It's been five months since the Dallas Mavericks made the shocking decision to trade franchise centerpiece Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, and it's still a major talking point around the league.

In an effort to hide the 5-time All-NBA First Team selection on the defensive end, the Lakers could be interested in acquiring a valuable wing and 2-time All-Defensive Team selection from the Portland Trail Blazers, Matisse Thybulle.

New clip on social media shows fans reacting to Luka Doncic's major Lakers trade, transitioning from shock to excitement

Dončić will be competing with the Slovenian national team this summer and can take several different paths with a long-term deal

Donnie Nelson, the former longtime Dallas Mavericks executive who helped build the team around Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Dončić, believes the two franchise icons should have been treated the same, and weren’t.

When you see things happen like the Luka trade, right—it catches everybody off guard. What the f***. I was going to ask—what was your initial reaction to that? And it’s just like… do y’all

It’s been nearly three months since the blockbuster trade sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks.Nico Harrison has been eviscerated for the knee ...

The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks in February. It was arguably the biggest blockbuster trade in NBA history. Behind Dončić, LeBron James, and Austin Reaves, the Lakers finished last season as the third seed in the rugged Western Conference.