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Luka Dončić

1999 - Today

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Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Luka Magic", he also plays for the Slovenia national team and is regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time. Born in Ljubljana, Dončić shone as a youth player for Union Olimpija before joining the youth academy of Real Madrid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luka Dončić has received more than 18,489,312 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Luka Dončić is the 177th most popular basketball player (up from 203rd in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Slovene Basketball Player.

Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks who has quickly emerged as one of the NBA's brightest young stars. At just 23 years old, he has already been named an NBA All-Star four times and won Rookie of the Year honors in 2019, establishing himself as a prolific scorer and playmaker with an advanced all-around game.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Luka Dončić ranks 177 out of 1,757. Before him are Fernando Martín Espina, Joann Lõssov, Sasha Vujačić, Carmelo Anthony, Željko Jerkov, and Mark Eaton. After him are Ray Allen, Chris Paul, Gail Goodrich, Earl Monroe, Emiliano Rodríguez, and Jure Zdovc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Luka Dončić ranks 13. Before him are Ronald Araújo, Andriy Lunin, Matthijs de Ligt, Kai Havertz, Belle Delphine, and Armand Duplantis. After him are Mick Schumacher, Lily-Rose Depp, Cameron Boyce, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Darwin Núñez, and Joey King.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Luka Dončić ranks 103 out of 340. Before him are Rudolf Cvetko (1880), Milivoje Novaković (1979), Josip Primožič (1900), Anton Aškerc (1856), Sasha Vujačić (1984), and Martin Strel (1954). After him are Zofka Kveder (1878), Marko Elsner (1960), Jure Zdovc (1966), Josip Jurčič (1844), Tadej Pogačar (1998), and Fredi Bobic (1971).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Slovenia

Among basketball players born in Slovenia, Luka Dončić ranks 3. Before him are Ivo Daneu (1937), and Sasha Vujačić (1984). After him are Jure Zdovc (1966), Gregor Fučka (1971), Jaka Lakovič (1978), Goran Dragić (1986), Rasho Nesterović (1976), Klemen Prepelič (1992), Matjaž Smodiš (1979), Erazem Lorbek (1984), and Boštjan Nachbar (1980).

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