After the 2024 Finals loss, the Mavericks hoped Luka Dončić would channel Kobe Bryant's fire. But opposite happened, leading them to trade Doncic

Austin Reaves scored 31, Luka Doncic had 24 points and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 118-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Deandre Ayton made 10 of 11 shots and finished with 20 points,

Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban spoke with Ro Parrish of CBS Texas, where he revealed that it was as much due to the salary cap and the lack of financial flexibility as it was anything else, which is probably just a cover-up for the real reason.

After Nico Harrison lost his job as the Mavericks' general manager, one reporter asked Luka Doncic if he could ever see himself returning to Dallas.

Luka Doncic, asked for his reaction to the dismissal of the man who traded him from Dallas to Los Angeles, said he is "just trying to move on and focus on what I'm doing here."

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis was nearly traded to the Boston Celtics before the Luka Doncic trade was finalized, which sent him to the Dallas Ma

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There continue to be reports that members of the Mavericks organization were unhappy with Luka Doncic's health and fitness before he was traded.