Doncic becomes the sixth youngest Mr. 10,000 points in history Dividends and limitations in the small-ball era!
Luke Doncic's 25th birthday is today.
Before the age of 25, Doncic scored 10,825 points, ranking third in the league behind James and Durant.
Although this is okay, there is still a doubt:
Doncic is a good scorer, but he didn't finish third on the overall scoring list until he was 25 years old, and while he enjoyed his small-ball days, what the hell was going on?
Doncic is also the sixth youngest super scorer in NBA history, behind James, Durant, Kobe, Anthony, Maddy.
First, we will compare the total scores before 25 weeks of age.
James was born on December 30, 1984, so it wasn't until December 30, 2009 that James turned 25, joined the NBA in 2003 and played in 6 +2 games.
Durant was born on September 29, 1988, Durant was born on September 29, 2013, and joined the NBA in 2007 for six years.
Doncic was born on February 28, 1999, while Doncic was born on February 24, 2024, and after joining the NBA in 2018, he played in the regular season for 5 seasons + 4 months.
Therefore, Doncic actually played 18 fewer games than Durant in the regular season, which is 4 months of James' appearance, that is, 42 times. After excluding the influence of time, Bryant's scores were 1433 and 3102 for Durant and James, respectively, and they were not as good as James or Durant.
Why would Doncic be more efficient than James and Durant in the small-ball period, early in his career?
The number one reason: participatory.
James has made 472 appearances in the last six seasons and missed just 20 of them.
Durant has made a total of 461 appearances in the last six years and missed just 15 times, including 16 in the 11-12 season.
Doncic, on the other hand, has made 330 appearances and missed 50 times in the past five years. In the 19-20 and 20-21 seasons, he only had 82 playing opportunities.
Doncic has made 51 appearances so far, eight of which have been sidelined.
The reason why Doncic is worse than James and Durant is because his attendance is so low.
Three-point line shooting doesn't have much of an advantage either.
Over the past six seasons, Doncic has averaged 21. per game2,28.8,27.7,28.4,32.4 and 344。In fact, James is likewise an underrated player.
Think about James' first six seasons scoring average per game: 209,27.2,31.4,27.3,30 points, 284. James once set a record, he averaged 314 points, and won a great scoring title.
Over the past six seasons, Durant has averaged 20 points per game3,25.3,30.1,27.7, 28 and 281。Although Durant has won the scoring title four times, James is still very good in this regard. Doncic isn't very strong, and his attendance isn't very high.
In general, in the small-ball era, although scoring has become easier, the participation of star players is not as high as in the previous NBA, which has led to a situation where even their average points are difficult to surpass, and it is almost impossible to reach James's 40,000 points, even for the younger generation, to reach 35,000 points.