Doncic has set his expectations too high and hasn't delivered to start the season
The Dallas Mavericks have started the season 5-7, not how they envisioned their attempt to defend their Western Conference crown. Luka Doncic entered the season as the MVP favorite, and while his base stats of 29.3 PPG, 8.0 APG, and 8.0 RPG look fine, he's shooting poorly from the floor and from three., even behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has won four games. He's also behind Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Davis, and Stephen Curry.
Dallas is just 12 games into the season, so there's still plenty of time to stack up some wins and for Doncic to pick up his efficiency, but it's been an ugly start so far.Luka Doncic 'Trying to Figure Out' How to Play With Klay ThompsonAustin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019.
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