Last week, the NBA world was rocked by the news that the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now comes the big question: How

Dončić has been out since Christmas as he recovers from a calf injury. Since then, he unassumingly became the nexus of a media cycle that bordered on surreal. Monday was set up as a (relatively) quiet way to debut on the Lakers’ regional broadcast, but ESPN inevitably slid in to grab this one. In-market fans can still watch on Spectrum SportsNet.

Luka Dončić hasn’t even played a game for the Lakers yet, but he’s already making an impact ahead of his highly anticipated debut.