Only in the Dallas guard’s case, he doesn’t grow to Godzilla sizes – his game does. The Mavericks superstar goes for 49 points while leading Dallas past Brooklyn.īack in a schlocky 1950s sci-fi flick, Luka Doncic would have been the protagonist who accidentally gets caught in a cloud of nuclear fallout and suffers freakish effects.

In 116 minutes, the 22-year-old committed just three turnovers. He earned Player of the Week honors by averaging 30.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists while shooting 56% on 3s. The Beard’s script of forcing his way from one team to the next played out in the wee hours of Halloween without the screams and howls that accompanied his similar moves in Houston and Brooklyn.īecause Maxey was the stake through that particular mess’s heart. Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey almost singlehandedly did the remarkable, if not the impossible: He drained the drama out of the latest James Harden fiasco. Strictly by the numbers, the Spurs rookie wasn’t necessarily wowing us – his scoring average (15.7 points per game) is less than all but 17 of the 74 players who have been named Kia Rookie of the Year, and 7.3 rebounds seems modest for a guy who is 7-foot-4.īut it’s Wembanyama’s bag of tricks overall (2.7 steals per 36, 2.2 blocks) and how smooth his skills look as he demonstrates them all that should scare NBA foes through more sequels than Michael Myers got. His performances through one week suggest that Igor grabbed all the right parts this time.

Victor Wembanyama already looked as if he were built in a lab by a mad scientist with a League Pass fixation.

There were lots – “ Veddy scary, kids!” – but here are five: 1 pick has been scary good so far.Īs a nod to Halloween, let’s look at some “spooky” developments in the NBA’s first week of regular-season action. It’s still early in Victor Wembanyama’s NBA career, but the No.

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