Since 1988, when he crashed on Sarunas Marciulionis' couch in Lithuania for three months while prying the Hall of Famer from the Soviets' grip, Donnie Nelson has recommended, drafted or acquired five first-round draft picks that he got to know through a vast network of international connections.
The quintet includes a Hall of Famer (Steve Nash), another in waiting (Dirk Nowitzki), and a superstar (Giannis Antetokounmpo) whom Donnie doesn't bring up anymore around Mark Cuban.
And to think, that group doesn't include Marciulionis, if only because he was a sixth-rounder.
Given Nelson's first-round success rate on international players, then, I'd say the prospects bode well for his latest, Luka Doncic.