But the Lakers securing the third seed gives Doncic the best positioning he's ever had going into the playoffs. In six years with the Mavericks, his team only held homecourt advantage once in 2022 against the Utah Jazz when the Mavs were the 4th seed, but he was hurt for most of that series.

Ever since the Dallas Mavericks traded franchise superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, everyone has tried to find a valid reason for making the move. And every time a somewhat reasonable explanation comes up,

While his Lakers teammates flew back to Los Angeles, Doncic stayed behind and surprised fans at a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Dallas for the release of his latest shoe, the "Jo