Austin Reaves “There’s a lot of truth in what Draymond said about Doncic’s voters fatigue for MVP. Luka has done what he’s done for 8 years now, and when he does it, there’s no wow factor. But if we wind up the 3rd or 4th seed, and Doncic does what he does, I think he has a chance to win it”
“You can go ask any of those GMs if they want him on their team, and they’re going to take him,” Reaves told The Athletic when told of the poll results. “There’s a lot of truth in what (Green) said. Luka has done what he’s done for eight years now, and when he does it, there’s no wow factor.
“There’s a wow factor when he plays, but you look at the box (score) after the game, and you’re like … ‘Oh, he had 35 (points).’ So when he has 40, people aren’t like, ‘Holy s—, he had 40!’ It’s like, ‘Oh, he did what he does every single night.’ So, I think there’s a little bit of truth in what Draymond said about voter fatigue with someone who hasn’t won it.”
Not to mention the debate about the award itself.
“If you’re talking about the best player in the league, ‘Bron would have had 15 of them,” Reaves continued. “Is it the best player on the best team, or is it somebody that makes the team a lot better? … I don’t really know what the criteria is. But if we wind up the three or four seed, and (Dončić) does what he does, I think there’s a possibility.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7713473/2026/10/23/luka-doncic-lakers-mvp-underrated/