Entering this season, Doncic has reasons why he should be the favorite to win the award. One key reason is because of his outstanding regular season play year after year.
Doncic led the NBA in scoring last season with 33.9 points per game. Doncic also added over nine rebounds and assists per game which makes him a player that heavily impacts his team winning games while nearly averaging a triple-double.
Luka Doncic prevailed with the best season of his career last season. Doncic led the NBA in scoring and carried his momentum into the postseason by leading the Dallas Mavericks to the 2024 NBA Finals.
Unfortunately for Doncic, he finished third in MVP voting, and some argued he was robbed of winning the MVP. Doncic will be close to winning the MVP award soon, and there are plenty of reasons to believe that including the improved supporting cast around him.
In the latest odds to win the 2025 MVP on FanDuel, the disrespect of Doncic has continued.
On FanDuel, Doncic’s odds to win the 2025 MVP are +370. Doncic is behind Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets who has +360 odds to win the MVP. Jokic won his third MVP last season, but Doncic has been the preseason favorite to win the award multiple times.
With finishing third last season for MVP, this adds motivation because some Mavs fans and Doncic have to be wondering what it take to win MVP. If Doncic has just about the same stats, and the Mavs finish ahead of the Nuggets, that is a way he can pass Jokic for MVP. Team records have also become a big factor.
The biggest motivating factor for Doncic to win the MVP in 2025 is the 2024 Finals loss to the Boston Celtics. Doncic needs to show that last season wasn’t a fluke for the Mavs making the Finals. Doncic will be motivated more than ever to lead the Mavs back to the Finals, but this time win it. A dominant regular season will help him have a better case for MVP.
Doncic has the ability to lead the Mavs to a better regular season record than years past. With completing a sign-and-trade for Klay Thompson, and Spencer Dinwiddie signing back in Dallas to join forces with Kyrie Irving, the regular season hype around the Mavs is one of the highest in franchise history.