Slovenian newspaper reports on Luka Doncic's health as he becomes nation's 6x Sports Personality of the Year winner
Slovenian newspaper Ekipa reported on the health condition of Luka Doncic as the Dallas Mavericks star won the Slovenian Sports Personality of the Year award for the sixth time in his career. Ekipa informed their 6.9K Instagram followers of the news.
The post featured Doncic's picture holding the award. According to Worldometers, the population of Slovenia is 2.11 million.
According to Ekipa, Doncic received the trophy in Tivoli Hall, where he was practicing for the final time before departing for the United States of America. Doncic "is in great mood, extremely well and physically prepared" for the upcoming NBA season, according to the Slovenian tabloid.
The Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic had an incredible run last year, making it all the way to the NBA Finals. Although they finally lost to the Boston Celtics. However, the wider picture indicated the Mavericks to be a formidable championship contender in the next NBA season.
Luka Doncic and the Mavericks have the ingredients to become the 2024-25 champions
Doncic and the Mavericks made a strong statement with their performance last season. The backcourt duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving proved themselves as one of the best if not the best backcourt duo last season. Dereck Lively had a big rookie season, proving he could go toe-to-toe with other bigs in the league.
However, the Mavs lagged behind when it came to roster depth and bench options. They lacked a versatile shooter who could score from the perimeter and free up Doncic and Irving to cover other posts on the court. That problem may have been solved as earlier this off-season, one-half of the splash brothers and a former Golden State Warriors star, Klay Thompson joined the Mavs.
With Thompson in their ranks, the Dallas camp has a versatile offensive lineup with some of the best perimeter shooters in the league. The Mavs have two solid options now, they can run offenses through Luka Doncic or Thompson with Irving playing as a point. Lively should only get better at the rim job with the experience he earned in his rookie season.
Overall, the Mavericks are entering the new season with a strong lineup that has the potential to break their 13-year trophy drought.