Dallas Mavericks fans have spent the last few months in something akin to open rebellion against the team’s front office after franchise icon Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Dallas Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Dončić sent shockwaves throughout the league and was a very emotional experience for Dončić. Former Orlando Magic g

Former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert criticized Nico Harrison's decision on the Luka Doncic trade in a Dallas Morning News column.

In a stunning twist of NBA fortune, the Dallas Mavericks have won the 2025 NBA Draft lottery, securing the coveted No. 1 pick just months after trading away superstar Luka Dončić. The improbable win,

“I mean it’s been great, honestly,” Luka said. “The way the fans accepted me, it’s been amazing. The way the community accepted me, it’s been amazing. I’m really glad that I’m here. I had a great couple of months. Been trying to learn about everything, about the city, about the team. So, just trying to process everything.”

The mural served as one of the many tributes dotted around the city following the athlete’s tragic death in a helicopter crash in 2020.

Luka Dončić, by all accounts, planned to sign a five-year, supermax extension with the Dallas Mavericks this offseason. Those plans were scuttled when the Mavericks traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in February.

Luka Dončić thought he would spend the rest of his career with the Dallas Mavericks; that, as he was (and we were) stunned to learn back in February, won’t happen. What comes next, now that the Los Angeles Lakers team that traded for the Slovenian superstar has been eliminated from the 2025 NBA playoffs,

“Get Up” host Mike Greenberg and ESPN’s NBA insider Brian Windhorst agreed that Redick was referring to Dončić, whose poor conditioning and off-court habits were reported as reasons why the Dallas Mavericks traded him. “There isn’t any question that he is talking directly to Luka Dončić there, right?” Greenberg asked Windhorst.

If there were any questions about Luka Dončić's commitment to the Los Angeles Lakers beyond next NBA season, we can probably put those to rest now. Because it sure seems like the superstar guard is ready to ride with the Lakers much longer than the tail end of the legendary LeBron James' career in Los Angeles.

The Dallas Mavericks lost in the NBA play-in, and the Los Angeles Lakers lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Neither team experienced the level of success they hoped to achieve when they agreed to the trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks and Luka Dončić to the Lakers.