And then, there’s Luka Doncic. The …

And then, there’s Luka Doncic. The Slovenian prodigy is the poster boy of Madrid’s basketball youth program, but also, as Laso admits, an isolated example. That’s why it’s not a surprise for the Spanish coach the fact that Doncic is taking the NBA by storm. “Of course, Luka is one of a kind not only because of the way he sees basketball. And not only because he’s all about basketball but because I think he was very good at a lot of things. He has the character; he has respect for everyone. He is mature; he knows what to do at the right time. And this is why probably he’s having a great development in the NBA because he’s able to adjust to this situation. It simply comes to him. We saw this since he was 13-year old and arrived in Madrid. He was always ready to play. Always ready to help the team, any team that he’s been playing since that age, and he was always adjusting to the level that you put him”.