As Hall of Fame President Jerry Colangelo said, the next class to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame will go down in history for their international stature with Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Dirk Nowitzki. Their careers have thus served as a rocker and allowed the globalization of the NBA.
“I think there were a few guys who paved the way for us a bit”, modestly reminded Dirk Nowitzki. “Then the next wave came with Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and myself. And if we’ve helped make the game truly global and helped a few kids along the way, that’s obviously a huge lesson in humility for all of us.”
Transfer of power
If there is one who has been able to witness the immense legacy that Dirk Nowitzki left in Dallas, it is Luka Doncic, who took up the torch when he arrived in the NBA twenty years after his eldest, and having the chance to rub shoulders with him for a season. The first for the Slovenian, the last for the German.
“I think everyone knew he was going to be there. He was really, really happy, and I’m really happy for him too.”, confided Luka Doncicwho recalled his best moments spent with the “Wunderkid”. “I would say probably his last game because of the excitement around him and how proud the people of Dallas were of him. He deserved it all. But I would say that my whole first season in general was marked by his professionalism and the fact that he was an extraordinary person. For me, coming to the NBA and having a mentor like Dirk changed everything. It helped me a lot”.
Unfortunately for him, when “checking” his calendar, Luka Doncic realized that he could not be present for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled for August 12, the date coinciding with the appointment. you organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
” I will not be there. We play in Malaga against USA and Spain so I won’t be able to be there”.
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | LAD | 72 | 32 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | LAD | 61 | 34 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 |
| 2020-21 | LAD | 66 | 34 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 73.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 27.7 |
| 2021-22 | LAD | 65 | 35 | 45.7 | 35.3 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 28.4 |
| 2022-23 | LAD | 62 | 36 | 49.6 | 34.9 | 74.0 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 32.8 |
| Total | 326 | 34 | 46.5 | 33.9 | 73.8 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 27.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
