Why Luka is still the MVP and how he’s dominated this statistical category compared to the rest of the MVP candidates
Luka is widely leading in this category compared to the rest of the MVP candidates.
He has 16 technicals compared to Jokic’s 3, Wemby’s 1, and SGA’s 3 technicals.
Why this matters: Not only is he playing great basketball but he’s also showing his passion, fire and willingness to donate to charity (NBA Cares) through fines generated by his technical fouls.
What this means: Besides being a great basketball player, he is showing he is also a philanthropist at heart. Technical foul fines range from 2-5k and scale as the number of technical fouls increases so we can estimate that he’s donated at least \(50,000 to NBA Cares while his counterparts are at a measly \)2-6k.
Who cares about losing to a guy who has been leading the MVP race all season long even if it was by 30 points. 16 technicals and over 50k donated transcends what the other MVP candidates have done.