Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic is NBA MVP betting favorite

DALLAS — Fresh off main the Dallas Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals final season, star guard Luka Doncic has entered the 2022-23 season because the betting favorite to win NBA MVP.  

This marks the third season in a row that Doncic has been the odds-on favorite to win the league’s most dear participant award getting into the season, regardless of not successful the award the previous two seasons.  

Denver Nuggets middle Nikola Jokić has gained the NBA MVP award in back-to-back seasons. Oddmakers have Jokić with the fifth-best probability to safe that third in a row, listed behind Doncic, Philadelphia Sixers middle Joel Embiid, Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brooklyn Nets ahead Kevin Durant. 

Doncic led the Mavericks a lot deeper into the playoffs than pundits anticipated, due to his 31.7 factors per recreation, 6.4 assists per recreation and 9.8 rebounds per recreation. After happening 3-2 towards the Western Conference’s top-seeded Phoenix Suns, Doncic had back-to-back 30-plus-point performances to convey the Mavericks again. 

Dallas misplaced 4-1 within the Western Conference Finals to the eventual champion, Golden State Warriors, regardless of two 40-point Doncic performances.

Over the summer time, Doncic dominated in FIBA EuroBasket for Slovenia, the place he posted a three-game stretch of 36, 47, and 35 factors.  

The Mavericks begin the 2022-23 season on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in a highly-anticipated rematch towards the Phoenix Suns. Dallas’ dwelling opener would be the following recreation towards the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, Oct. 22.

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