Sophie Cunningham names the LA Lakers player she should be compared to instead of Luka Doncic

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham went over the Los Angeles Lakers on the most recent episode of the No Hesitation podcast.

Luka Doncic is balancing a spectacular 38.6 ppg this season for the Western Conference leaders, putting himself in the MVP discussion.

To explain simply how respected Doncic’s scoring streak is, podcast host Drew Hanlen mentioned that he is trying practically as numerous shots this season as Sophie Cunningham did the whole WNBA season, and has actually currently surpassed her for free-throws.

He stated: “Through his very first 9 video games, he has actually tried 221 shots. Last season in 43 video games, you tried 226 shots, so he is 5 behind you this season … The 2nd thing is, Luka has actually tried 102 complimentary tosses currently after 9 video games, and last season you tried 74.”

Sophie Cunningham requests for fairer contrast

Sophie Cunningham explained that Luka Doncic makes a big quantity more cash than she does.

And rather, she asked to be compared to another Los Angeles Lakers gamers who she shares a more comparable level of production with.

She stated: “And I likewise believe you’re missing out on a huge one: he likewise makes $50 million a year. I make $700,000 on my WNBA check.

“You must compare me more to Quentin Grimes, we balance around 8 to 10 points, I believe that’s it. My three-point shooting is really much better than the both of them. If we’re going to compare, let’s compare.”

It needs to be mentioned that Quentin Grimes is coming off the bench this season for the Lakers.

His finest season balanced remained in 2024-25 where he published 14.6 ppg split throughout his spells with the Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers. His 28-game spell specifically with the Sixers saw him publish 21.9 ppg.

Sophie Cunningham’s finest scoring WNBA routine season remained in 2022 with the Phoenix Mercury, where she balanced 12.6 points per video game.

Grimes is making $13.9 m with the Lakers this season as part of a four-year $60m offer checked in the offseason.