Fresh off a closely contested 131-129 win against the Orlando Magic Monday night, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is singing the praises of his superstar point guard in Luka Doncic . It’s not difficult to hype Doncic up, who just last week dropped 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks , the most points scored in the NBA since Kobe Bryant’s 81-point stunner in 2006. He’s a top-5 player in the league, is regularly mentioned in MVP conversations, is a staple at the All-Star game and has carried the Dallas Mavericks to the most success they’ve experienced since winning a title in 2011.
The praise is warranted, even if Doncic has no major accolades — MVP or NBA title — to his name…yet. But Kidd is taking the praise to another level.
In a Tuesday appearance on 97.1 The Freak’s “The Downbeat”, Kidd said Doncic has already surpassed the talent of Hall of Famer and former teammate Dirk Nowitzki. Not only that, but Kidd went as far as to say that Doncic is on a similar trajectory of Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Bryant.