Mavericks forward Luka Doncic is halfway through a stellar rookie season. (Brandon Wade/Associated Press)CHARLOTTE — Before his first season in the NBA, a Dallas Mavericks teammate presented Luka Doncic with a Hello Kitty backpack. According to Cuban, if Americans dropped their elite prospects in Slovenia, the NBA “would be a thousand times better." Of course, not everyone around the NBA believes that Europeans can teach Americans a thing or two about the game. I know a lot of people thought that I wasn’t ready because I was in Europe,” Doncic said.

Source: Washington Post February 16, 2019 00:12 UTC