The trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers made an obvious and understandable emotional impact on the 26-year-old superstar. Doncic made it known he planned to spend his career with the Mavericks before the trade that shook the NBA landscape.

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