Deandre Ayton and Luka Dončić were the Nos. 1 and 3 picks in the 2018 NBA draft for the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, respectively. Now they are teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Luka Doncic News Breaks Mavericks Fans' Hearts Again originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been months since the Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Even so, that's a wound that's not going to heal any time soon in Dallas, not even after landing Duke star Cooper Flagg.

Nelson’s father recently shared his displeasure with the Mavericks’ controversial move, and the apple doesn’t seem to fall far from the tree.

A lot of casual fans generally aren't aware of who the executives and GMs in the league are. Nico Harrison, however, has made himself a household name by making this trade. And months are the dust has settled, his predecessor, Donnie Nelson, has now spoken out about it.

Nico Harrison, the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, bore the brunt from the NBA world after he traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.

After Paul's comments opened the trade speculation floodgates regarding the future Hall of Fame inductee, the Lakers have made it obvious that their 26-year-old superstar Dončić is viewed as the more important piece at this point in time, a wildly unfamiliar situation for James.

Irving had to deal with the after-effects of the Luka Doncic trade, doing his part to keep the Mavericks on the right path before going down with a season-ending ACL injury in March. A year after leading Dallas to the finals, Irving was forced to watch from the sidelines as his team was eliminated in the NBA play-in.

The Los Angeles Lakers have two of the top three picks from the 2018 NBA Draft after signing Deandre Ayton, who was the first pick in 2018. Luka Doncic, acquired by the Lakers last season from the Dallas Mavericks,

Donnie Nelson is reuniting with Luka Doncic. The former Dallas Mavericks general manager is joining the Slovenian men’s national team as a senior advisor, the federation announced Friday in Ljubljana, teaming Nelson up once again with the current Lakers star.

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world with the Luka Doncic trade, including some former members of the team. Over the past few months, the NBA landscape has changed dr