pmurt007 | Lakers

133 | 7 hours ago

inb4 thunders fan come storming in this thread to tell us about how many 4th quarters SGA hasn’t played

12footjumpshot

51 | 7 hours ago

OP put SGA in a post that’s supposed to be about Luka what do you expect lol

ooh_eeh_ooh_aah_aah | Knicks

7 | 7 hours ago

Add your flair, it will be okay.

Also you better appreciate the fuck out of iHart I’m so mad we lost him.

Niceguydan8

35 | 7 hours ago

OP is effectively doing the same thing with this thread.

It’s just garbage fanboy ragebait.

Luka had a phenomenal game, SGA has literally nothing to do with it.

Eagle7546_ | Jazz

4 | 6 hours ago

While I agree that it just fuels the other side so it just ends up being stupidly shit slinging, the hit pieces that were in here when Luka was playing elite but not MVP level were crazy and Shai fans were in here acting like it was offensive to compare the 2

Jay_Cubx7 | Rockets

10 | 7 hours ago

Yet the Lakers are always the first ones to bring up SGA

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

7 | 7 hours ago

You’re presenting thunder fans are the ones storming into these threads? This whole sub is just r/lakers lmao

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

Lies. The Lakers get by far the most hate in this sub. We’re probably the only team Luka could’ve gone too that would make r/nba hate him and us more lol

b3tzy | Timberwolves

0 | 6 hours ago

Thunder fans are so fucking annoying they have me rooting for the Lakers in this conflict, never thought I’d see the day

calmrain | Lakers

5 | 7 hours ago

He said “in before” they start coming in bruh… come on.

They’ll be here very soon.

Vitex1988 | Thunder

17 | 7 hours ago

hello

Stebsy1234 | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

This sub hates the Lakers what are you on about lol

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

0 | 7 hours ago

Open your eyes man

Zeeron1 | Thunder

2 | 7 hours ago

huh

Undead_One86 | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

But that’s an argument against him lol

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-19 | 7 hours ago

nah I’ll just say 2nd in MVP voting

Diciestaking | Mavericks

10 | 7 hours ago

Why do you comment so much lol

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-1 | 7 hours ago

because I have nothing better to do

just_one_random_guy | Lakers

10 | 7 hours ago

Evidently

dac2199 | Lakers

1 | 2 hours ago

https://raec.rocklinusd.org/documents/GradPortfolioFiles/Standard%20Application.pdf

Count_Gator

111 | 7 hours ago

Luka is my hero. Nico is a moron.

Prestigious_Tough307

9 | 5 hours ago

Nico’s roster moves have been questionable but at least Luka’s still putting on a show every night.

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-14 | 7 hours ago

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that_nuisance | Clippers

6 | 7 hours ago

We’re celebrating the guy, no need to liken him to a rapist.

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-12 | 7 hours ago

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that_nuisance | Clippers

2 | 6 hours ago

Idgaf about karma, I’ll downvote my own post.

Kobe Bean Bryant was a rapist and deserves to be remembered as such.

[deleted]

-17 | 6 hours ago

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rangerfan123 | Mavericks

1 | 6 hours ago

Are you trying to claim he’s not a rapist?

that_nuisance | Clippers

2 | 6 hours ago

u/lakersareforever is a coward who deletes his posts when they get downvoted.

rangerfan123 | Mavericks

2 | 6 hours ago

He said “I’m just trying to enjoy my night. I’ll delete my comments. Good night” haha

LakersAreForever | Lakers

-1 | 6 hours ago

Sybau

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1 | 6 hours ago

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that_nuisance | Clippers

2 | 6 hours ago

I most definitely aint your ‘brodie’.

You defend rapists, we aint even close to the same.

LakersAreForever | Lakers

-1 | 6 hours ago

Literally have 61k karma, yall can downvote me 10k times and it still won’t do shit

Chemical_Coach_6756 | Lakers

94 | 7 hours ago

Can someone please post the clip of the heat missing three 3s in a row at the end instead of dribbling the ball out? Some shameful shit right there 😭

maddenallday | Lakers

39 | 7 hours ago

With ayton jumping at clapping at each one lmfao

chris-dempsey |

7 | 5 hours ago

That bumped up his Kornet contests/48 by a lot

db_tig

1 | an hour ago

Standing OvAyton

Stebsy1234 | Lakers

40 | 7 hours ago

You just can’t even begin to comprehend Heat culture! 😤

kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi | Lakers

3 | 5 hours ago

Hardest working, best conditioned, most professional, unselfish, toughest, meanest, nastiest team in the NBA

trimble197

9 | 6 hours ago

I’m so glad they missed because you know that one of the Heat players was gonna play some over-aggressive defense that might lead to an injury scare.

Parking-Rope2301 | Warriors

87 | 7 hours ago

33 PPG? More like 33rd on the MVP ladder (where’s Vitex1988 at)

Own_Yogurtcloset_529

23 | 5 hours ago

Luka’s putting up historic numbers but the Mavs’ record is really holding him back in the MVP race this year.

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-25 | 5 hours ago

nah, 2nd

naiveheuristics12856 | Knicks

18 | 3 hours ago

didnt even need to be tagged to be summoned, thats some nephew shit right there

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-10 | 3 hours ago

it took some time to find this at least

Flykidd47

84 | 7 hours ago

He will average 35 next season at this point lmaoo

zombieclone05 | Pacers

29 | 5 hours ago

It’s crazy cuz he’s really only getting back in his mode after all the injury + nico stuff. Scary thought to think he’s coming off a down year and only 27. He really could average 35 😭

Job-24 | Lakers

3 | 3 hours ago

He’s a skill player as well he’s going to age like wine oh lawdy

justsikko | Mavericks

3 | 2 hours ago

If he doesn’t get traded he wins a chip this year with the team he needed to be built around him. Since he got traded, he might still win a chip because him and LeBron on the same team in clutch time in the playoffs is terrifying. I miss him.

Own-Afternoon6973

6 | 5 hours ago

The way he’s been cooking lately, I wouldn’t even be surprised. Dude’s just getting started.

Extension_Most_2245

68 | 7 hours ago

Luka more valuable to his team than Shai is to his argue with a wall

tyronemartins2

12 | 7 hours ago

Yup. Not even comparable either. Thunder are still ELITE without SGA while lakers would likely be battling around the 6th seed

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

24 | 6 hours ago

You managed to drop two horrible takes in a row. The Thunder would absolutely not be elite without Shai, I don’t know why people even think this. Without Luka, the lakers would be battling for the 10th seed.

MordredKLB | Mavericks

14 | 6 hours ago

Small sample size and I didn’t look up who they’re playing, but OKC is 8-4 without Shai this season. Win percent of 66% would be 2nd in the west (or 3rd if you include the 55-15 Thunder in your standings).

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

-1 | 4 hours ago

Small sample size, you said, and mediocre comp.

Numerous_Car_8358

-25 | 7 hours ago

except the thunder are a serious contender and the lakers are the lakers

Extension_Most_2245

26 | 7 hours ago

What that have to do with the MVP?

Numerous_Car_8358

-4 | 6 hours ago

When has team record NOT influenced the mvp award???

Extension_Most_2245

3 | 6 hours ago

It shouldn’t that’s my point. Also explain to me how Jokic won MVP as the 6th seed.

Numerous_Car_8358

-2 | 6 hours ago

I agree that it shouldn’t. But it does and that’s just the way it is

punchercs

14 | 7 hours ago

It’s called most valuable player. Thunder would undoubtedly do better without SGA than the lakers would do without luka. Who’s more valuable to their team?

PrestigiousWelder190

-1 | 7 hours ago

The award has never been that. Pretty much always has been counting stats + efficiency + team record.

ButlerFromDowntown | Bulls

0 | 7 hours ago

That doesn’t mean anything when the teams aren’t equal in the first place though. Thunder are better with SGA than Lakers with Luka, makes sense they’re better without SGA than the Lakers are without Luka. That just says the Thunder are better than the Lakers.

12footjumpshot

-27 | 7 hours ago

Arguing with Lakers fans is kinda like arguing with a wall. They hate that SGA is doing something not even Michael Jordan could do.

Extension_Most_2245

5 | 7 hours ago

I don’t hate Shai. I still think he is the better player though not by much. I merely said that Luka was more valuable to his team. I am stating facts.

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

-11 | 6 hours ago

You don’t know what a fact is. Saying Luka is more valuable to his team than SGA (the reigning mvp and finals mvp), is 100000000% SUBJECTIVE.

I appreciate your fandom and passion but you gotta stop making yourself look silly my guy

Extension_Most_2245

-1 | 6 hours ago

The thunder doesn’t need Shai bro. They still a top tear team without him. Luka the reason they not in the playin right now. It ain’t subjective it’s facts

lloopiN

5 | 6 hours ago

The Thunder don’t beat Denver or Minny in the playoffs last year without SGA. You cannot tell me OKC wouldn’t have won a ring without SGA. Come on dude… they “don’t need him”???

Extension_Most_2245

-2 | 6 hours ago

They weren’t as polished as they are this year. Shai is the best player in the league but they don’t need him to win.

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

2 | 6 hours ago

Again, you don’t know what the word “fact” means.

I assume you didn’t watch last years playoffs if you think the Thunder don’t need SGA. You should YouTube em.

Extension_Most_2245

3 | 6 hours ago

Yeah show me how this is the same squad as last year. What a clown 😂

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

2 | 6 hours ago

Little nephew, it’s almost the exact same team.

Extension_Most_2245

2 | 6 hours ago

“Almost” 😂😂😂😂 Shai could go scoreless and they still blowing out teams. You must not be watching the thunder lil bro.

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

3 | 6 hours ago

Ya the Thunder have a better roster than the lakers. They are the defending champs. I’m glad you know this.

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

1 | 6 hours ago

You think Chet is leading an elite team?

Extension_Most_2245

2 | 6 hours ago

I think the thunder can hold their own. Next man up mentality.

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

1 | 6 hours ago

Hold their own as a play-in team and respectable sweep in the first round, if that.

skillet06g | Nuggets

3 | 5 hours ago

Bro switch back to your true flair.

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

We’ll see in the playoffs this year how close he really is to MJ. Pump the fucking breaks, kid

12footjumpshot

0 | 6 hours ago

I agree with you there but as far as regular season performances Shai and MJ are the only guards who have scored 30+ PPG at over 50FG% for 4 seasons in a row.

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

4 | 6 hours ago

Shai’s 4 won’t hold as much weight as MJ because it’s 100% a stat inflated league right now. MJ would average 40 in this environment

12footjumpshot

1 | 6 hours ago

you’re probably right. MJ did it for 5 seasons in a row as well so we’ll see how long Shai can keep it up.

lloopiN

-1 | 6 hours ago

I see what you mean but Shai is also often doubled and still gives teams 25-30 a night… he’s insane

Wannabe_Sadboi

5 | 6 hours ago

You may be surprised to learn that Jordan was also often doubled

qotsabama | DAL

1 | 5 hours ago

Completely different eras. Defense now, the traveling and rules that help the offense. There’s a reason players are more efficient today and it’s not just smarter shot selection.

12footjumpshot

1 | 4 hours ago

Are we applying this different era filter to Luka as well?

NotYetPerfect

1 | 3 hours ago

We aren’t comparing Luka to mj?

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

1 | 6 hours ago

I hate the thunder but lakers fans are the worst, and because there are so many million of them it’s easy to run into some who don’t know much about hoops besides what they learn from Nike ads. Which is not to bash all lakers fans; just a reality of being the most popular team.

gymleadervolkner1 | Thunder

-32 | 7 hours ago

As if Shai did not clear him in every advanced stat. By a good margin too.

Extension_Most_2245

12 | 7 hours ago

Ok but you take Shai of the thunder and they are still a top 3-4 seed. Take Luka off and the lakers in the gulag. You don’t need advanced stats to tell you that 🤷🏽

UC_DiscExchange

-1 | 7 hours ago

It’s never been an award for the worst teammates so I don’t get why people do these hypotheticals

Extension_Most_2245

15 | 7 hours ago

What? I’m just arguing that Luka is more valuable than Shai is on their respective team.

UC_DiscExchange

-5 | 6 hours ago

I’m saying that imagining a hypothetical where players aren’t on a team doesn’t really say anything about it. It’s the same with swapping teams hypotheticals. It isn’t a meaningful thought exercise in any real discussion.

If you want to argue Luka is more valuable, go ahead. Use what’s happened in real life to support it though, not hypothetical absences.

lloopiN

0 | 6 hours ago

How can you be so sure of that? OKC without SGA relies heavily on 3s falling and there are lots of games where we shoot ⁵⁄₂₅ from three and we only win because Shai drops 35 on 80% shooting lol…

coldheartedsnob | Lakers

13 | 7 hours ago

inflated by his good teammates

don’t tell me you think isaiah Joe is a top 15-30 defensive player

lloopiN

-5 | 6 hours ago

Shai is inflated by his good teammates? What? What about the games his whole team is cold offensively and he takes it into his own hands? What about the 4 game winners/daggers in a row? What about him averaging 30+ for 4 straight seasons? You can admit SGA is a good basketball player bro it ain’t going to make you any less of a Laker fan

coldheartedsnob | Lakers

5 | 6 hours ago

I said what I said.

SGA is top 3 but his advanced stats are inflated.

pr0crast1nater | Lakers

64 | 7 hours ago

Luka had a couple of 20 points games few weeks back and Thunder fans were excited about Shai taking the scoring title too lol.

The media is heavily biased against Luka so he wouldn’t get the MVP for sure. But the scoring title is pretty much locked in as it doesn’t depend on biased voting.

Prestigious-Egg-3932

2 | 5 hours ago

The scoring title race is still wild though - Shai’s efficiency is insane and he’s right there in PPG. Luka’s volume is just next level when he gets rolling like this.

GMaxGigaNerd | Lakers

45 | 7 hours ago

He left two games early with 10 ish points because of injury. It should easily have been ~35 ppg otherwise.

Prestigious-State564

9 | 5 hours ago

Those early exits are such a bummer, they really do skew the average. Dude’s been on an absolute tear this season.

bssbronzie | Raptors

32 | 7 hours ago

deserves to be 1st in MVP voting

polochakar | Pelicans

1 | 17 minutes ago

More like 31st, that’s the official narrative of NBA media.

T44120 | Spurs

-5 | 6 hours ago

Casual take

Uhhhjayyy1

-9 | 6 hours ago

1st runner up for sure

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

-13 | 7 hours ago

Voters are gonna decide it’s his turn eventually. He’s gonna have to have this type of season with a slightly better than record and nobody else winning 65+ games which OKC is on pace to do. Totally possible.

If it never happens he’s gonna go down as possibly the most talented guy ever to never win MVP. It he could play just a lick of defense…

HarsH_DA_TrolL | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

he needs to get one rn before wemby wins like 7 in a row

bssbronzie | Raptors

2 | 7 hours ago

I mean…he had 5 steals tonight, and his defense has been quite solid for the past while

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

0 | 7 hours ago

He’s been feeling it on both sides of the floor for sure. But consistent defense throughout the season doesn’t just make him look good. It leads to wins, like were seeing right now. And most years that’s part of the MVP equation.

Thanos_Real_AuraVNCH

24 | 7 hours ago

Thank you Nico

No-Test6484 | Lakers

23 | 7 hours ago

Scoring title locked.

death_by_laughs | LAL

7 | 5 hours ago

Shai’s just gonna 20+ ppg streak even harder

imnotapotato140 | Canada

19 | 6 hours ago

luka is just below me in the MVP ladder BTW

wannabeDN3

6 | 7 hours ago

the people’s MVP

rocket_beer | Celtics

6 | 6 hours ago

0.72289 BAMs

Nearby-Caterpillar74

3 | 7 hours ago

I think it’s fair to say that luka has been playing better offensively than sga since january 1st

Stats

qotsabama | DAL

2 | 5 hours ago

There’s no question. He’s been the best player in the nba in 2026.

planningmyescape_ | Mavericks

2 | 7 hours ago

yeah but shai is the favorite to win mvp, it’s not just about scoring🙄

sure Luka scores more but surely shai grabs more rebounds or gets more assists or i bet definitely gets more steals cause Luka no defense right

Hot_Taekout | Supersonics

3 | 5 hours ago

MVP

EverybodyBuddy | Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

Obvious MVP is obvious

axecalibur | CHI

1 | 7 hours ago

He didn’t even score more than Bam.

debo69872

1 | 6 hours ago

MVP

rangerfan123 | Mavericks

1 | 6 hours ago

It’s pretty obvious which one of the 2 is more valuable

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

1 | 6 hours ago

It’s interesting reading these comments that people still undervalue how good sga is

AtreusIsBack | NBA

1 | 5 hours ago

Why do people immediately compare players and start downplaying what the other is doing? Just enjoy and appreciate both, damn. 🙄

FredFredBurger42069 | Warriors

3 | 5 hours ago

Ragebait

AtreusIsBack | NBA

1 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, I get that. Seems like half of the r/nba subreddit is just filled with posts that are looking to bait people into getting upset.

Old_Supermarket_7575 | Thunder

1 | 5 hours ago

I mean Shai has literally sat over ¹⁄₃ of his game’s 4th quarters lol

seppohovy

0 | an hour ago

Deserving of the LNP award for the least needed player.

WefollowLethoslead

1 | 19 minutes ago

efefeeexe

polochakar | Pelicans

1 | 15 minutes ago

I have been told by everyone on ESPN, Zach Lowe, Dan Patrick, Stephen A, Charles Barkley and the ringer guy that Luka is overrated, unwatchable, complainer, 31st in MVP, terrible and an unconditioned player.

It’s a few moments when all media unites to push a narrative.

12footjumpshot

0 | 6 hours ago

I certainly do appreciate him. I didn’t realize how good he was a playmaking before we traded for him and along with the rebounding he’s basically essential to the Thunder going back to back.

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

0 | 6 hours ago

The funniest part about the Luka vs SGA debate, is if the players swapped teams, Lakers fans would be making the exact same argument in defense of SGA. It’s not about the player, they are just Stans for anything Lakers lol.

WhenDuvzCry | Lakers

7 | 6 hours ago

No shit that’d be the case for every fanbase

BillowingPillows | Supersonics

-5 | 6 hours ago

Other fan bases have more knowledge bases than the lakers. It’s just cause the lakers are so popular; they have so many casual fans

RunThePnR | NBA

-1 | 7 hours ago

He is making his case to be the runner up for the MVP.

I think him and Wemby are neck and neck post all star break.

Takerisks34

24 | 7 hours ago

Wemby is not even close to the level Luka has been at post ASB what are you even saying dude

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

1 | 6 hours ago

Nobody is, but there’s a lot more to the season than post ASB

Takerisks34

2 | 4 hours ago

Ya’ll acting like Luka isn’t averaging 33/9/8 bro😭 talkin bout whole season go check the full season stats then

lethalizered | Thunder

-1 | 7 hours ago

Before tonight’s game the odds had Wemby ahead of Luka for a month or so.

This is the first time Luka has been the 2nd favorite for MVP odds the whole season.

So judging by the market at least, man has a point.

Numerous_Car_8358

-2 | 7 hours ago

Defense exists

Takerisks34

6 | 7 hours ago

Luka bad at defense gimmick in 2026, we not hearing that lmaooo he has 10+ minutes of defensive highlights on youtube

Bruh360k | Knicks

4 | 7 hours ago

youtube defense highlights truly a great way of analysis

moshercycle | Spurs

3 | 7 hours ago

lmao

depewisaac | Thunder

2 | 6 hours ago

Silly goose

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

1 | 6 hours ago

He’s played nearly 20 thousand minutes in the league brother. I don’t know why people keep insisting these guys are good or average defenders.

Luka has moments but he’s a negative defender, Jokic has moments but he’s a negative defender, Harden had moments but he was a negative defender. You play defense 30 minutes a game, not for a couple plays.

Numerous_Car_8358

1 | 6 hours ago

ohhhh he has highlights on YouTube. How silly of me🤦‍♂️

ATXBeermaker | Spurs

0 | 6 hours ago

It’s not so much about Luka being bad on defense as it is Wemby being other-worldly on defense. He sort of has the anti-gravity version of what Steph had during his MVP years in offense.

Takerisks34

2 | 4 hours ago

Fairs except wemby is almost in year 4 and offensively still has the consistency of year 1 and 2 Luka

ImRae766

-3 | 7 hours ago

I disagree with that Doncic is an offensive savant but Wemby is on the same level if not higher when it comes to his defensive impact.

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

0 | 6 hours ago

This is just poorly worded but it’s not a bad take. Wemby is the best defender I’ve seen tbh(been watching consistently since 2009).

Fifolifo24

3 | 6 hours ago

Wemby is the most inconsistent star in top 5, he’s the best defensively impacting on defence so he’ll win dpoy

T44120 | Spurs

-4 | 6 hours ago

Casual take

DukeOfStuff_ | Timberwolves

-2 | 7 hours ago

r/lakers

obelix_dogmatix | NBA

-3 | 6 hours ago

Love how this conversation has become Luka vs Shai … just ignoring the biggest freak of them all who will most definitely win the defensive MVP, and should be a legit MVP contender.

If the stacked Heat didn’t stop LeBron from winning 2 MVPs, why should a good supporting cast in SA be held against Wemby?

Traditional_Emu3598

-7 | 7 hours ago

He complains. That makes it more like 14 ppg

Low-Challenge2421

-8 | 7 hours ago

He’s also leading the league in BTR (bitching to ref) with 13.8 per game

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

-13 | 7 hours ago

I simply don’t understand why reddit hates SGA so much. He doesn’t have “aura” or whatever but he’s still the best player in the NBA right now

ImjustANewSneaker | LAL

15 | 7 hours ago

No he aint

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

0 | 7 hours ago

Well it’s either him or Jokic

Rosenvial5

0 | 7 hours ago

Does Wemby play golf?

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

1 | 6 hours ago

Wemby will be the best player next year probably, it’s still SGA for now

Rosenvial5

-1 | 6 hours ago

Wemby is better than Jokic right now

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

1 | 6 hours ago

I’d agree but I think you need at least a season and a half of being better to take the “best player in the world” title from someone, especially a champion and multiple MVP

ChickenWingerrr48

-3 | 7 hours ago

Yes he is

ImjustANewSneaker | LAL

2 | 7 hours ago

Didn’t Luka already son him in the playoffs. SGA has the best supporting cast out of any team since the Warriors

12footjumpshot

8 | 7 hours ago

you should probably have watched that playoff series before making up bullshit that didn’t happen lol

jan0s_slynt | Thunder

5 | 7 hours ago

look back at that series and you’ll see sga was better and luka had the better supporting cast

YuseeB

-4 | 7 hours ago

LMAO what are you even saying, Luka was injured and was still pretty much keeping up while Thunder was 1st seed with an insane team

jan0s_slynt | Thunder

5 | 7 hours ago

in the regular season, sure, but Luka’s supporting cast in that series was far better

TheFestusEzeli | TOR

6 | 7 hours ago

SGA thoroughly outplayed Luka that series, Luka’s supporting cast just outplayed SGA’s by an absurd margin lmao.

Luka was injured that series so it shouldn’t be held against him but man, why are you bringing it up as a positive lmao. It was legit the only six games of 2024 where Luka wasn’t better than SGA.

qotsabama | DAL

0 | 5 hours ago

Luka elevated that supporting cast. That Thunder team was far more talented. They got out coached and focused too much on Luka, and they got killed for it.

ChickenWingerrr48

2 | 7 hours ago

Not really, Shai outplayed him that series

depewisaac | Thunder

1 | 6 hours ago

Be so fr

Smazzyy

1 | 5 hours ago

He didn’t even play them last season and if they did they would have been utterly destroyed as evidenced by any regular season matchups they had The season before that SGA was the best player in the series they played, if anything PJ Washington is who won the series. SGA just didn’t have any help and perfect supporting cast luka had. Jdub and chet were young and got outplayed especially on rebounds which is why

ScionAurelius | Canada

3 | 7 hours ago

He lapped Luka in achievements and “stole” Jokic’s MVP. It’s really that simple.

Puzzleheaded-Bill654

-6 | 7 hours ago

i mean last year shouldve been jokic. this year he’s earned it though.

ScionAurelius | Canada

6 | 7 hours ago

He earned it last year by winning 18 more games. That mattered to voters more than averaging a triple double did, and rightfully so.

Puzzleheaded-Bill654

1 | 7 hours ago

Compare the OKC roster to the Nuggets one - which would you prefer? J-Dub, Chet, and another dozen players who are very solid role players? Or an inconsistent Jamal Murray, Aaran Gordon, a few more reasonable players before it falls off? The teams are entirely different in strength.

ScionAurelius | Canada

4 | 7 hours ago

The same Chet that missed half the season? Jdub and Chet are no less inconsistent, and the roleplayers all have their on and off days. The difference is that OKC has a culture of playing hard for each other, partially fostered by Shai’s own leadership and his consistency being a massive safety net for the team.

depewisaac | Thunder

3 | 6 hours ago

The same Nuggets core that won a TITLE two years before?

Smazzyy

1 | 5 hours ago

This shit again are we serious lmao. This subreddit is still a joke

UnderDOdubOG

1 | 7 hours ago

It’s the hypocrisy, they have lu dort who will hurt your teams best player in the name of “physical defense” Meanwhile sga just flails on the other end going to the line.

Once the other teams hack into sga like they do, is when they’ll realise .

Smazzyy

2 | 5 hours ago

Wait until bro realises almost every top team has an enforcer and foul baiter, not saying its right necessarily but you’re just very naive and clueless

UnderDOdubOG

1 | 5 hours ago

Every team has a foul baiter, not every team has a lu dort to hack into other teams best player. When lu dort hacks in Sga after he leaves, maybe you’ll realise then.

quisling2023

-2 | 7 hours ago

Yeah cause the best player in the world is luka. Bar none. 100 pts in a back to back.

Cares_of_an_Odradek | Warriors

3 | 6 hours ago

But no one serious actually thinks this

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-18 | 7 hours ago

2nd in MVP voting

asakitsi | West

17 | 7 hours ago

Hey Vitex it’s been more than an hour. You can stop now man. Or else you’re not beating the “all-day” allegations.

Disclaimz0r

15 | 7 hours ago

Least mentally ill Thunder fan

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-10 | 7 hours ago

who tf are you

asakitsi | West

13 | 7 hours ago

lmaoooooooooooooooo

Vitex1988 | Thunder

-7 | 7 hours ago

what’s gonna happen, am I getting meme’d on the circlejerk sub again

With his latest 60 Piece, Luka Doncic is averaging 33.4 PTS across 58 Games.