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Clippers' Paul George: Mavs' Luka Doncic Could Be 'One of the Greatest' Players Ever

Just five years into his NBA career, Mavs superstar Luka Doncic has already become not just one of the best players in the league, but one that has potential to be one of the greatest of all time.

Michael Mulford

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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is seen as one of the faces and best players in the NBA – and rightfully so. Not many players, if any, can replicate the kind of production that Doncic cranks out for Dallas on a night-to-night basis. 

On Monday's episode of Podcast P with Paul George, the Clippers All-Star discussed Doncic's current standing amongst the best players in the league and the potential that he holds going forward.

"S***, Luka's the GOAT," George said. "Luka's not next up -- Luka is now. Like, Luka is for real now."

George would know firsthand, as he and the Los Angeles Clippers have had their fair share of matchups against Doncic, including two grueling playoff series' in 2019 and 2020, where despite putting himself on the map as one of the best players in the league, Doncic and the Mavs fell short in both years.

"He passed that 'next up' after his first season," George said. "Like, you knew Luka's gonna be that guy, and he's that guy now."

George mentioned Doncic having the opportunity to become the greatest international player of all time, passing the likes of Hall of Famer's Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Hakeem Olajuwon, and potentially even Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic.

"He's got a chance to be the biggest International guy," George said. "He's got a chance to be one of the best to ever do it."

That's huge praise coming not just one of your peers, but a fellow All-Star himself in George who has been on the opposite end of many buckets from Doncic over the years.

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MICHAEL MULFORD

Michael Mulford is a writer/editor for Dallas Basketball, where he extensively covers the Dallas Mavericks. He also covers the Chicago Bulls as the Managing Editor for Bulls Wire of USA Today Sports Media Group. Mulford grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Event, and Sports Management. He began his pursuit of sports writing in 2017 with Dallas Sports Fanatic, where he covered the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He then became the Managing Editor of Dallas Sports Fanatic just one year later and has covered the Mavericks as a credentialed media member since 2018, including covering numerous playoff games between 2021-22 and covering the team at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2019. In his time covering the Mavericks, Mulford has conducted numerous interviews for exclusive stories including with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, former Maverick and current VP of Basketball Ops Michael Finley, former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson, and more. You can follow and interact with Mulford on Twitter at @TheMulf.

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