Selected third overall by Dallas in June’s NBA draft, the Slovenian teenager is one of 10 rookies in NBA history to average at least 18 points, six rebounds and four assists, a group that includes Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Grant Hill. All of those players were at least 20 as rookies; Doncic is 19.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers said the Mavericks rookie, who sat out Sunday’s game with Los Angeles because of a strained right hip, “is going to be a great player in this league for a long time.