Luka DoncicLos Angeles Lakers · #77
Luka Dončić is the franchise superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers and one of the greatest European players ever — a five-time All-NBA First Team guard, the 2024 scoring champion (the first European to lead the NBA in scoring), and 2019 Rookie of the Year. A EuroLeague champion and MVP as a teenager at Real Madrid, he was acquired by the Lakers in a shocking February 2025 trade for Anthony Davis. He has a 73-point game to his name.
Luka Doncic — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Luka Doncic stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Luka Doncic — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Luka Doncic
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Luka Doncic career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 72 | 32.2 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 6.0 | .427 | .327 |
| 2019-20 | 61 | 33.6 | 28.8 | 9.4 | 8.8 | .463 | .316 |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 34.3 | 27.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | .479 | .350 |
| 2021-22 | 65 | 35.4 | 28.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | .457 | .353 |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 36.2 | 32.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | .496 | .342 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 37.5 | 33.9 | 9.2 | 9.8 | .487 | .382 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 35.7 | 28.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | .464 | .354 |
| 2025-26 | 64 | 35.8 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | .476 | .366 |
| Career | 486 | 35.0 | 29.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Luka Doncic
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A generational playmaking scorer and one of the greatest Europeans ever — the Lakers' franchise superstar.
Turning pro
Drafted 3rd overall, 2018 as a Guard.
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A Slovenian prodigy who won EuroLeague MVP at 19 — and became the Lakers' franchise superstar in the most shocking trade in sports.
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Dončić joined Real Madrid at 13, became its youngest-ever senior player, and won the EuroLeague title and MVP at 19.
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Drafted 3rd in 2018 (traded to Dallas), he won Rookie of the Year, made five straight All-NBA First Teams, and led the NBA in scoring in 2024.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- Experience
- 8th Season
- NBA debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 3rd overall, 2018
- Born
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #77
Dončić grew up immersed in basketball — his father Saša was a pro and coach, and Luka was a prodigy who left home for Real Madrid's academy at 13, beating older players, as he put it, 'with my brain.' He chose No. 77 and grew up admiring LeBron James, whom he now plays alongside in Los Angeles. He is a national hero in Slovenia, whom he led to the 2017 EuroBasket title.
His game is cerebral and singular: a 6-foot-8 guard who controls tempo, manipulates defenses, and scores from everywhere despite not being an elite athlete. The shocking 2025 trade to the Lakers — a rare swap of two reigning All-NBA players — reset the franchise around him, and his response was to sign long-term and anchor a Pacific Division winner.
A cerebral, do-everything offensive genius — one of the greatest playmaking scorers ever.
Luka Doncic — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Luka Doncic, answered.
