It wasn’t pretty for the Atlanta Hawks (18-27) when I watched Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic drop a franchise (and State Farm Arena opponent) 73 points in a 148-143 win on January 26th. But it got downright ugly. for the Hawks on social networks.”Luka Unreal,” Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green said on X, formerly Twitter, during the game. “They changed Luke, didn’t they?”.A sick burn. And Green didn’t, telling Doncic to get his jersey: 77 points.The Hawks did trade Doncic for Young, sending Dallas the 3rd overall pick at No. 5 (Young) in 2018 and a first rounder the following year, which the Hawks then traded for Cam. A redhead.His head coach Jason Kidd said after the game that the former Rookie of the Year “has a game plan”.Doncic, who had 10 rebounds and seven assists in that contest, has been an All-Star and NBA selection the last four seasons and looks to do so again this year.Young is a one-time NBA draft pick and two-time All-Star, though he hasn’t been to All-Star Weekend the past two seasons — despite leading the NBA in scoring both seasons. in both the last two years and in total points, leading the scoring in 2021-22 – and in three of the last four years combined.He noted after the game that the Hawks did everything they could to slow Doncic down..Green had Young on his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” where the Hawks star talked about the comparisons that have plagued him throughout his career..”I don’t even stress about it anymore,” Young told Green in July 2023. “I know the right people really understand it. You know what I’m saying? I feel like if I win a championship, it’s going to open up even more .”Especially to some of my peers that I look up to and compare myself to. So honestly, I don’t hate anyone, especially Luka. He and I are talking. We talk all the time. We have great love for each other, great respect for each other. But I agree with you: it’s different, and the way people look at certain people is different.”.Green raised the issue with another of his clients, Klutch Sports Group, noting that he believed American players were judged more harshly than European players, a la Young and Doncic.”I’m not attached to it,” said Young.“I feel like eventually people will understand what it is and maybe realize it’s not that far off. It is clear that good#039; is a really good player. Sad player. But it seems we are doing the same thing.“Head #039;s 6[-ft-]8, Iand#039;m 6[-ft-]2, 6[-ft-]3. We are just different in size. But he can play like me. … We can both jump. So at the same time, it is what it is.”.
