Its plays like this that make me question people who say he doesn't have the athleticism to make him a star in the NBA
I watched your video and it does not convince me that he has or has not NBA athletic ability. He can stop and start fast is all it showed. He can dribble and break some one's ankles. But it did not show definite information about his athletic ability. Thanks for starting my day with a laugh. He has skills but with all due respect that video does not convince me that he is a superior athlete, perhaps a skilled one.
Here is some film against NBA players
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sPxV4YGNa0Not he is not blowing by them, seems hesistant to try to go past them and he is not jumping over them. Realize that he is young in this video but guys have came straight out of high school and did well before.
Looking at other tape of him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwegadp7k8QYou can examples of his athleticism or lack thereof on a dunk around 40 secs. Another dunk at 1:00 mark. The first dunk his elevation is poor, the second it is decent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNE38no9OxcAt the 2:25 mark, another dunk, its a put back. I see a guy who is average to slighty above leaper but not superior in any way in terms of vertical leap. That is only a small part of athletic ability though.
Another thing is that he does not get his separation though athletic burst or speed. He gets it through guile and craftiness. This denotes that he is not the quickest guy. Physical domination will never be his calling card from what I have observed.
I think he has a lot of strengths. Great court vision, enthusiasm for the game, good hand, good attitude, nice handles and nice shot.
But great athleticism is not a big strength for him.
He is simply not a super athlete. He is athletic enough to play in the NBA, probably. Guys can still play in the NBA without it. What I liked about him was he was crafty, skilled and sneaky and seemed to be playing the game a few plays ahead of everyone else. Tons of guys have made it through the league without being top notch athletes and having loads of skills.
But in all honesty, I can see why some would have some concerns about his athletic ability. Not to mention the competition and play in the videos in terms of athletic ability. I bet guys on the Duke team are more athletic than some of the teams in those videos.
i agree that Doncic is not that bad athlete
Yep, decent but not superior, not bad and not great.
NBA draft net has his weaknesses as:
Weaknesses: His biggest flaw is his lack of quickness and lateral speed, which affects his effectiveness in 1 on 1 defense against more explosive opponents ... Furthermore this also limits his offensive effectiveness in ISO situations when he has to rely on his body control and fakes to create the space for the shot or to draw conta
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/luka-doncic