--- description: Find out how Luka Doncic is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2021 TIME100 Next: Luka Doncic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0322b9cc2a0c8320/698a173f011682794598056d/time100-next-luka-doncic.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Feb 16, 2021 # Luka Doncic by Boban Marjanovic  Ron Jenkins—AP You can’t relax on the court with Luka Doncic. Even if you’re not open, he can make Luka magic at any moment—throwing a perfect pass that somehow lands in your hands. Every game, he debuts a new move. It’s crazy. He’s just 21, but he has already made an all-NBA First Team and is set to earn many more honors. I see his competitive drive off court: even playing Parcheesi, he wants to win. But he always wins while smiling. I see the influence he carries. Before the pandemic, kids would crowd arenas and team hotels, hoping to see him. And he always made time to sign autographs, to share that Luka magic with the world. _Marjanovic is an NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks_ Luka Doncic Is on the TIME100 Next 2021 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937748/luka-doncic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937748/luka-doncic/"},"headline":"Luka Doncic","datePublished":"2021-02-16T21:37:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:47:16.863Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937748/luka-doncic/","keywords":["list","franchise","TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0322b9cc2a0c8320/698a173f011682794598056d/time100-next-luka-doncic.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0322b9cc2a0c8320/698a173f011682794598056d/time100-next-luka-doncic.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937748/luka-doncic/","name":"Luka Doncic"}}]}] ```