Lakers' Luka Doncic joins exclusive NBA MVP Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant scoring list
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic achieved a feat only NBA MVP winners Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, and Joel Embiid reached.
Lakers' Luka Doncic joins exclusive NBA MVP Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant scoring list originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A lot of factors will determine which player wins the NBA MVP in the last nine games of the season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is no longer the runaway favorite after Victor Wembanyama rose all the way to the top. However, this 82-game campaign is far from over and a certain Los Angeles Lakers guard is still stating his case. Luka Doncic etched his name further in league history to join Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and other notable names in this scoring feat.
Doncic's scoring feat could mean another Lakers NBA MVP Doncic currently averages 33. 8 points per game for the Lakers and also leads the league in scoring. There is not a player who has reached that impressive single-season milestone without clinching the NBA MVP.
He joins impressive legends like Bryant, Jordan, James Harden, and Joel Embiid as the only five players in league history to do so, via Shaun Powell of NBA. com. To make matters more impressive, Doncic has been on an incredible scoring stretch to close out the Lakers' regular season campaign.