I think people throw around Bird a lot in these compassions due to his skin complexion and I don’t agree with it.
^this tbh. I think their playstyles are quite a bit different even though they have some skills that are similar.
That would be ME - I've made such comparisons to Luka before. I apologize if it's made anyone uncomfortable.
When I was a young 12 year old growing up in inner city Richmond Va in 1981 I became a Boston Celtic fan because of a dude that looked a bit different from many of his fellow players....
I took some flack because of this...MANY of my peers loved LAL....they'd say "Man why do you like BOS?" I'd reply "Larry Bird" and they'd then nod their heads approvingly.
Not only did he LOOK different...dude PLAYED differently. His GAME was unlike ANY OTHER, outside of Magic Johnson.
Boy some of these young bucks growing up nowadays only have NBA 2k on XBOX or youtube to see Larry but MAN I watched this man in REAL TIME doing some of the CRAZY stuff he did......Larry (and Magic) did CRAZY stuff in their games ALL THE TIME.............
Fast Forward to NOW? Luka Doncic reminds me SO MUCH of Larry Bird as far as his flair..his game play. His passes aren't as flashy (YET) but he isn't that far off.
I think Luka's FLOOR defensively can be Larry's....I can see him getting AT LEAST some 2nd team defensive awards...he appears THAT ACTIVE on the defensive end, to me at least.
Luka isn't even technically White - only in America, unfortunately - do we place such labels. Dude is Slovenian I thought.