Right behind him was Shaquille O'Neal, who had 1032 points with 580 points coming from 59 first-place votes. Dirk Nowitzki was a distant third behind both with 349 points and no first-place votes.

Nowitzki spent his entire NBA career with the Mavericks and led Dallas to a championship in 2011. Doncic was expected to do the same, and it's what he planned on until the Mavericks pulled off the ...