Is Luka turning into an elite defender?

[enigmatics]

Clearly someone got into grandpa's caugh medicine.

[WentzerWuver]

Luka has turned up a notch defensively in the playoffs. I'm not sure he'll ever make an all defensive team in the regular season because he paces himself, but this video breaks down Luka's brilliance defensively when he's actually trying to defend.

First we had playoff Murray.

Now we have playoff defense Luka.

https://youtu.be/MUnZ3cLJyxQ?si=e6LZpimqAdlO5qhQ

Is that why OKC players was constantly slashing to the rim for easy layup and dunks whenever they were guarded by your Luka last night?

He was like help me double team cus I can't stop these youngin' making me look like a fool Lol

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ctl2DvuWwUs?si=Cy43Ok3E8BwzDB4d

He look worse than Dlo on defense last night...

https://youtu.be/YVO5XKyNBI0?si=UuIIg5ghcYAUu6re

[WentzerWuver]

Luka is taking a break now...

https://youtube.com/shorts/zmeT-yuLss0?si=I0gG8AeFRZzKo99P

[Handlez]

They laughed at me.

They scoffed at me.

And then Luka turned it up again DEFENSIVELY!

What a time.

[naabzor]

Does not seem to me that's the case. He sure is capable when locked in, but that's always the case with this type of juggernaut offensive player: they picked their spot when to turn intensity up and when coasting on defense.

[dirkdiggler4177]

Luka is taking a break now...

https://youtube.com/shorts/zmeT-yuLss0?si=I0gG8AeFRZzKo99P

That looks like some **** my mother would post on facebook, not knowing they are all actors.

Luka started out slow and did not give it all on defense in the first quarter. He did not attack much either at the start of the quarter. Seems like part of the gameplan to start him off slow.