The Los Angeles Lakers are still basking in the glow of the stunning trade that brought them five-time All-Star Luka Doncic as part of a secret, late-night mid-season swap.
Doncic, who has played in five games for the Lakers so far, has gradually been building chemistry with LeBron James and his new teammates, and is coming off a spiteful win over his former team, the Dallas Mavericks. The 25-year-old was reportedly as shocked as everyone else about the move, and faced criticism from Dallas' brass over his weight and conditioning issues—a few factors that allegedly caused the Mavs to get fed up with him.
