Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had yet another historic season last year. Despite only finishing third in the MVP race, Doncic outplayed the two candidates above him when the playoffs came around and NBA hall-of-famer Tracy McGrady has taken notice. McGrady recently took to Instagram to predict this season’s MVP winner.
“I’m gonna go based off the season he had last year, leading his team to the Finals, I think coming back this year he’s gonna be even hungrier,” McGrady said. “I look at a guy like Luka Doncic that I feel will be this year’s MVP.”
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T-Mac also believes this will translate to team success for the Mavericks.
“I think Dallas is gonna be a very good team, adding Klay Thompson. So, I look for Dallas to do some big, big things. Possibly seeing them back in the Finals and Luka being the MVP of this year.”
McGrady is often forgotten about amongst NBA discourse due to his lack of playoff success, but he was one of the league’s best scorers at his peak. While he never won an MVP, McGrady is more than qualified to speculate on an award that relies so heavily on scoring.
James Parker is an NBA writer for Ball Exclusives, follow him on X @TheJames_Parker
