Trae Young and Luka Doncic are two of the brightest stars from the 2018 NBA Draft class. Both players were actually traded for each other on draft night, as the Hawks acquired Young and Doncic went to the Mavericks. The two are compared with each other. But Trae Young believes he and Doncic are not all that different when they’re on the court.
During an interview with Draymond Green, Trae Young was asked about the comparisons between himself and Luka Doncic. While he knows that he isn’t given the credit that Doncic is, Young noted that he and Luka are actually very similar, have had a similar level of success on the court, and led their teams well.
“I don’t even stress over it no more. I know the real ones get it. I feel like for me, once I win a championship, it’ll open up more eyes to what I’ve really done. Especially to some of my peers that I’m compared with.”
“To be honest with you, I have no hate towards nobody, especially Luka. We talk all the time, we got a lot of love for each other, a lot of respect for each other. There’s different agendas. The way people look at certain people is different. I don’t get caught up into it.”
"It's not that far off… We kinda do the same things."@thetraeyoung talks being compared to Luka 👀
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“I feel like eventually, people are going to understand what it is and realize it’s not that far off. We kind of do the same things. We’re different in size but, he can play like I can play… We can both hoop. So, at the same time, that’s just what it is.”
Young clearly thinks that he isn’t given the credit he should be, but it doesn’t bother him. But it is good to hear that Young and Doncic don’t have any bad blood or beef toward each other because of these comparisons. Many times, it can cause conflict among players, so it’s good to know that this isn’t the case.
Trae Young And Luka Doncic Will Be The Future Faces Of The NBA
Both Trae Young and Luka Doncic have been two of the fastest-rising players in the NBA, achieving incredible success during their careers. Both players became All-Stars in their sophomore years, and have reached a Conference Finals in their careers.
For their careers, they have similar numbers. Doncic has averaged 27.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 8.0 assists during his career so far. As for Trae, he has averaged 25.5 points, 9.3 assists, and 3.7 rebounds. Trae is ahead when it comes to assists, and Doncic has a slight edge when it comes to scoring.
Young and Doncic have become two of the brightest young stars in the NBA. Both players are going to look to win a championship in the future, with Trae even promising the Hawks would be the next team to win the NBA championship.
As for Doncic, the owner of the Mavericks, Mark Cuban, recently noted that he wanted to deliver an NBA championship to Luka and the Mavericks as a wedding gift to Doncic, who recently got engaged. It is now a race between the two standouts from the 2018 class to see who wins an NBA championship.
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