Jason Kidd thinks the best thing about the Mavericks so far is still wearing a Dallas uniform.
The Pro Basketball Hall of Fame guard and current Mavericks head coach appeared on 97.1 The Freaks’ “The Downbeat” in Dallas on Tuesday, where his Luka Doncic was a member of Mavericks great Dirk. Not only is he better than Nowitzki, he declared the Slovenian star a Hall of Famer. Great people from all over the sport.
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it as long as I’m here: I can’t accept this young man.” [Doncic] Of course.” kid said on the program. “He’s better than Dirk, he has that MJ vibe, he’s the best ever. LeBron [James]Kobe [Byrant]So to appreciate what this young guy is doing at 24 years old is something Dallas has never seen before.
“And I’ve been saying this internally, he’s better than Dirk. He does things that Dirk could never do. And now to finally win a championship. This is an opportunity to get the right people around him.”
When asked to clarify that Doncic is better than Nowitzki, even though Kidd hasn’t reached the NBA Finals in his young career, the coach didn’t back down from his assessment.
Not only that, Kidd added, Doncic, 24, has what it takes to win multiple NBA Finals.
“Same thing with MJ,” Kidd said. “MJ didn’t become successful until he was in his 30s. This guy [Doncic] He’s 24 years old and has broken every record in sight. And he’s a winner, and his ultimate goal is to win the championship. And he’ll get there and not just win, but eventually win multiple times. ”
Since entering the NBA, Doncic has been one of the NBA’s elite, winning Rookie of the Year in the 2018-19 season, being named to the All-Star team five years in a row, and most recently being named starter for this year’s event. has just been selected.
Through 40 games this season, Doncic averaged a career-high 34.7 points, 9.6 assists, and 8.6 rebounds.
This comes after Friday night, when the superstar scored 73 points, the most in Mavericks history and fourth in a single game in the NBA.
Nowitzki, the 2006-07 NBA MVP and 2010-11 NBA Finals MVP, never averaged more than 26.6 points per game in any season during his Hall of Fame career.
His highest score ever in a game was 53 points, which he scored on December 2, 2004.
Throughout Doncic’s career, he has seven games in which he has scored 50 or more points.
Nowitzki accomplished this feat twice in 21 years.
Dallas sits in seventh place in the Western Conference with a 26-21 record after missing the playoffs last season.
