Walker Kessler speaks on Luka Doncic’s ridiculous start to the season – can he finally win his first league MVP?
After overcoming a slow start against the Blazers where he look frustrated, Luka went to another level and hit a 3/4 buzzer beater shot to end the first half.
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Freakish.
“Yeah, I mean for sure. I mean, when you got a guy that can make shots like that, it’s really exciting, it’s fun basketball to watch,” Kessler said after the game. “But obviously that wasn’t the only shot he made and honestly, the second one he shot, I thought was going in too. But obviously when he’s playing well, we’re playing well, so.”
Doncic is now averaging an INSANE 40.1 PPG following his 53-point performance, so of course, Kessler was asked about his MVP status.
“I mean yeah, I’m biased obviously. Yeah, I mean he’s averaging what? 38? Or something ridiculous, 40. There you go, okay,” Kessler said. “Yeah, I mean he’s incredible to watch, he’s incredible to play alongside. He’s my MVP, I think it’s pretty clear right now.”
A reporter mentioned Kessler’s screen that freed up Doncic for the almost full court shot.
“I appreciate you pointing that out, thank you,” he laughed. “Yeah, I saw it and I was like, ‘Wow, that might be going in.’ Yeah, he also works on those shots like in practice and stuff. So, it was an incredible shot, for sure.”
After completely overhauling the roster, it seemed it could take some time for the team to work out how to win together, but they have seemed to grasp it straight away, head coach JJ Redick pointed out.
“I think we’re already a really together group,” Redick said. “You don’t become a resilient team in 10 games, five games, or 20 games. It takes a full season to build that resiliency, and hopefully, you get to participate in the playoffs. And that’s where your resiliency really gets tested, whatever you built throughout this season. But the fact that this is a very together group, and we’ve already shown a level of resiliency, it’s exciting. It’s promising that I don’t want to continue to vote on that.”