Why Does Luka Dončić Wear No. 77 on His Jersey?

Luka continued by saying, “That’s why I wear No 7. I mean, I couldn’t wear No. 7, cause it was already taken, so I took 77. He was really, really big time for me.”

7, which is the number Vassilis donned, was already claimed by Kleman Prepelic, an older Slovenian player who had seniority over Luka when the latter joined the national team. Nonetheless, Luka took it in stride and simply added another 7 to his number, making it 77.