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Graded by PSA GEM MT 10. This 2018 Panini Chronicles "Blue" #296 Luka Doncic (#79/99) basketball card features the Dallas Mavericks guard/small forward on the front wearing his white Dallas #77 uniform, dribbling the ball upcourt in his right hand against a blue-toned background image of the fans at the American Airlines Center. The back of the card features a smaller, full-color version of the photo, along with Doncic's 2017-18 Real Madrid statistics. Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Doncic shone as a youth player for Union Olimpija before joining the youth academy of Real Madrid. He debuted for their senior team in 2015, at age 16, becoming the youngest in club history. Two years later, he led Madrid to the 2018 EuroLeague title, winning the EuroLeague MVP as well as the Final Four MVP. Doncic was also named the ACB Most Valuable Player and won back-to-back EuroLeague Rising Star and ACB Best Young Player awards. He was selected to the EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team. PSA GEM MT 10
In 2018, Doncic declared for the NBA draft, joining the Dallas Mavericks.[note 1] He was selected unanimously to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and won Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 season.