Mark Cuban Reveals Reason Behind Luka Doncic Trade

Cuban, the Mavs’ former majority owner, was as shocked as everyone else to learn the team traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is introduced before an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2025. Kevork Djansezian/AP Photo

The trade that rocked the National Basketball Association, and the sports world as a whole, will come full circle on Wednesday. That’s when Luka Doncic will play his first game in Dallas as a visitor as the Lakers visit the Mavericks.

If it were up to Mark Cuban, former principal owner and current minority owner of Dallas, Doncic would still be in a Mavs uniform.