Luka Doncic is playing better than anyone in the NBA the first week of the season.
Don’t take my word for it, ask the Memphis Grizzlies after Doncic dropped a 35-point triple-double on them Monday night in a Mavericks win.
What’s wild is scoring 35 points decreased Doncic’s scoring average on the season.
It’s just three games, but Doncic is averaging 39 points, 11.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists a game shooting 48.6% from 3 and with a 69.7 true shooting percentage.
Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry and a handful of others might be able to make a case for playing better this young season, but to my eye it’s Doncic. He has been a force of nature lifting a flawed roster, which is precisely what he did Monday night with Kyrie Irving out (sprained foot). Doncic has kept the Mavericks undefeated on the season (3-0). Derrick Jones Jr. added 22 for Dallas on Monday night.
The shorthanded Grizzlies got 30 a piece from Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. but they fall to 0-4 without Ja Morant or Steven Adams.