New NBA Superstars: Born from YouTube Mixtapes

#2 Luca Doncic

Now, Luka has a different tale. His first publically available YouTube video dates back to even further, 2012, a still baby year for the platform. He was a part of a youth tournament in Barcelona.

Luka had just turned 13 and has literally the king of the court before he was in his double digits. unfortunately, his biggest reason to stand out was that he played for them in Madrid without knowing any Spanish.

Soon after, Luca was making triple-doubles and was a probably the most promise Slovenia had seen in a long time. There are little snippets of Luka's early career that you can see on YouTube that are an exact preface to who he is today, such as the ease with which he makes long-distance passes.

Even today, Doncic plays like a self-assured man, much like his mixtapes. he has a knack for the game, he knows how to turn up the heat and make sure that he, along with his team don't melt into it. Little has changed in his game and for all the right reasons.

Today, these two superstars are the start of a new All-Star generation in the NBA. A generation that isn't just known from the day they are drafted, but much before that. A generation that will encourage people to see that there is potential in hidden places.