Luka Doncic: The Comet NBA Wowing the NBA as a teenager

Some have admitted that they aren't even surprised by his rise.

But that doesn't mean that Luka Doncic hasn't amazed people, even those who know him best.

The NBA, accustomed to prodigies in its midst, are rubbing its eyes at watching something that hasn't been seen since 2003 when a certain LeBron James took the championship by storm.

Although those Stateside sometimes look down somewhat on European basketball and the standard there, the best league in the world has been blown away by the youngster.

The questions are never ending.

A newbie with MVP numbers? Should he be put in the All Star game or the rookies edition?

Is it true that he has scored more points in his first 15 games than Kevin Durant?

Is it true that his rookie stats in the last 10 games are bettered only be Michael Jordan?

Halley's Comet arrives every 76 years but Comet Doncic, with 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and five assists upon reaching the NBA, comes around just once in a lifetime.

"It is just basketball," said the former Real Madrid man when asked how he has adapted so smoothly.

That shouldn't be a shock for a man who dominated the ACB, reigned supreme in the Euroleague, conquered the European Championship with Slovenia at the age of 18 and now, a year later, has reduced the NBA to a state of shock with his exploits.

Last time out, he managed seven three-pointers, an amount nobody so young had achieved before.

The seamless transition to life in the NBA has been a joy to watch and after only 33 games at that level, LeBron has said that he would like to play with him.

"The secret to his success is that he isn't afraid of making a mistake, he's having fun," said Scottie Pippen of Doncic.

It took nine games of the season for Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle to shake things up after a start that included just two wins.

Until that game, Doncic hadn't been a regular, with doubts perhaps over his age and lack of experience in the league.

However, he soon changed tack and handed the Slovenian genius the responsibility, which he is undoubtedly making the most of.

He is now the first option and main weapon in attack, as evidenced in a recent outing against Portland, in which he sunk an unprecedented basket from the corner that forced overtime.

Since that change, the Mavs have won 16 games and lost 12 and are in the fight for the playoffs.

Luka is now the boss and leader of the team despite his age, so much so that he gets angry if he isn't given the ball, as happened recently.

"He's going to be a problem for the league," were the words of Draymond Green, another admirer who doesn't hand out praise often.

However, Doncic hasn't forgotten where he came from and still reacts with his old Real Madrid teammates on Twitter, watches their game and got offended when an American journalist asked him if he liked football, with the Slovenian responding that he had represented the best club in the world, in a different sporting branch.

Things haven't changed much for him in spite of his move to the other side of the Atlantic, aside from the seven million dollars he earns a year.

"He hasn't changed his routines, lives in a downtown apartment and is accompanied by his mother," said Quique Villalobos, one of his representatives.

"His girlfriend visits him often, he is a few minutes from the Mavericks' training courts, plays Fortnite and doesn't do much else."

In the last 40 years, only four debutants averaged at least 18 points, six rebounds and four assists: Grant Hill, Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

Every single one of those players was at least two years older than Luka.

Enjoy the comet as it passes by.