The Los Angeles Lakers are flying this season on the back of Luka Doncic, but what Doncic is doing has just prompted a shocked reaction from Zach Lowe.

After beating the Atlanta Hawks 124-114, the Los Angeles Lakers are 10-2 for the season, and perhaps most optimistically, have won without Luka Doncic as well.

Their latest game had Doncic popping off for 32 points and 10 assists, which is actually a letdown by his lofty standards this season.

In fact, Doncic left analyst Zach Lowe in complete disbelief after he looked at what he’s doing this season after the Hawks game.

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The departure of LeBron James was always going to open up more scoring opportunities and responsibility for Doncic, and he’s relishing that role.

The Slovenian is generally someone who takes time to get into a rhythm, effectively playing his way into basketball shape during the regular season.

There was no such warm-up period required this season, as Doncic has been on it from the tip-off in game one and has torched every opponent he’s faced.

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He is averaging a ridiculous 40.1 points/game, which has since decreased to 39.3 since he “only” scored 32 points against the Hawks.

Lowe discussed Doncic’s scoring feat and was left in utter disbelief after checking out his Basketball Reference page during his show.

He said: “He’s currently averaging 40.1 points/game. This is like going to the MoMA and looking at a Van Gogh painting. 40.1 in bold! My god!”

In his ninth year in the NBA, Doncic is averaging career highs in the following stats, and despite the sample size of just ten games, the difference is staggering-

Beyond these, he’s also shooting the basketball at the best rate of his career, so while that is not mentioned above due to the small sample size, he is not showing any signs of slowing down.

Averaging above 40/game was always going to be unsustainable, but Doncic is taking the leap from superstar status to one of the all-time greats of the game.

Just a championship remains to solidify that claim!