Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavs becomes the youngest NBA scoring champion since Kevin Durant

That could be another parallel between Doncic and Durant, as No. 77 is widely expected to fall short in this season's MVP race against Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Although Jokic himself said that Doncic should be the MVP this year after putting up historic numbers and leading the Mavs to a 50-win season despite multiple injuries and upheavals to key rosters, many voters seem to disagree.

“I think he deserves the MVP 100 percent,” Jokic said of Doncic. “But it’s not my decision, to be honest.”

Kyrie Irving, who gets along well with Doncic as his co-star, explained why his teammate should win the MVP title this season.

“His statistics speak for themselves. “He’s first in a lot of different categories,” Irving said. “He helped this team when I couldn't be in the lineup and was injured.” There are many factors I take into account in his MVP case, and as his brother, I can give him the utmost love and support. I want him to be MVP.

“If it won’t be the case this year, it will be the case at some point in the future or in the near future.”