Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins expressed doubts about Luka Doncic’s chances of winning the NBA MVP award, arguing that the Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to finish high enough in the Western Conference standings.
Perkins believes Doncic will continue producing impressive individual statistics but does not expect the Lakers to establish themselves as one of the conference’s top teams.
According to Perkins, winning the MVP award requires more than strong individual performances.
“In order to win the MVP, you got to have the numbers. But you got to be one of these top teams. I just think that the Lakers, they are going to be in the middle of the pack. Luka is going to have the numbers, but they’re not going to be a top three seed in the Western Conference.”
