Luka Dončić

**Luka Dončić** (; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks. He also plays for the Slovenia national team.

On February 2, 2025, the Mavericks traded Dončić along with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Max Christie, Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick. Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 second-round pick were also traded to the Utah Jazz. The Jazz also received a 2025 second-round pick from the Mavericks. Dončić did not expect the trade and it is considered to be one of the most unexpected trades in NBA history.

Dončić can speak four languages: Slovenian, Serbian, English, and Spanish. He learned Spanish after joining Real Madrid.

## Infobox (basketball biography)

- **name**: Luka Dončić
- **image**: Luka Doncic 2021 (cropped).jpg
- **image size**: 240px
- **caption**: Dončić during his time with the Dallas Mavericks in 2021
- **position**: Point guard / shooting guard
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 7
- **weight lb**: 230
- **league**: National Basketball Association, NBA
- **team**: Los Angeles Lakers
- **number**: 77
- **birth place**: Ljubljana, Slovenia
- **career start**: 2015
- **draft year**: 2018
- **draft round**: 1
- **draft pick**: 3
- **draft team**: Atlanta Hawks
- **years1**: 2015–2018
- **team1**: Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid
- **years2**: –
- **team2**: Dallas Mavericks
- **years3**: –present
- **team3**: Los Angeles Lakers
- **highlights**: * 5× List of NBA All-Stars, NBA All-Star (–)
* 4× All-NBA Team, All-NBA First Team (–)
* NBA Rookie of the Year ()
* NBA All-Rookie First Team ()
* FIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer, FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, 2023)
* FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team, All-FIBA World Cup Team (2023)
* Olympics All-Star Team (Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2020)
* FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team, All-EuroBasket Team (EuroBasket 2017, 2017)
* EuroLeague champion (2017–18 EuroLeague, 2018)
* EuroLeague MVP (2017–18 EuroLeague, 2018)
* EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2018 EuroLeague Final Four, 2018)
* All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague First Team (2017–18 EuroLeague, 2018)
* 2× EuroLeague Rising Star (2016–17 EuroLeague, 2017, 2017–18 EuroLeague, 2018)
* EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team (2020)
* Euroscar, Euroscar Player of the Year (2019)
* 3× Liga ACB champion (2014–15 ACB season, 2015, 2015–16 ACB season, 2016, 2017–18 ACB season, 2018)
* ACB Most Valuable Player Award, Liga ACB MVP (2017–18 ACB season, 2018)
* All-Liga ACB Team, All-Liga ACB First Team (2017–18 ACB season, 2018)
* 2× ACB Best Young Player Award, ACB Best Young Player (2016–17 ACB season, 2017, 2017–18 ACB season, 2018)
* 3× ACB Best Young Player Award, ACB All-Young Players Team (2015–16 ACB season, 2016–2017–18 ACB season, 2018)
* 2× Spanish Basketball King's Cup, Spanish King's Cup winner (2016 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2016, 2017 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2017)
* 2× Trofeo Costa del Sol (basketball), Trofeo Costa de Sol champion (2016, 2017)
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 2015)
* Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, EB Next Generation Tournament champion (2014–15 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, 2015)
* Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament#Finals, EB Next Generation Tournament MVP (2014–15 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, 2015)
* Sports Illustrated Breakout of the Year (2019)
* Slovenian Sportsman of the Year (2018)