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Despite Hawks' nice haul from the Luka Doncic deal, Rookie of the Year voting shows Mavs got a generational talent

A whopping 98% of voters favored Luka Doncic over poor Trae Young, the biggest landslide since the Gipper posterized Fritz Mondale. In fairness, Luka and Trae weren't even on the same ballot. The media held the Mavs' wunderkind up for inspection against Oscar Robertson, not the Hawks' electric wraith.

Only the Big O had a better rookie season, statistically speaking, than Luka.

Or maybe you think Luka-vs.-Trae wasn't a fair comparison in the first place. Maybe you say the question is whether Luka is better than Trae and the Hawks' first-round pick this year, Cam Reddish.