In the 2022-23 season, Luka Doncic averaged 32.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 8 assists en route to his fourth straight All-NBA First Team selection. And yet, the Dallas Mavericks failed to make the playoffs, finishing a putrid 38-44. After a truly otherworldly seven-game run in December, Doncic never looked quite right the rest of the season.
He injured his heel after a drive against the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 2 and hurt his thigh again against New Orleans in early March. Pair those issues with a talent-sapped Dallas team following the trade for Kyrie Irving and the 2023-23 campaign goes down as one of the most frustrating in recent Maverick memory.