They are close in age. Both Top 2 PGs in the league.
Barring Injuries, they will be the Top 2 PG this decade presumably
They are also consistent MVP Candidates this decade. Just losing to Bigger Better players in Joker and Giannis. And Arguably Embiid too.
But speaking of MVP.
Who do you think will win MVP first? This decade.
How about FMVP?
Do you expect them to a standard tha both of them should win MVP or FMVP this decade to early 2030s?
SGA has been an MVP candidate for one season. Luka has been an MVP candidate for the last 5 years.
Luka somehow is suffering voter fatigue despite never winning. The media loves the current young OKC team and the new young superstar in SGA (even though he’s 8 months older than Luka).
SGA is probably winning MVP this year.
Just for clarity, SGA has finished top 5 in MVP in the past two seasons
SGA just had better numbers on a better team. Voter fatigue has nothing to do with it. Led the league in EPM, 2nd behind Jokic in WS/48, 3rd behind Jokic and Giannis in PER, 4th in BPM.
Better team, yes. Better numbers, no.
SGA finished over Luka for MVP the last two seasons. I don’t think Luka is getting voter fatigue, he’s just coming up while Jokic has been on more successful teams. As long as the Mavs can be remain near the top of the West he’s bound to get the award eventually.
Even when Jokic was on a less successful team than Luka, Jokic was given MVP
People say this. But it could easily be the opposite where he never gets one. The older players get the less likely they are to win MVP. Most MVP winners tend to be younger because there’s a level of effort required during the regular season that older veterans are not willing put in to win.
tbf Luka will be what 26 by the time the next MVP is named? plenty of guys won their first MVP at or after age 26. Kobe, Embiid, Harden, Curry, Dirk, KG, Shaq to name a few
Luka will for sure get his MVP eventually. Mavs just need to start the year strong in the standings for him to build up some momentum
I was thinking in more seasons played not age. How many seasons a player has played really changes how players approach the regular season more than their age.
There are only 3 out of 15 multiple MVP winners who won their first MVP after their 6th season. Magic, Karl Malone and Steve Nash. Two of those players (Malone and Nash) you could argue shouldn’t even be 2 time MVPs and the other (Magic) spent most of early years with arguably the 3rd best player of all time on his team.
Most players who win their first MVP after their sixth season only end up with one MVP. Luka is currently on that track.
If Tatum, SGA, Brunson, Ant end their career with one MVP people will consider that a great achievement.
If Luka ends his career with only one MVP many people would consider that an underwhelming career. That’s why him taking this long to get his first matters more than people realise.
I disagree that Luka retiring with one MVP would look bad on him. it would be the same as Harden where people understand he had multiple MVP-level seasons but the voting didn’t always go his way which is why he only ended up with one
Tbf Gilgeous Alexander is older than Doncic. This take fits both players, if its true.