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“Luka Will Go To Lakers In His Prime”: LeBron James Leaves NBA Twitter In Utter Disbelief With Massive Praise For Luka Doncic

Published 05/17/2022, 12:15 PM EDT

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Luka Doncic is one of the finest talents in the NBA since he made his debut. Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid over the years have added a different dynamic to the league. Although every player has his different attributes and Luka is not a center like the rest but one similarity between all of them is their physical gameplay. Luka’s movement is unique and when he is in form he is unstoppable, just like a certain someone, LeBron James.

Luka Doncic has always admitted publicly that he had seen and learned a lot from LeBron James while growing up. He has always said that LeBron was his idol and that he has been watching him ever since his childhood. Even when he has come up against James, he has shown his respect and said that he always looks forward to performing the best he can against his idol.

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The love and admiration for LeBron have grown in the NBA over the years. Luka has said that LeBron is his favorite and amazingly for Luka, James has returned the favor.

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Luka Doncic is LeBron James’ favorite player

LeBron recently answered a few of the fans’ questions on Twitter. He tweeted, “Aight fire off” and obviously a lot of fans came forward with questions they wanted their favorite NBA legend to answer. The one answer that totally made the fans go crazy about someone other than LeBron was when someone asked who his favorite player was and LeBron answered it was Luka.

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If we consider the style of play and the position both NBA superstars play at, LeBron and Luka have a lot in common. LeBron has also played as a guard most of his career. Luka also has been at times as dominant as LeBron as a guard. Luka has one more specialty that makes him comparable to LeBron. His defensive capabilities are very important for the Dallas Mavericks. It is comparable to the peak of LeBron when he used to defend more than he does now. Even now his capability to put in the effort is unmatched and that is what Luka seems to be all about. Luka is a game changer and he can win games single handedly just like LeBron has done all his career.

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Chaitanya Sharma

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Chaitanya is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He completed his engineering from SRM University. Having determined an interest in football and basketball, he was inclined towards having a job in the sports industry.
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