Last week Luka Doncic fans changed their favorite sentence from “he’s only 19” to “he’s only 20.” The Mavericks rookie said after the win over Indiana he had no big plans for a birthday party, just a low key night with his family and girlfriend.
Salah Mejri joked that he’d spend the whole night playing the video game Fortnite. Luka’s love of video games and his childlike enthusiasm hint at his true age, but everything else about the young man characterizes him as a grown man.
As a teenager Doncic played 57 games, scored 1194 points, won four of four Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards, was nearly voted an All-Star, and captivated the entire league.