Superstar comparisons for the NBA's young guns: Part 2

#5 Luka Doncic - Manu Ginobili

Of all the great swingmen to come out of Europe (spoiler alert: there aren't many) to the NBA, none of them have the kind of skillset, accolades or hype that Luka Doncic has dealt with for the past year or so and still showed off.

As one of the centerpieces of a Real Madrid side that won the Liga Endesa as well as the Euroleague championship, Doncic was named the Final Four MVP and the overall tournament MVP at the age of just 19.

When you look at Doncic's overall game, his feel for finding the right passing angles, timing and vision stand out like few other prospects have. Not only is Doncic a great pick-and-roll playmaker, he has the handles, the size and the shooting ability to make the game easier for players around him. While not the quickest or the most athletic, it is clear that his relatively inferior athleticism hasn't affected his effectiveness in the second best league in the world.

Manu, a former Euroleague winner and MVP, is the one veteran whose overall game seems to be closest to Doncic's, though he was a freak athlete at his prime with tearaway speed. Doncic was acquired by the Mavs in a draft-day trade from the Hawks, uniting him with Dirk Nowitzki, the greatest European basketballer of all time. Hopefully, the mentoring will rub off on him and allow him to be a difference-maker right away.