Dream Come True: Mavs’ Luka Doncic Talks Jordan Signature Shoe, NBA Success

The start of Luka Doncic’s superstar career with the Dallas Mavericks is something he always dreamed of and more.

Dalton Trigg | Aug 27, 2022

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In just four short seasons, we’re already starting to run out of superlatives to use when talking about Luka Doncic. Not only is the Dallas Mavericks’ superstar unstoppable on the court — he’s a perennial MVP candidate and is a three-time All-NBA First Team player — but he’s a kind and humble person off the court as well.

Although Doncic still has dreams of winning an NBA championship with Dallas, he admittedly has already realized and exceeded many of his other dreams he had as a kid growing up in Slovenia.

“I would say the whole journey. I was dreaming of just playing in the NBA, and now here with my signature shoe, it’s an unbelievable journey,” said Doncic in an interview with SLAM Magazine, where he graced the latest cover with his new Luka Jordan 1s.

“I could only dream of it as a kid to be like that. It’s unbelievable. I am only 23. It’s a hopefully long journey to go.”

Doncic’s accolades had already reached superstar status, but having an official signature shoe was always going to be the final stamp of approval in a way — especially when it gets done with one of the greatest players and brands of all time.

“Not many people can say they have their own shoes, especially with a brand like Jordan. It’s unbelievable,” said Doncic.

“It was unbelievable the first time I met (Michael Jordan), and I was really nervous. I didn’t know what to say. His legacy is unbelievable”

If Doncic’s career continues on the same trajectory it’s currently on, his legacy is going to be unbelievable as well. The next step for Doncic is getting over the hump and being able to win a championship.

After getting to within three wins of reaching the NBA Finals last season, Doncic is as hungry as he’s ever been. His march toward even more accolades begins with the 2022-23 season in a little under two months … and he’ll be doing it all in a variety of his signature shoes.

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Published Aug 27, 2022

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.