Luka Doncic is FAST as HELL Now | 10 Plays from FIBA 2025 EuroBasket that Showcase His SPEED.

Luka Magic is back and it's no illusion, he really is that slim. So you better add an S to that F-A-T because Slim Luka has proven through his tremendous Eurobasketball play that he looks different. And not only does he look different, he moves different. Nay, he moves faster. Jonathan Hernandez of the Lakers Legacy Podcast here and look, faster for Luka is a very relative term. We're talking about listening to podcasts at half speed to finally being able to listen to them at 1x speed. I hope this analogy isn't getting lost on you. But regardless, in this video, here are 10 or so clips of Luka Doncic from his Eurobasket play that prove and show you that Luka is indeed fast. So like this video, comment down below, and most importantly, please hit subscribe. And let's jump into the tape of Speedy Luka. Now typically I like to slow down the film so you guys can get a better look at the intricacies of a certain play, but for very obvious reasons, I'm going to play these clips at normal speed so we can all fully appreciate the unadulterated blur that is Speed Demon Luka. And let's first start by analyzing Luka's straight line end-to-end burst by looking at his grab-and-go transition play. 1. Coming off a long rebound, watch Luka immediately push the pace off his own dribble, get the other team backpedaling, and take it coast-to-coast for the beautiful lob. Considering he started the play at the back of the pack, the fact that his defender could never catch up to him is pretty impressive. 2. Luka grabs the rebound underneath the basket and instantly pushes the ball ahead, outruns several players, and never allows the other team to set up before he attacks the rim for the nice coast-to-coast floater. I mean, just look at how crisply and fluidly he's moving down the court. Alright, so you're still not impressed. How about a pick-six into a dunk? No, your eyes do not deceive you. That is indeed Luka taking it the full length of the court for the jam. But forget about the dunk, check out the separation he gets on this full-out sprint. Someone give this dude a ticket. He's speeding. 4. How about a pick-six from one paint to the next? He just beat two different teams down the court himself. Yeah, I feel ya dude. Move aside Sonic the Hedgehog, here comes the Slovenian Blur. 5. How about one more pick-six for good measure? This time, as Luka takes it all the way down for the finger roll, just look at his running gait and how comfortable and unlabored he looks. Just that extra little pep in his step adds so much to his already lethal transition game. And if you still don't believe the speed, let's do a side-by-side of how he ran last season. Now maybe you look at these clips and say, he looks like he's running at the same speed. But if you look closer at how he ran last year, it's clear that he's running on fumes, with his head down, trying to push himself. But when you look at him now, not only does he look a tad bit faster, he looks a lot more comfortable consistently running at this speed. But now let's get back to our list. And this time, let's take a look at how Luka has leveraged his newfound quickness in half-court situations when it comes to navigating screens, pick-and-rolls, and isolation drives. 6. Watch as Luka splits the double at the top of the arc and then darts to the rim with a quick Eurostep double-clutcher. Apart from the extra first-step burst that he's showcased, it's really the crispness and sharpness in his movements that stand out the most on these drives. Luka already had defenders stumped before, but now his body's moving as quick as his mind, and everyone's just trying to catch up. 7. Here's another instance of Luka quickly splitting the double and taking it all the way to the rim. And again, this is less about speed and more about the increased sharpness in his cuts and movements. And yes, he definitely should have gotten the and one. 8. Watch as Luka gets the ball about 40 feet from the basket. He doesn't hesitate to attack the gap with a quick first-step against a smaller player, fluidly getting to his spot in the paint with ease. And these days, that added bit of burst makes all the difference when it comes to creating even bigger advantages for Luka, because the defender not only has to deal with his strength and size, they also have to play catch-up. 9. Now this next play is going to look somewhat unremarkable on first blush. We've seen Luka cooking a big man on a switch many times before. But how many times last year did this merely result in a step-back three? These days, when Luka has the advantage, he's putting his head down and using his speed to get to the cup. But make no mistake about it, getting bigs dancing in order to set them up for the step-back is still a huge part of his arsenal. And in Euro Basket play, he's never looked sharper doing so. And in these crossover scenarios, the speed you see here is shown in microbursts through his fluidity. It's like we went from watching Luka using the 4G on our phone, to finally watching Luka connected to Wi-Fi. His moves are that much crisper, he can string together more change of direction combos, and most of all, the bigs are actually scared of his drive now. And these moves he pulled off on Alex Tsar, who's a very nimble big man, is a prime example of that. Talk about putting someone on skates. That's a nasty crossover step-back that's now got just a tad bit sprinkling of some extra speed. And even if you don't want to put much weight on Luka being meaningfully faster, there's no question, he looks as spry and healthy as he's ever been. So there you go, too fast, too furious, too Luka, too luke-shurious. Make no mistake about it, Luka Doncic is coming for that MVP ass this upcoming season. And he's doing so in slim-fitted sweaters and shirts. But what do you guys think about Luka Doncic's slim down frame? Has it made a noticeable difference in his gameplay, or are we all just making much ado about nothing? Regardless of what you want to say or scoff at regarding Luka Doncic's speed, there's no question that Luka is much healthier and much better conditioned. And that's only going to help him this upcoming season withstand the rigors of an 82 game regular season, withstand the rigors of a full 48 minute game so that he's fresh in the fourth quarter, and overall, it should hopefully prevent from further injuries occurring down the line. But what stands out most to you guys about slim Luka thus far, from what you've seen? Let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to like this video, and most importantly, please hit subscribe. This has been Jonathan Hernandez of the Lakers Legacy Podcast, and I will catch you guys next time. Peace.