Doncic, who had dragged an otherwise unremarkable Mavericks team through the Western Conference, became the face of their failure. Dallas coach Jason Kidd was forced to come out and defend his maligned star, even though without Doncic, the Mavericks were a faded Kyrie Irving and a bunch of role players.

On Friday, looking forward to a new start, Davis vowed to take up Dončić's mantle as the face of the Mavericks. "It's a business. I get what Luka was to this franchise, to this

The Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA world late Saturday night with their trade of franchise player Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers. Here’s what we know about the trade so far. The Mavericks sent Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the LA Lakers. They received Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first round draft selection in 2029.