6 mind-blowing stats that prove Luka Doncic is an MVP favorite

The Luka Doncic Era has arrived.

To paraphrase from something LeBron James recently said to Luka Doncic (and also reiterated in an Instagram story from Monday night), the Dallas Mavericks star is one bad, bad man.

On Monday night in a win over the San Antonio Spurs, the second-year stud had a game for the ages with 42 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and a 5-of-13 night from beyond the arc.

And now we get to throw his name into the early NBA MVP mix with the Dallas Mavericks right in the thick of the Western Conference contenders at 8-5.

Seriously. Have you seen his numbers this year? Let’s get into what he did on Monday night and what he’s done so far with some jaw-dropping stats.

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Doncic and LeBron are the only players with a 40-point triple-double pre-age 21. That’s SCARY.

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The season is still young, but … whoa.

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This needs updating — he had triple double No. 14 on Monday.

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This might be my favorite stat of all. Doncic continues to destroy defenders both inside (without dunks!) AND with that step-back three that might be one of the NBA’s most unstoppable shots:

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The stat here? He was the third overall pick in 2018, behind Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley … which the Suns and Kings might regret.

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