Luka Doncic 7th Youngest to Record 3,000 Assists; Joins LeBron James in Exclusive Club

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is no stranger to making NBA history, and he did so yet again on Monday night against the Orlando Magic.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 29, 2024

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With 5:30 remaining in the first quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' matchup with the Orlando Magic on Monday night, superstar Luka Doncic recorded his 3,000th career assist with a pass to the corner that resulted in a Jaden Hardy 3-pointer.

Doncic became the seventh youngest player to reach the 3,000 assist mark, trialing players including Isiah Thomas, Chris Paul, Magic Johnson, Stephon Marbury, Trae Young and LeBron James.

LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers — Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Doncic also joined James in an exclusive club, as the two stars are the only players in league history to reach 10,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists before turning 25 years old.

This feat comes just a few days after Doncic put up a career-high 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks while also becoming the first player in league history to average a 50-point triple-double in a two-game span.

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"I think we talked about it the other night, the Picasso. This is one of the best paintings. This will sell at a high price. Just the way that he painted the game tonight," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said after Doncic's 73-point performance. "We needed every point, every minute, and he delivered."

Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for extensive postgame coverage following the conclusion of Mavs vs. Magic.

Published Jan 29, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.