On December 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, in the absence of Doncic, the Lone Ranger defeated the Thunder 103-84 on the road, maintaining a 50% win rate with a record of 13 wins and 13 losses. Coincidentally, the Eagles of the East also won 13 wins and 13 losses under the leadership of Trae Young, but this time, I think Trae Young won.
So far this season, Doncic has played in 21 games for the Lone Ranger, averaging 25.6 points, 8 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 4.6 steals, 4.6 turnovers, 44.7% shooting, 32.6% three-point shooting, and -4 plus-minus per game on the court. According to head coach Kidd, Doncic sprained his ankle again during rehabilitation and may miss the next few games.
On the Eagles side, Trae Young played in all 26 games for the team, averaging 26.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 4 steals, 4.1 turnovers, 45.2 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from three-point range. It can be seen that whether it is shooting efficiency or error control, Trae Young is dominant, and the key is that Trae Young has no injuries.
At the 2018 NBA Draft, the Hawks chose Doncic with the 3rd pick and the Lone Ranger with Trae Young with the 5th pick, and then the two teams made a deal, and the two exchanged owners, which is when the battle between the two began. In the rookie season, Doncic won the best rookie with 21+8+6 data to beat Trae Young; the second season Doncic was selected as an All-Star with 29+9+9 data, and undoubtedly Doncic had the advantage in the first three rounds; but since the beginning of the 20-21 season, Trae Young finally won respect, was selected as an All-Star, led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals with a dark horse posture, and slowly closed the gap between himself and Doncic.
Until this season, I personally feel that Trae Young is temporarily ahead of Doncic, just now we talked about the data of the two, and then talk about the professionalism of the two.
During this time, the topic of Doncic's fattening continued to ferment on social media, NBA star Reggie Miller reprimanded Doncic for performing on the court like an "old cow pulling a broken car", and according to Tim Mac Mahon, a source revealed that Doncic has weighed more than 117.9 kg when he reported to the team's training camp for two consecutive seasons. Doncic himself said in an interview: "The summer has relaxed a bit, may have taken a big break, and now needs to get back on track." Let's talk about Troy Young, although he is thin, but every offseason, you will often see videos of him playing wild ball or participating in amateur competitions, and he is very strict with himself, training very hard, which is why he has been able to maintain a stable performance. At the beginning of the season, Trae Young was also affected by the new rules, but now he has adapted and found his own rhythm.
It is said that "self-helper heaven helps", Doncic became famous at a young age, with his own unique charm, but if he does not pay attention to physical maintenance at a young age, it is likely to be difficult to have a breakthrough; and Trey Young's body has a natural disadvantage, I can't guarantee that in the future he will be better than Doncic, but at least from the current situation, he is more worthy of respect than Doncic, so this time of comparison, I choose Trey Young to win!