May 26, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts after a play against the Golden State Warriors during game five of the 2022 western conference finals at Chase Center. Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

Mavericks' Luka Doncic appears to have added skyhook to his game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 7/4/22

Luka Doncic apparently has not even reached his final form yet.

The Dallas Mavericks star went viral this week for what looked like a new move in his bag of tricks. Playing for his native Slovenia at qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Doncic dropped in a masterful sweeping skyhook during a game against Sweden.

Luka Doncic hits a perfect Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signature skyhook pic.twitter.com/uReLtPOlY7

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 4, 2022

Still only 23 years old, Doncic averaged 28.4 points per game this past NBA season and helped lead Dallas to the Western Conference finals.

The skyhook has largely fallen out of favor with the current NBA generation. Only certain role players sometimes bust it out on occasion these days. But Doncic may be spearheading an unlikely comeback that would make Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smile.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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