'Pravi MVP': In any language, Mavs think Doncic is the NBA's best player

MIAMI (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks had a message on Wednesday night: “Pravi MVP.”

Translated, that means Real MVP. And because it was coming from the Mavs, it was also pretty easy to figure out what the message on the T-shirts that players, coaches and staff wore before the game against the Miami Heat was.

Admittedly biased, Mavs coach Jason Kidd said he thinks Luka Doncic should be the NBA's MVP this season — and had a blunt answer for why the 25-year-old Slovenian star isn't considered the frontrunner for the award.

“Game's too simple, too easy,” said Kidd, who was a close second in the 2001-02 MVP voting to Tim Duncan. “He makes it look too easy. Unfortunately, that's what happens with some of the greats ... we take for granted their talent.”