Luka Mania is here, and it's completely justified
Welcome to the Luka Doncic Era.
The hype around the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic has reached a fever pitch just a few games into the 2019-20 season, and as the headline above says, it’s justified.
His numbers — nearly a triple-double per game while scoring (as of Friday afternoon) nearly 30 points per game to go along with 1.4 steals per game — are beyond elite, especially for a 20-year-old. They’re backed up by an array of shots from everywhere on the court. He single-handedly humiliated the Warriors in one quarter.
The Mavericks were expected to be good this year, but this good? Nope. At 9-5 in the crowded West, Doncic deserves early MVP votes even with the Greek Freak and James Harden playing at elite levels.
That’s just one of the topics we cover in this week’s NBA 4-Point Play. Click above to hear thoughts on LeBron James playing defense and why the Spurs need to be broken up.