NBA 2018-19 season: Rookie of the Year power rankings - October 2018

#1 Luka Doncic

Chicago Bulls v Dallas Mavericks

If you thought there was any other player as NBA-ready as an 18-year-old Euroleague MVP and Final Four MVP in the 2018 draft class, you clearly don't hold European ball with the respect it deserves. Doncic has been the most consistently entertaining rookie, and it’s the well-rounded nature of his game that sets him apart from every other rookie

The thing with Doncic is that he looks so comfortable being the Mavs’ leader. He’s already the team’s top scorer (19.6 ppg, first among rookies) and got 31 points and eight rebounds in a tough 113-108 overtime loss in San Antonio on Monday.

Doncic is a much better scorer than most people envisaged him to be in his rookie season, and his feel for the game looks to be at Manu Ginobili, James Harden levels of excellence. Tune in to the Mavericks for the NBA's latest wunderkind and the Rookie of the Year frontrunner, for Luka is must-watch TV.