Why Luka Doncic deserves to be in Dallas Mavericks all-time starting 5

Luka Doncic deserves to be in Dallas Mavericks all-time starting 5

Dallas Mavericks supporters have been shocked by the play of Luka Doncic so far. GM Donnie Nelson was sold that they should move up to draft him. Nelson noticed his star potential, but nobody expected him to be one of the league’s best players as a 21-year-old.

Luka became only the second Maverick to ever win the Rookie of the Year in 2019. He averaged over 21 points per game in his first season.

Doncic made the superstar leap in year two. He started the All-Star game and found himself in the running for the Most Valuable Player award.

Luka Doncic missing from Dallas Mavericks all-time starting 5

With the novel coronavirus halting play, there have been plenty of all-time debates flying around. The Last Dance documentary on Michael Jordan fueled plenty of it.

ESPN decided to put out an all-time starting five for each NBA team. Fans can see the Western Conference squad’s here. They made one glaring omission from the Mavericks starting five.

Any Dallas all-time list has to start with Dirk Nowitzki. He is the team’s GOAT. ESPN rounded out their five with Derek Harper, Jason Terry, Rolando Blackman, and Mark Aguirre. All were fantastic players. The article noted the toughest cuts were Jason Kidd and Michael Finley.

The name left out from that list is Luka Doncic. Fans may say it is too soon, but that is not the case. Here are three reasons why Luka deserves to make their all-time starting five right now plus a look at who he should replace.

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