Luka Doncic. Image via: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
The Bugatti Mistral is valued at about $5 million, only 99 were built, and it is the fastest open-top production road car on record. 21, so the Lakers guard gave the team a talking point before any real games count. Doncic averaged 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists in 64 games last season while shooting 47.6% from the field and 36.6% from three. In the annual NBA GM Survey released Thursday, general managers voted Doncic the best small forward, 37 percent to Jayson Tatum’s 33.
IRE “SCHOTTY” (@TheWalkingDad69) went bigger with “MVP and Finals MVP. Video of the arrival spread fast online, and fans had plenty to say about it. The car is a side note to the day job. The reigning scoring champion landed on the All-NBA First Team again and placed fourth in MVP voting. Reaction came quickly on social media, and most of it was short and punchy. Helluva Ball Club (@Letweet23) posted, “Aura peaked. Steven Gonzalez (@sixspeedsteve) wrote, “Probably so much fun to drive in LA. Yosemite Damn (@WrittenbyHR) went with a superhero line: “He got that Bruce Wayne. The respect is not limited to fans. The Lakers star also placed third at point guard and third at shooting guard. Redick uses Doncic as a point guard on offense and a forward on defense, so the labels keep shifting. Not every coach gets a player who can fill just about any spot except center.
Luka Doncic pulled into Lakers practice on Thursday in one of the rarest cars on the road. Los Angeles plays Denver in its preseason finale on Friday and opens the season against Golden State on Oct.