Many people are still bewildered by how the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers without making him widely available on the open market.

Big Luka Doncic Announcement Turns Heads on Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers recently capped off their first season with Luka Doncic rostered, getting eliminated early in the playoffs. Doncic was acquired by the Lakers ahead of the NBA's trade deadline in a move that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks suffered a major setback by altering their substantial roster. The two-star guards, Doncic and Brunson, were traded away.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić explained how he fell in love with basketball growing up during an interview with Hall of Famer Steve Nash on the Mind the Game podcast.

Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts revealed his initial reaction to learning that the team traded Luka Doncic in February.

According to sources, Luka Doncic sent a $1,200 GoFundMe donation to the Dallas Texans, a high school soccer team based in Dallas. They had reached $3800 of their $5,000 target, and suddenly, when their coach Jena Fejeran got an email saying Doncic had donated the difference in their target.

About a year ago, the Mavericks were shifting focus to an NBA Finals matchup with the Boston Celtics. The Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving tandem took over in the Western Conference finals, dispatching the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games.