re: Luca Doncic is the best 20 year old basketball player since Magic Johnson...

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and maybe Lebron.

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Lebron turned 21 in December of his 3rd season while Luka turns 21 in February. Now Lebron played more minutes but the pace of play was much slower so I think per-100 possesion stats provide a better comparison.

In Lebron's 3rd season, he averaged 39.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per 100 possessions with an EFG% of 51.5 and TS% of 56.8. In addition, the advanced stats show a 28.1 PER, 0.232 WS/48, 9.3 BPM, and 5.0 PIPM. His team outscored opponents by 4.1 points per 100 with him on the court and 10.4 points worse when he was off the court.

Luka is currently averaging 39.1 points, 9.0 assists, and 11.8 rebounds per 100 possessions with an EFG% of 54.1 and TS% of 60.9. The advanced stats show a 30.0 PER, 0.254 WS/48, 11.4 BPM, and 3.9 PIPM. His team is getting outscored by -0.4 points per 100 with him on the court and is 9.9 points better when he is off the court.

Based on individual stats alone, Luka is having a better season, although I think the on/off stats (which is a component of the PIPM metric) show that Lebron was carrying a greater load (led them to the playoffs and took the 2 time Eastern Conference Champs to 7) whereas Luka seems to have a better team around him.