If it's something that has escaped your memory, it's hard to believe, but it's true:
At his NBA Draft Combine, Luka Doncic put up a 42-inch vertical leap. Well, that's what Men's Health reports in its latest feature on Doncic.
Ironically, Doncic didn't participate at the Combine. It appears that's Donte DiVincenzo's vertical, not Doncic's. But in the big new feature on Doncic's physical health, the number none the less proves a point.
In recent years, Doncic's conditioning has come under fire. It's one of the reasons it's believed the Mavericks shocked the NBA and traded him to the Lakers.
But now, it looks like whatever concerns there were have been shoved aside.
Doncic did a feature story interview with Men's Health, sharing all kinds of positives about his training and physical shape that should thrill Lakers fans.
But the one tidbit that needed a double take, a triple take, just to fathom it, came when Doncic was asked about that 42-inch draft vertical, and even though it turns out it wasn't him, he delivered this line:
“This year, we didn’t measure the jumping yet, but I think it’s a little bit higher.”
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If Doncic comes out on the floor in purple and gold as a high flyer, it might as well be over for the rest of the NBA.
He dominates games while staying grounded. If he starts dunking on heads again, look out.
And if that leaping is true, it really just emphasizes the kind of shape Doncic has gotten himself in. Mavs fans should probably look away, but Doncic looks as fit as ever. The Lakers are surely glad to have him on their side.
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