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Suns Coach Says Luka Doncic Is The Best Player In The Paint In The NBA

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams says that Luka Doncic is the NBA's best player in the paint.

Gautam Varier
Dec 6, 2022
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Luka Doncic is just 23 years old, but he has firmly established himself as one of the best players in the league today. Last season, he became just one of four players in NBA history to make it to the All-NBA First Team three times before turning 24.

Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan were the last two to do it before him, so he is in pretty good company right there. Doncic also made it to the Conference Finals for the first time last season and, along the way, caused the biggest upset of the playoffs, as the Dallas Mavericks stunned the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in the Conference Semifinals.


Suns Coach Says Luka Doncic Is The Best Player In The NBA

Doncic and the Mavs looked on their way to handing the Suns another embarrassing defeat in their opening game, but Phoenix staged a comeback and sneaked away with a two-point win. In the lead-up to the second game between these two, Suns head coach Monty Williams had some high praise for Luka, as he named the one area of the game where Doncic is the best in the NBA.

Suns coach Monty Williams called Luka Doncic the NBA’s best player in the paint: “It causes a lot of late-night film sessions, and early morning discussions with the staff to figure out what nobody has been able to figure out.”

— Callie Caplan (@CallieCaplan) December 6, 2022

Suns coach Monty Williams called Luka Doncic the NBA’s best player in the paint: “It causes a lot of late-night film sessions, and early morning discussions with the staff to figure out what nobody has been able to figure out.”

It makes no sense that Luka, with his lack of athleticism would be this good at driving to the basket and finishing inside. Teams just have no idea how to stop him, as Monty admitted here, and the Suns sure weren’t able to stop him in this second meeting, as he finished with 33 points and 8 assists.

There was no comeback from Phoenix this time around, as the Mavs went up 33-15 after the first quarter and then proceeded to keep the Suns at arm’s length. The lopsided contest ended with a final score of 130-111 as the Mavericks made it three wins in their last four games. Despite this recent good run and Doncic’s exceptional play, the Mavericks still have just a 12-11 record. They have been urged to make some moves if they want to win a championship, but the front office doesn’t seem interested in making a splash, which is a shame.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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