Trae Young: I'll be better than Luka Doncic in 5-10 years
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Yeah, sure he will be better;-) Just like he said a few months ago he is better right now. What changed that it will now take him at least 5 years to overtake Luka? Silly boy...
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The feel Doncic has for the game, the way he moves, how he chooses what to do and how to do it... that kid is special. He has something that only a few players have. Trae is great but he doesn’t have that. He might end up having a better career than Doncic though, but it would have more to do with Doncic failing to meet expectations than with Trae exceeding those.
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I'd say it's quite common for star players who are 5-10 year veterans to be better than whoever was the best rookie their rookie year. I think people are short sighted when they always assume the ROY will remain the best of his draft class, it doesn't always happen. In fact, it is less common for this to happen than for it not to happen. I noticed that players who come in NBA ready tend not to work on their game and improve over their career as much.
Over the last 20 years, I think the only players who were the best rookie and also remained the best player of their draft class through their prime was like Lebron...and AD? Maybe CP3? Maybe KD?
I think Doncic will be better but if Trae is better in 10 years it's not going to surprise me that much.
Over the last 20 years, I think the only players who were the best rookie and also remained the best player of their draft class through their prime was like Lebron...and AD? Maybe CP3? Maybe KD?
I think Doncic will be better but if Trae is better in 10 years it's not going to surprise me that much.
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i mean unless you turn into a superstar, Trae Young 10 years from now won't be better than Doncic at year 1.
don't wanna hurt your feelings bruh, but truth hurts.
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I don’t see Young being better than Doncic but there’s nothing wrong with what he said.
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Trae Young has every right to have a ridiculously inflated opinion of himself.
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BoardCrusher wrote:get outta here
He's a rookie. Can't say Luka coming off a sharpshooter is such a great idea either. If Trae sees Huerter open in the corner, Luka looks just as bad.
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316Hornets wrote:BoardCrusher wrote:get outta here
He's a rookie. Can't say Luka coming off a sharpshooter is such a great idea either. If Trae sees Huerter open in the corner, Luka looks just as bad.
Maybe he will be able to see him and dish that pass in about 5-10 years
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Why does it seem like Luka gets no love from black players from around the league? Even the retired players? The best he gets is mostly "He's a good player BUT..."
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Akklaim1 wrote:Why does it seem like Luka gets no love from black players from around the league? Even the retired players? The best he gets is mostly "He's a good player BUT..."
You know why.
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I doubt Trae will be better, but what are people expecting him to say?
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I don't agree with Trae but he has every reason to say that. This is how a young player should approach his future. With confidence.
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What's he going to do, start shooting from further? His play style doesn't impact the entire game, the way Luka's does
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BoardCrusher wrote:316Hornets wrote:BoardCrusher wrote:get outta here
He's a rookie. Can't say Luka coming off a sharpshooter is such a great idea either. If Trae sees Huerter open in the corner, Luka looks just as bad.
Maybe he will be able to see him and dish that pass in about 5-10 years
You mean in 5-10 secs because all he has to do is keep driving around instead of going up and it's an easy pass.
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TheBonzaiEffect wrote:Akklaim1 wrote:Why does it seem like Luka gets no love from black players from around the league? Even the retired players? The best he gets is mostly "He's a good player BUT..."
You know why.
All like “you know why “ i could say the same thing about him getting all the love from whites and hyping him like he’s the next MJ or bron

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I wasnt high on Trae all last season and Im still not high on him. But with that said, this would be news if he said the opposite of this. He answered the question perfectly and I hope he does truly believe what he says. It would be a massive red flag if he came out and said, "ya he is just on a different level than I can ever be." He answered the question perfectly.
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Interesting enough, nobody is asking Luka, if he will be better than others. Or not. 

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I wonder if he'll ever be better than Luka is right now.
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DROB27 wrote:TheBonzaiEffect wrote:Akklaim1 wrote:Why does it seem like Luka gets no love from black players from around the league? Even the retired players? The best he gets is mostly "He's a good player BUT..."
You know why.
All like “you know why “ i could say the same thing about him getting all the love from whites and hyping him like he’s the next MJ or bron
"Why is this rookie with an extremely exciting style of play that's putting up better numbers than rookie Lebron getting hyped like Lebron? It's only cause he's white"
Great logic.