Luka Doncic open to Real Madrid return to end pro basketball career
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Luka Doncic might want to end his professional basketball career right where it started.

In a Wall Street Journal interview this week, Luka Doncic, 26, expressed his willingness to consider rejoining Liga ACB’s Real Madrid after concluding his NBA career.

Although Doncic said he was not sure he would be able to make the return, he likes the potential idea.

“To play with Real Madrid, you have to be so good,” Doncic told the Wall Street Journal.

“For sure,” Luka said about a reunion with Real Madrid. “They raised me.”

Real Madrid is arguably the most prestigious professional basketball club in Europe, boasting 38 Spanish League titles, 29 Spanish Cups, and 11 EuroLeague championships.

Doncic’s career began as a member of Real Madrid at just 13 years old while playing for the organization’s under-16 team.

Once turning 16, Doncic was moved up to Real Madrid’s Liga ACB squad, the youngest to do so in the ACB.

Doncic played for Real Madrid for four years, participating in both Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, before being picked by the Hawks and then traded to the Mavericks as the No. 3 overall choice in the 2018 NBA Draft.

After spending six seasons in Dallas, Doncic was traded to the Lakers midway through last season in a shocker, with the five-time All-Star’s weight being a part of the discourse.

Doncic, however, recently said that he has lost 31 pounds over the offseason as a part of a dramatic physical transformation.

“So every summer I try my best to work on different things,” Doncic told Men’s Health. “Obviously, I’m very competitive. This summer was just a little bit different, you know. It kind of motivated me to be even better.

“Just visually, I would say my whole body looks better.”

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