about him.
All that fans can really do is bank on the wisdom of owner Mark Cuban, president Donnie Nelson and coach Rick Carlisle.
Even a lot of the Mavericks’ players have yet to get a pulse on how good Doncic can be. Though he technically came in a trade with Atlanta, he’s the highest-drafted rookie (third) the franchise has had since Jason Kidd was taken second in 1994. But Kidd was a more known commodity.
