TORONTO – His early season case for Most Valuable Player consideration is underscored by his NBA-best 34.0-point scoring average. And his league-leading four 40-point games.
The evolution of Luka Doncic’s game of which he is most proud, however, is illustrated by more modest-sounding data, such as 3.3, 1.4, 1.8 and 1.0.
How many MVP voters and for that matter Mavericks fans know that Doncic’s 3.3 deflections per game ranks ninth in the NBA? Or that his 1.4 loose balls recovered average leads the league?
