Foreword
Now that the regular season of the NBA new season has been played for more than two months, the competition between the teams in the league is also very fierce, in addition to the expected Nuggets, Bucks, Celtics and other teams have played a strong strength, Timberwolves, Thunder, Magic and other young teams have also broken out. So far, the league has not said that any team has shown a unique level, even the top of the East and West tables have obvious shortcomings, and as the season progresses, the next thing these teams have to do is to strengthen their weaknesses as much as possible, only then they will not be easy to target in the playoffs.
In addition to the fierce competition between teams, the competition between players is also about to enter the white-hot stage, and many players in the league have played very well this season, which has also led to more and more fierce competition for major awards. Especially in the regular season MVP competition, no one dares to guarantee that there is a star in the league who can be elected safely, so far the first place in the MVP list is the 76ers' star Embiid, who can average 35 points per game117 rebounds, 6 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks.
In addition to Embiid in the MVP rankings, Jokic, Antetokounmpo, and Alexander are ranked first.
II. The third and fourth positions, based on the past performance of the three of them this season, they can be ranked in their own position is well deserved, and through the data and performance of these three, you can see how fierce the competition for MVP this season is, especially Alexander, who can average 31 per game1 point 58 rebounds and 65 assists 2With 8 steals, the Thunder also ranked third in the West under his leadership.
However, there is another person who has also performed at the MVP level this season, and this person is the Mavericks' star Luka Doncic, who once occupied the first position in the MVP rankings at the beginning of the season, but unfortunately due to the team's declining record, his ranking has also slipped all the way to the fifth place now. As the 2018 rookie show, Doncic has played at the MVP level in almost every season except for his rookie season, which is why he has been selected to the best team for four consecutive years.
The 24-year-old Doncic's personal form this season is still invincible, and he is averaging 33 per game so far7 points 84 rebounds 92 assists 14 steals and shot 489% and 38 percent from three-point range4%。Doncic's points per game, assists and steals, three-point shooting per game, and three-point shooting percentage are all career highs, and he has obviously improved compared to last season, especially outside the three-point line, and in terms of overall efficiency and production, he is definitely one of the best shooters in the league this season.
So far in the season, Doncic has played a total of 29 games, during which he has also broken a lot of records, and now Doncic has 20 games to cut 30+5+5, no other player can exceed 15 games, and two consecutive games have scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, comparable to Big Dream and Admiral Robinson. In addition to these, Doncic has a lot of records this season, and he is now a "walking record machine" just like James in his youth and Harden in his prime. Not long ago, Doncic also managed to reach the milestone of 10,000 points, he only completed this feat in 358 games, and he is even faster than James and Durant among active stars, and he can be ranked seventh in history.
In the many games Doncic has played this season, he has scored 40+ in a total of six games, and two of them are definitely his highlights. The first game was the second game of the season against the Nets, in which Doncic shot 16-of-25 from the field and 9-of-14 from three-point range to finish with 49 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and his 49 points are also his second-highest points of the season.
The second highlight moment was also Doncic's best performance so far, on the stage of the Christmas game against the Suns, Doncic shot 15 of 25, 8 of 16 three-pointers, 50 points, 6 rebounds and 15 assists, and had 4 steals and 3 blocks on the defensive end. In this game, Doncic showed his talent to the fullest, not only could not stop the Suns at all, but also when they wanted to contain Doncic, he could always find open teammates, and finally he became the second player in history to score 50+15 in a single game.
But even if Doncic is already so good, why he can only rank fifth in the MVP rankings is more due to the Mavericks. The Mavericks are currently in sixth place in the West with an 18-14 record, so Doncic also has the worst record among the top five teams in the MVP rankings, so it can be seen that if his individual performance is not good enough, judging from his record, it is reasonable that he is not in the top 10 now.
But with the Mavericks' current lineup, it is still very difficult for Doncic to get the MVP, and their shortcomings will become more and more obvious as the season progresses. Now the Mavericks' problem is mainly that the offensive end is too dependent on Doncic, and the defense is even more miserable, in addition to Doncic on the offensive end, the most reliable person on the team is Irving, but he has also made sacrifices for the team this season, plus his attendance has not been high in recent years, and he has been deeply injured recently, and everyone else is basically some players with relatively single functions, and Hardaway can play with the ball when he is in good shape, so once Doncic is injured or in a sluggish state, the Mavericks basically lose。
Defensively, the Mavericks' most reliable center this season is rookie Lively, like Powell and Holmes, although they can occasionally top the No. 5 position, but they are not defensive centers even when they are in good shape, so the team now relies not only on Doncic, but also on a rookie who is only 19 years old. However, Lively is still very young after all, and when the competition becomes more and more fierce and the game becomes more and more difficult, his lack of experience will be more obvious, and it is also unknown whether he will be able to stand up in some card battles at that time.
So on the whole, Doncic's current competitive level is obviously not lower than any star in the league, but due to the team's lineup and overall strength, his hopes of competing for MVP this season are basically zero. However, everything is not absolute, and the Thunder's record is not good when Wei Shao won the MVP, but in the face of historical-level data and game influence, the record is not so important, so if Doncic wants to compete for this season's MVP, the only possibility is that he continues to improve his data, and if he can play 35+8+10, it is still possible to fight against other players.