Not only that, he’s played 83 regular season games in one year.

Because of the mid season trade to the nets he played one extra season game

I guess some girls decided not to send the video

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.

SGA just had better numbers on a better team.

Better team, yes. Better numbers, no.

Mavs can be remain near the top of the West he’s bound to get the award eventually.

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.

They are also consistent MVP Candidates this decade.

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.

Randle is slightly bigger but not by much. Teams Randle has been on (Knicks/Pelicans/Lakers) usually have had other defenders to throw at Randle so Luka hasn’t been his primary responsibility. So it’s hard to tell. But one thing Randle is very good at is killing the Mavs in Dallas. Since he’s from Dallas he usually has very good games in Dallas.

The only team that has anything that could make the Bucks think are the Thunder.

Giannis for JDub + Haretenstein + Cason Wallace + 6 FRPs

I don’t see another team putting together a better package

Around 80 -100 in a season.

During the regular season, all Mavs games (live or watch all possessions the next day), then maybe 20 non-Mavs games throughout the year. The rest just highlights.

For the playoffs it becomes much easier to watch most games because they’re more spread out.

I think you mean Michael B. Jordan. Such a baller, good actor too.

Not every roster has camp invites yet and/or signed two way players. So for skme teams it’s correct for some trans it’s incorrect. The best time to confirm team salaries is just before the season starts.

I would try Sports Trac NBA: https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cap/_/year/2024/sort/cap_maximum_space

They have rankings of teams based on salaries and also based on cap which aren’t necessarily the same.

The graph isn’t fully correct.

The source of your data includes camp invites who’ll be cut before the season starts and won’t count towards the cap on final rosters.

Also, not all salaries count towards the cap e.g. Two way players.

But it’s cool visualisation.

Do you think Tatum and Brown are accepting invitations to the team if Kerr and Grant Hill are still around?

Even if they are very deserving, I think they may decline to be part of 2028.

1. Suns
2. Grizzlies
3. Kings
4. Pelicans
5. Lakers

I don’t know if they’re tanking but they should.

Getting to the playoffs too early will limit their assets in trying to build a perennial contender around Wemby.

They don’t have a chance of contention next season anyway.