Exec On Luka Doncic's Floor/Ceiling: Joe Ingles/6'8 Steve Nash

[RealGM Wiretap]

A Western Conference official had an interesting perspective in trying to articulate his opinion on the floor and ceiling of Luka Doncic.

“At worst he’ll be as good as Joe Ingles,” said the executive. “And at best, Doncic might be a 6-foot-8 Steve Nash.”

Doncic has been one of the most divisive prospects in the draft with the good teams reportedly loving him and the bad teams hating him.

Via Marc Stein/New York Times

[scrabbarista]

A 6'8'' Steve Nash. So... Magic Johnson?

[Stealth1]

A 6'8'' Steve Nash. So... Magic Johnson?

Nash is also one of the best shooters in history along with the vision/passing ability.

[scrabbarista]

A 6'8'' Steve Nash. So... Magic Johnson?

Nash is also one of the best shooters in history along with the vision/passing ability.

Nash sucked. But I do agree he was one of the best shooters in history.

[preldzic]

Man... these floor/ceiling comparisons are sometimes so ridiculous...
Joe Ingles, a spot up 3-point shooter who can pass a little, really?! They just picked the best passer among 6'6-6'9 white dudes. Doncic is already better than him, so does it mean that he has already peaked and Joe Ingles is a prediction on how much worse Doncic can get?
6'8 Steve Nash? You take a double MVP and make him 5 inches taller... and you end up with at least the 3rd best player in the history of the NBA. Nobody since Lebron, and maybe not even him, deserved that ceiling.
Also, how can Ingles and Nash end up in the same space? With Ingles being a very poor version of Nash? The first is a spot up shooter, the second a creator, the first a SF, the other a PG.

[Ryoga Hibiki]

Well, this wasn't such a bad estimation of his ceiling...

[BlackNoir]

LOL, why can he only be compared to white guys?? Kevin Love with handles lol