Warriors’ Draymond Green Highlights How Luka Doncic And LeBron James Similarly “Manipulate” NBA Games

Luka Doncic is often compared to LeBron James. Fans have noticed similarities between both of them. Luka, himself, has mentioned that he was a fan of LeBron growing up in Slovenia. Doncic has been one of the best players in the NBA for the past two years but finally, he has got recognition from the media and the general audience.

His performance against last year?s finalists Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of the Western Conference semi-finals has made people recognize that he is the real deal. Dropping around 30+ points on last year?s Western Conference champions does have an effect.

James, too, was making waves at a similar age. Both of them have very similar roads. The last game though came as a cropper to Doncic as the Mavericks lost 87-112 to the Golden State Warriors. Warriors player Draymond Green, who has a podcast, mentioned that he saw similarities between Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

On their similarities, he said, ?One of the main glaring similarities that stick out at you is how those two guys can manipulate the defense and can control the pace of the game. At their size, with their passing ability and the way they can put pressure on the rim and on the defense and with the vision that they have, they’re a lot alike.?

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About the differences, he mentioned that LeBron would take more transition opportunities while Luka doesn’t unless it’s just a complete run-up. Draymond also mentioned that while Luka has a great passing range, he will look to score more while James is more of a pass-first guy.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic

LeBron James has already mentioned that Doncic is his favorite under-25 player now. His performances have also mesmerized him on the court. There is a mutual admiration that does exist between the two.

Both had similar playoff runs at similar ages. Doncic has averaged around 30.5 points in the postseason and has led his team to the Conference Finals. James took an unheralded Cleveland Cavaliers team to the NBA Finals in 2007. He averaged around 25 points that season. The Cavaliers, unfortunately, lost the series against the San Antonio Spurs.

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