Lakers star Luka Doncic gets loud NBA MVP endorsement from JJ Redick
The Lakers head coach wants everyone to see how Luka Doncic deserves to be NBA MVP.
Lakers star Luka Doncic gets loud NBA MVP endorsement from JJ Redick originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Lakers have come along way from what they were 12 months ago.
They have finally figured out how to make Austin Reaves, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic to coexist. Not to mention, Coach JJ Redick has pushed his squad to the point where they could still mathematically compete to notch the second seed over the San Antonio Spurs . While the postseason nears and they are preparing for that, the head coach wanted people to focus on the NBA MVP race and how his star might overtake Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Redick wants Doncic to get NBA MVP recognition As of late, the Lakers have been on a nine-game winning streak and is looking like they want more. A lot of that is because Doncic has been pivotal in their offensive engine throughout this second half of the season. He has jumped from fourth in the NBA MVP ladder all the way to second.
The guys that he usurped to get closer to SGA? Well, it's heavy-hitters like Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. So, Redick figured that his star player should be getting nearly the same recognition as the frontrunner from the Oklahoma City Thunder .