Luka Doncic made Marcus Smart a believer in joining Lakers
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Smart signed a two-year deal with the Lakers, but he actually wanted to sign with another Western Conference team initially. Luka Doncic helped change his mind to help bring him to LA. More news: LeBron James Reportedly Wanted to Join Mavericks, Team Up With Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis
Following the league-shattering trade that swapped Dončić for 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis on Feb. 2, the Slovenian superstar contributed 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists while knocking down 37.9% of his 9.6 three-point attempts in 28 regular-season contests with the Lakers to close the 2024-25 campaign.
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The Smoking Cuban on MSNMavericks narrowly dodged a bullet no one saw coming in Luka Doncic tradeWhen it was announced the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the initial reaction was anger from fans for not getting Dalton Knecht; however, after a shaky Summer League performance,