Week 4 Look Ahead: Luka Dončić continues to dominate, while Kon Knueppel is back on the injury report

After Sunday’s games, the 2026-27 NBA season will have completed its first three weeks. While devastating injuries dominated early on, historic performances have taken center stage more recently. San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama had a night rarely seen in NBA history, while Lakers star Luka Dončić is on an extreme heater. Let’s look back at some of Week 3’s key storylines and look ahead to what’s to come in Week 4.

Five Week 3 Storylines

– Luka Dončić has been on a historic heater: With LeBron James no longer in the picture, the Lakers became Luka’s “team” for those interested in that kind of conversation. And it also opened things up for him to do even more offensively, if that were even possible. Well, it was, and Dončić has been on a run rarely seen in NBA history.

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Through nine games, the Lakers guard is averaging 40.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 5.8 three-pointers per game while shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 87.3 percent from the foul line. Sure, Dončić is also averaging 4.9 turnovers per game, but his overall production has minimized the impact on his fantasy value.

Not only has he scored at least 40 points in four straight games, but Luka has also tallied at least 35 points, five rebounds and five assists in each of his last seven appearances. At this rate, Dončić is well on his way to being the most valuable player in fantasy basketball…and possibly league MVP as well.

– Victor Wembanyama’s historic night: Wembanyama’s averages aren’t on par with Luka’s, but he’s gotten off to the start that fantasy managers expected, based on his preseason ADP. The Spurs center had a huge night in the team’s November 4 win over the Mavericks, tallying 52 points, 24 rebounds, two assists, two steals and eight blocks. Wembanyama joined Bob McAdoo as the only players in league history to finish a game with at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks since blocked shots became an official stat.

Also, he joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to record at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and eight blocks. Wilt achieved that feat on five separate occasions in his…

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Publish date : 2026-11-08 20:15:00

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