What’s most exciting about San Antonio Spurs forward Luka Samanic, a Croatian rookie with a wide range of skills that extend far beyond what we imagine a 6-foot-10 forward doing. The rookie, who went No. 19 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, spent the majority of his first NBA season playing for the Austin Spurs in the G-League.
There was discourse surrounding whether or not it made sense for Samanic to move to the United States instead of developing overseas, but the Spurs and Samanic agreed it made more sense for him to be groomed in Austin for a future in San Antonio.