Pelinka: Doncic s performance in the European Championship proves that even if he is not the best in the world, it is one of them

September 20th News Today, ESPN famous reporter Dave McMenamin wrote an article about the connection between the Lakers and Doncic during the offseason.

Lakers general manager Pelinka said in an interview: "Doncic's performance in the European Championships has made the entire basketball community clearly realize that even if he is not the best player on the planet, he is definitely one of the candidates on this very short list. From a team-building perspective, we have always emphasized the importance of having the right to choose. The 'right to choose' I mean not only the future, but it also applies to the present. At the same time, having Luca, who may be the best player on the planet, and LeBron James, a superstar who can still be among the great players even at such an age, allows us to consider the value of this right to choose more carefully."

In the European Championship, Doncic led Slovenia to the quarterfinals, averaged 34.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and was selected for the All-First Team.