Luka Doncic is dominating in his postseason debut with the Los Angeles Lakers. But the reasons why the Dallas Mavericks traded him in the first place remain hard to understand.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams at the February trade deadline after Luka Doncic told Rob Pelinka the type of big man he likes to play with. However, the Lakers-Hornets trade was rescinded after Williams failed his physical with Los Angeles.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently shared his reaction to the Dallas Mavericks trading his "personal friend" Luka Doncic.

Anthony Edwards talked trash to Luka Dončić before Tuesday's Game 2, but the Los Angeles Lakers superstar got the last laugh. Dončić led the Lakers to a 94-85 victory over Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena to even their Western Conference playoffs first-round series at one game apiece.

Doncic, playing in just his second playoff game in Purple and Gold, led the way for the Lakers with a near triple-double—finishing with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists. It was a signature performance on a night the Lakers desperately needed a spark.