{"id":114318,"date":"2025-10-27T02:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=114318"},"modified":"2025-10-27T02:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:07:00","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-mvp-energy-luka-doncic-is-making-a-serious-case-as-the-best-player-in-the-nba-his-dominance-right-now-is-on-another-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=114318","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 MVP ENERGY: Luka Don\u010di\u0107 is making a serious case as the best player in the NBA \u2014 his dominance right now is on another level!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--standard-article\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--standard-lede _17edt8c0 _1nfb3k43\">\n<div class=\"_17edt8c1\">\n<div class=\"_1tww7100\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1jeon7ih _1jeon7ig ls9zuha ls9zuh1\">With Luka Don\u010di\u0107 off to a historic start, the Lakers might employ the best player in basketball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body-container _19a1t550 _1nfb3k43 _1nfb3k413\">\n<div class=\"_19a1t551\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body lcwall0\">\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\" class=\"_1nfb3k410\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>LOS ANGELES &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>El Matador. Wonder Boy. El Ni\u00f1o Maravilla. Luka Magic. These are just a few of Luka Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s nicknames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Each of them is meant to capture an aspect of his greatness, but maybe instead of a catchy slogan, we can just call Luka what he is: the best player in the NBA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While that might sound hyperbolic or the talk of someone who is becoming a prisoner of the moment, Luka is quickly making a compelling case this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p>In the season opener, he had a 43-point performance in the\u00a0Lakers\u2019 loss to the Warriors. His encore was even more stellar, and this time, it came in a victory.<\/p>\n<p>Luka scored 49 points in the\u00a0Lakers\u2019 128-110 win over the Wolves. His 92 points in the first two games of the season are the most by a Laker since Jerry West scored 81 to begin the 1969-70 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><em>\u201cI was sitting in the first quarter, I got out of the game, and I was just sitting, and Luka was already at 17 points,\u201d Rui Hachimura said postgame. \u201cI was talking to Bronny and I was like, \u2018This is crazy.\u2019 It just doesn\u2019t feel like it. It\u2019s so easy for him, the basketball is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">They say mastery is when a person makes the difficult look simple, and Luka does that every night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He had plenty of examples of this against the Wolves. It didn\u2019t matter how physical Jaden McDaniels or Donte DiVincenzo were with Luka, they couldn\u2019t speed him up or slow him down. He just lightly jogged to his preferred spots on the floor and scored over them time and time again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--media--embed _1nfb3k4j dtfa9i0 dtfa9i1 dtfa9i6 dtfa9i8 dtfa9ia\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1981939343192383574&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2Flakers-analysis%2F98495%2Fluka-doncic-lakers-mvp-best-player-rui-hachimura-jj-redick-wolves&amp;sessionId=4c0eabaf3eee382039066757d546962cd2592717&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1981939343192383574\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While the end of the game had a celebratory feel for the Lakers and their fans, early on, it was anyone\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luka was monstrous in the opening quarter, scoring 23 points by himself. In the second quarter, the other parts of his game began to flourish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He was taking on his defensive assignments better and holding his own. Don\u010di\u0107 also grabbed four rebounds, had two assists and went 10-12 from the free throw line during the opening half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><em>\u201cHe became a willing passer,\u201d head coach JJ Redick said. \u201cDefensively, early, thought they really attacked him. He responded to that. His defense from halfway through the first quarter on, was really good. And then just you get 11 rebounds out of your point guard is just awesome. So just a complete, complete game from him tonight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While the\u00a0third quarter has been the Achilles\u2019 heel\u00a0for the Lakers for well over a year now, on Friday, the Lakers never let go of the rope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luka remained as dominant as ever. He had driving floaters, defensive rebounds that led to dunks on the other end and even a Steph Curry-esque shimmy after a dagger 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The crowd\u2019s energy rose in tandem with Luka\u2019s scoring and the passage of playing time. As Luka walked towards the foul line late in the fourth, with the result all but secured, MVP chants began to rain down in Southern California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luka was, without question, the best player inside Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">And that\u2019s including a Wolves team that employs one of the best interior defenders ever in Rudy Gobert, a bright young superstar in Anthony Edwards and Luka\u2019s own partner in crime, LeBron James, who is currently out, but was in attendance cheering from the bench.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, comparing any of them to Luka on Friday was like comparing a candle to the Sun; they are all shining, but one is far brighter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s very likely 40-point games won\u2019t be the norm for Luka. This kind of production isn\u2019t sustainable in the long term. Yet the fact that he can easily reach this level demonstrates that he has gears that very few NBA players have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luka has already accomplished so much in the NBA. He\u2019s a 5-time All-NBA player, a 5-time All-Star and led the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Finals appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, the biggest objectives are still on his to-do list. Luka doesn\u2019t have an NBA MVP Award and hasn\u2019t hoisted the Larry O\u2019Brien trophy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">If he keeps playing like he did on Friday night, the question will not be if he will ever do these things; it\u2019ll be when, how many times and for how long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now that he\u00a0signed an extension with the Lakers, Los Angeles can rest assured that when these moments happen, they\u2019ll occur with Luka donning a purple and gold uniform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Laker stars who once had a case as the best player in the NBA include George Mikan, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O\u2019Neal and, most recently, LeBron James.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luka has just placed his name on that list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Luka Don\u010di\u0107 off to a historic start, the Lakers might employ the best player in basketball. 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