With the #3 pick (!) in the 2018 draft, the Mavs get Luka Doncic - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

FreshJive · 12-01-2019, 02:36 PM

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NBA MVP race: Is Doncic, Harden or Giannis winning right now?
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ning-right-now

We went from "he's not even the best player on his team" to "he's certainly not a top-20 player" to "is he a top-10 player?" to "at this rate, he might be considered for the MVP race" to "there are only 4 players in the MVP race and Luka's one of them" to "the only reason he might not win MVP is because he's 20 years old and you just can't pass over previous MVPs still playing at a high level like Giannis, LeBron, and Harden without careful consideration" in a damn hurry... We're , what, a month or so into the season? At this rate they'll be creating a Super Galactic MVP award just to accommodate Luka.

When was Luka not the best player on the team? That seems like an odd take.

Underdog · 12-01-2019, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FreshJive

When was Luka not the best player on the team? That seems like an odd take.

I saw a lot of non-Mavs fans saying that after we signed KP and during the preseason... I don't think they watched much of Luka's rookie season.

FreshJive · 12-01-2019, 03:59 PM

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I saw a lot of non-Mavs fans saying that after we signed KP and during the preseason... I don't think they watched much of Luka's rookie season.

Apparently not. As unique as Porzingis is, he hasn’t ever shown the dynamism that Luka possesses. At least with the way the league favors ball handlers now.