SUMMARY
- The NBA released it's final list of top 10 MVP candidates and Luka Doncic ranks third behind Shai GIlgeous-Alexander.
- Fans aren't particularly pleased with the league's ranking as they believe Doncic deserves to be first.
Luka Doncic has undoubtedly been the best player on the floor lately bringing the Dallas Mavericks to a clinched playoff seed. The things he has been able to do along with the 2016 NBA Champion, Kyrie Irving have been remarkable. Several players Doncic is the most deserving athlete to win the MVP. However, they do not have much power in selecting who gets to hold the KIA Most Valuable Player of the Year Award.
Luka Doncic this season on defense:
– Top 10 in 1 on 1 (Isolation) defense allowing just .76ppp,
– Top 10 spot up D,
– Post D in the 90th percentile
– 7th in steals
– Top 4% in deflections
– 1st in loose balls recovered pg.
– Leads all non-centers with 9.8 rpg.PRAVI MVP!!! pic.twitter.com/pjQ4LwKAzK
— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) April 13, 2024
Right now, the biggest goal for Luka is to get his team through the first round of the playoffs. The Mavericks will be taking on the LA Clippers, who have also been dominant in various aspects. Russell Westbrook has been phenomenal coming off the bench while the Big 3 in the starting lineup has made the game look easy.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets an edge over Luka Doncic despite injury absence
The NBA recently revealed its final list of top 10 players who could win the MVP this season. Nikola Jokic has made a strong case throughout the season unlike Luka Doncic, who had worked his way up the ladder. Jokic tops the charts while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks just behind him on MVP odds. And surprisingly, Doncic has occupied the third spot in the MVP race which has left multiple fans unhappy.
How on earth is SGA ahead of Luka??
This is totally rigged— Curryglazer (@myglorious30) April 12, 2024
Shai at 2? I’ve lost all respect for this sport
— 👑🥷🏾(Parody) (@g12_lj) April 12, 2024
One fan said, “How on earth is SGA ahead of Luka?? This is totally rigged.” Another fan chimed in, “Shai at 2? I’ve lost all respect for this sport.” Throughout the season, SGA has led the Oklahoma City Thunder without a superstar. Chet Holmgren is only just making his NBA debut and doesn’t have much experience under his belt. However, SGA has missed multiple games recently due to injuries. While Doncic has put up insane numbers to lead the Mavericks to a 16-2 run in their last 18 games.
Real Madrid shared a tribute video to Luka Doncic amidst MVP talks
Over the last few days, Luka Doncic has been showered with great amounts of support from all over the world. The Mavericks’ entire roster came out with “Pravi MVP” t-shirts ahead of the Miami Heat game. Jokic also admitted that Doncic completely deserves the MVP. But outside of the NBA, Doncic’s former team also shared a tribute video that indicated an obvious rally for him to be the MVP.
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Doncic started his professional career under Florentino Perez’s Real Madrid team. He competed for Real Madrid for three seasons from 2015 to 2018. There, he won three Liga ACB Championships while winning the 2018 MVP award and being named the Best Young Player twice.