Miami Heat rookie Kasparov Jakucionis speaks on how he grew up watching European basketball, but started following the NBA as he got older.

Anthony Edwards continues to ascend in the NBA and finished 7th in MVP voting each of the last two years, Jalen Brunson finished 5th years and 10th last year, and Jayson Tatum will be a threat once he returns from Achilles surgery, but he's out for this year.

"He was playing against sh—y competition" - Charles Barkley dismissed all of Luka Doncic's pre-NBA accomplishments originally appeared on Basketball Network.

According to Slovenia national team assistant coach Greg St. Jean, who also serves as an assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers, Luka Doncic is still ramping up after a long break from full-speed competition.

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the trade of the century when they were able to acquire Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. It was a trade that surprised everyone in the NBA. Mavericks fans, former Mavericks players, and everyone else in the league were shocked. No one could believe that Dallas would part ways with their franchise player.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Doncic signed an extension to stay with the team, but his sights are set on Los Angeles' future.

There seems to be a growing number of people around the NBA who feel Luka Doncic will win the MVP award and have a chip on his shoulder this season.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Former Mavericks NBA champion compares Luka Doncic to Lakers icon Magic Johnson. Tyson Chandler was a major piece of the lone championship in Dallas Mavericks history, anchoring the defense of a team that shut dwn the first year of the Miami Heat's Big 3.

Last year, the Lakers played at MSG the night before the blockbuster Luka Doncic trade occurred, so Doncic still hasn't played there as a Laker yet. In the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season, the Lakers will play the Knicks in New York on Feb. 1. The game will be a primetime game televised by NBC.