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Luka Doncic shows James Harden his sweet stepback, gets ankles broken by P.J. Tucker

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Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic, right, drives as Houston Rockets guard Iman Shumpert defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

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Luka Doncic might have the second-best stepback jumper in the NBA. Already. As a rookie.

Monday night he decided to show it off to the guy with the best stepback, James Harden. And The Beard had to be impressed.

As impressive as Doncic has been, he is still an NBA rookie. Who will have his “welcome to the NBA” moments.

He had one of those Monday night as well, courtesy Houston’s P.J. Tucker.

Nobody knows what Doncic’s ceiling is, but remember what we see now is his floor. This is his rookie year, he’s going to improve.

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