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

Luka Dončić’s first assist to LeBron James was a 70-foot outlet pass resulting in an easy layup. Their offensive connection was immediate. “It’s kind of a pick-your-poison when you have ...

“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.”

“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.

The play, one Hayes did not remember, came last season, on Dec. 12, 2023, when he was in his first months with the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Dončić was still starring for the Dallas Mavericks.

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,

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.

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.