{"id":894108,"date":"2026-09-16T13:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/894108\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:08:15","slug":"luka-doncic-names-absolute-nba-legend-as-his-dream-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/894108\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic names absolute NBA legend as his dream opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic said Michael Jordan would be the basketball legend he would most like to face, calling the choice an easy one because of MJ&#8217;s greatness.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic picked Michael Jordan when asked which basketball legend he would most like to face in a game during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4oiRoPyLQF0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an exclusive interview with SLAM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18340-luka-doncic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789564092_478_image-455489-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Luka  Doncic\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PG, SG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                27\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                203 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                104 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Ljubljana, Slovenia\n            <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I would choose Michael Jordan,&#8221; Doncic said after a young Spanish fan asked him the question. &#8220;It&#8217;s an easy answer, but he was an incredible player, and I would really like to play against him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Doncic played alongside 41-year-old LeBron James, another player widely included in the GOAT debate.<\/p>\n<p>Luka, 27, is coming off another dominant NBA season with the Lakers. He averaged a league-leading 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic has averaged 29.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 8.2 assists for his NBA career after entering the league as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-473106-any780x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit Kenneth Richmond \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP<\/p>\n<p> Jordan remains one of the NBA&#8217;s biggest legends <\/p>\n<p>Jordan, meanwhile, spent 15 seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, finishing his career with averages of 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>He won six NBA championships with Chicago and was named Finals MVP in all six title runs.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan also won five regular-season MVP awards, 10 scoring titles, and one Defensive Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>His career scoring average of 30.1 points per game remains the highest mark in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_5\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789564095_836_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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