Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George addressed Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic 's trajectory toward potentially becoming the “biggest international” star in the history of the NBA. Doncic and Slovenia were eliminated from EuroBasket . However, that doesn't take away from what could be the biggest season of Luka's career as he enters his first Lakers training camp ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
With a new contract extension and the motivation to prove his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, wrong, Doncic is entering a new era in his career, which George believes could be the beginning of an unprecedented run by an NBA star, he said, per Podcast P with Paul George.
“We're talking about being the biggest international player now. That's surpassing GOATs,” George said. “That'