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Luka Doncic: Elite Defender? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by npcshow@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Nekias Duncan on latest episode of The Dunker Spot delivers some startling news:

"So far this season [Luka] has defended the most ISO’s in the league this year. 46. On those possessions in which the team tries to attack Luka in isolation, they’re generation 0.83 points per possession. Which is an elite number defensively."

How long before Luka can shrug off the terrible defender allegations?

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[–] rustyphish@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Tiny sample size

Also, last year he started out as a positive defender and then was back to his old ways by the time the season wore on

He has all the tools both physically and mentally, it's a question of if his motor can keep up and if he puts the effort in.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him put together a decent defensive season if Kyrie can share enough of the load offensively for him to expend less energy.