Luka Dončić has emerged as the leading favorite to finish the upcoming NBA season as the league’s top scorer, according to a new projection from Bleacher Report. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar is coming off an outstanding 2025/26 campaign in which he averaged 33.5 points per game and captured his second career NBA scoring title. His ability to consistently produce huge scoring numbers, combined with his central role in the Lakers’ offense, has placed him at the top of early predictions for another scoring championship. Dončić has already established himself as one of the NBA’s most prolific scorers, and another title would further strengthen his position among the league’s elite offensive players.
Dončić’s latest scoring title was particularly impressive because he maintained an extremely high scoring average while also contributing in several other areas of the game. During the 2025/26 regular season, he averaged 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game for the Lakers, demonstrating why his importance to the team extends far beyond simply putting points on the scoreboard. His scoring included several spectacular performances throughout the season, including a 60 point game against the Miami Heat in March, when he also recorded seven rebounds, three assists and five steals. The performance made him the first Lakers player to score 60 points since Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game in 2016.
The Slovenian superstar has now won the NBA scoring title twice, putting him alongside a group of legendary players who have achieved the same number of scoring championships. Dončić previously led the league in scoring during the 2023/24 season, when he averaged 33.9 points per game for the Dallas Mavericks. His second title came after his move to Los Angeles, showing that his scoring production remained at an elite level even after changing teams and taking on a new role with the Lakers. He has also continued to develop into one of the league’s most complete offensive players, combining his scoring ability with elite passing and playmaking.
The early prediction puts Dončić ahead of several other elite NBA scorers, but the actual race for the scoring title will depend on health, games played and how each team distributes offensive responsibility during the season. The Lakers will once again rely heavily on Dončić to create offense, while the league has no shortage of players capable of challenging him for the scoring crown. For Dončić, however, the opportunity is clear: after already winning two scoring titles, another dominant season could put him in increasingly rare company and further establish him as one of the defining scorers of his generation.
