On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers continued their winning ways with a comfortable home victory over the Miami Heat. The star of the show in this one was once again Luka Doncic, who scored an efficient 42 points to go along with 13 assists in the win.
Now, the MVP odds from BetOnline have been updated, with Doncic sitting just ahead of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama with +190 odds, just ahead of Wemby's +200. In a distant third place in Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who has won each of the last two MVP awards.
Fans have been anticipating a potential Doncic MVP win for years now, dating back to his days with the Dallas Mavericks, and now that LeBron James is out of the picture on the Lakers, he has more runway than ever to put up Herculean stat lines on a nightly basis.
Meanwhile, the Lakers have been finding ways to win games so far this year, currently sitting at 6-2 on the season, although they haven't faced the stiffest competition thus far.
Article Continues BelowDoncic has gotten some strong support from his teammates so far, with Walker Kessler looking to prove that he was worth the hefty price that Los Angeles gave up to bring him in, and Austin Reaves rounding back into form after a sluggish start to the year, although he continues to struggle with turnovers.
In any case, the Lakers will next hit the floor on Wednesday evening with a road game against the Sacramento Kings, who picked up their first win of the season on Monday. Tipoff for that contest is set for 10:00 pm ET.