It's common knowledge to every NBA fan at this point that the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic is a one-in-a-generation talent that can turn games around without so much as batting an eyelash. Even Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is not reluctant to give high praise to the Mavs point forward.
In fact, he even joked around with Eddie Sefko about Doncic's ability to turn games on its head, saying that he was far from impressed with how he's played so far this season.
For a coach like Kerr to admit to Luka's ability is a great testament to Doncic's ability to close games on his own. There's still plenty of growing Doncic can do as he's only 20 years old, so one can only imagine how ridiculously good he can become if he gets the cuts and NBA player eventually gets with his exposure in the league.
He's been a walking triple-double machine through the first month of the season. He's averaging 29.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 9.4 assists on 48.6% shooting. He's carrying the Mavericks through the perilous landscape of the Western Conference, and he will likely be in the MVP conversation if he manages to lead the team to a deep playoff run.
In fact, he's been included in the conversation already. Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O'Neal all had a passionate discussion on which player among him, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden are the favorites to win the MVP award.
Anyone would crumble under the pressure Doncic is in at the moment, but the young man is cut from a different cloth. He will be one of the game's biggest stars in the future, and his career will be much bigger and brighter than this in the coming years.