Why wasn't Luka Doncic the number one pick?

Luka Doncic is one of the most decorated, NBA-ready teenagers to ever enter the NBA Draft, and yet multiple teams convinced themselves he wasn't worth a top pick. To understand why (and why the Dallas Mavericks DID pick him), you need to trace the prior history of foreign prospects in the NBA Draft. It got a little weird for a bit. Directed and edited by Charlotte Atkinson Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Nbabae Join us on Patreon:   / secretbase   Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretbase.b... Follow us on Tiktok:   / secretbasesbn   Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/NvpZFF Explore SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com