National teammates: Doncic used to expect too much from us now gives us more trust

Recently, Slovenian men's basketball member Edo Muric accepted an interview with the media and talked about his teammate and Lakers star Luka Doncic.

Muric said Doncic has grown into a stronger leader. In the NBA context, this means Doncic plays a more important role in recruiting free agents like DeAndre Ayton and Marcus Smart. And in the national team, this means adjusting the standards for a lineup whose talent cannot match him.

"Every year he is more willing to speak out and he is more patient with the players because he comes from a different level than us," Muric said. "And sometimes (those mistakes) are unacceptable to him. Maybe he used to expect too much from us because he comes from a world we don't belong, do you understand?"

"But now he understands this as he matures and grows older. And he gives us more and more trust."