The guide he’s constructed is impressive given the strength of this freshman class while it may be premature to declare Luka Doncic this season’s Rookie of the Year.
The 20-year-old is currently keeping historic firm. If the effort closed today, he would join Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only two rookies to average 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists. He blown projections regarding his NBA-ready abilities out of the water. The Dallas Mavericks did not stop at the same unicorn. They rolled the dice on a second before the deadline, landing 7’3″ shot-blocker and three-point sniper Kristaps Porzingis. Sure, he is coming off an ACL tear and will not play with this year, before going down, but he was doing stuff that is previously unseen.
Porzingis and pairing Doncic gives its blueprint for its post-Dirk Nowitzki era to Dallas, and the ceiling is currently high enough to turn that plan to a name.
“Dallas now has two gamers under the age of 25 who could be the top two players on a championship team,” The Ringer’s Jonathan Tjarks wrote. “Just about every team in the league could kill for that opportunity.”
The Mavs also created spending money and a bounce of a few balls could keep their top-five-protected pick . While factoring in the risks with Porzingis, who can become a restricted free agent this offseason, Dallas’ future looks bright.
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