{"id":570951,"date":"2026-01-30T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/570951\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:34:17","slug":"dallas-luka-bump-in-slovenia-has-shifted-to-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/570951\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas\u2019 Luka bump in Slovenia has shifted to Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

One year since the trade that rocked the NBA, Slovenia clearly has a new favorite team \u2014 it wears purple and gold. <\/p>\n

In Slovenia, viewership of the Los Angeles Lakers on NBA League Pass grew by 955% \u2014 yes, 955% \u2014 since the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> traded Doncic, according to data the NBA shared with The Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n

Since Doncic, who was born in Slovenia and plays for its national team, was traded last February, the Lakers are the most-viewed team on League Pass in Slovenia.<\/p>\n

The NBA measured the 955% increase in eyeballs by comparing viewership from last season (Oct. 21, 2024 to Feb. 1, 2025) with this season to date (October 2025 through this month).<\/p>\n

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The Lakers are currently the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. Chances are Slovenians aren\u2019t tuning in to watch Deandre Ayton, Flower Mound\u2019s Marcus Smart or even the ageless LeBron James. <\/p>\n

A svelte Doncic, 26, leads the NBA in scoring, averaging 33.6 points per game.<\/p>\n

The NBA did not provide viewership data on the Mavericks before this story was published. With an injury-ravaged roster, Dallas is currently on the outside of the playoff picture but has No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg as a marquee attraction. <\/p>\n

In Thursday\u2019s loss to the Charlotte Hornets, Flagg, 19, scored 49 points, a rookie record for the Mavericks and the most-ever points by an NBA teenager. <\/p>\n

Doncic climbing in jersey sales<\/p>\n

Aside from viewership metrics in Slovenia, Doncic is seeing his popularity rise on another front. <\/p>\n

Doncic\u2019s No. 77 Lakers\u2019 jersey ranks second<\/a> in the NBA (behind Steph Curry) in sales for the first half of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

Over the last year, Doncic, who was named to his sixth All-Star game, saw a significant jump: He ranked sixth with the Mavericks this time last season.<\/p>\n

The sales lists were created based on sales from NBAStore.com<\/a> and Fanatics\u2019 network of sites.<\/p>\n

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