After the World Cup in 2023, EuroBasket in 2022 and the Olympic Games in 2021, it has been a long time since Luka Doncic had not had a summer without international competitions. The Slovenian will still have played a few preparation matches and the TQO, but without managing to qualify for Paris.
The big defeat against Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece (96-68) thus deprived him of the Olympic Games. But the Mavericks player will therefore be able to recharge his batteries before next season, after a 92-game season…
Nico Harrison did not imagine his “franchise player” missing out on selection, even if he had finished the season on his knees. “It's probably one of his greatest joys.” he explained. “I think as long as he can walk, he'll probably go play with them.”
However, he won't be unhappy to see Luka Doncic rest for the first time in a long time.
“I think the main thing is to be healthy, because he has played so much with us, with his national team, that he really needs to heal and be healthy.”, explains the franchise GM. “I think it will help him a lot. He will then start the season fresh and fit. I think he has learned a lot from what we have been through, so I expect him to be his best version next year.”
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 72 | 32 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 61 | 34 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 66 | 34 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 73.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 27.7 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 65 | 35 | 45.7 | 35.3 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 28.4 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 66 | 36 | 49.6 | 34.2 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 32.4 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 70 | 38 | 48.7 | 38.2 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 33.9 |
| Total | 400 | 35 | 47.0 | 34.7 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 28.7 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
