On February 1, a blockbuster trade stunned the entire NBA world. From out of nowhere, ESPN insider Shams Charania tweeted out that the Dallas Mavericks had traded Luka Doncic (along with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris) to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,
JJ Redick has the Lakers surging recently, winning 17 of their last 21 games. They could overtake the second seed in the West on Sunday night if they beat the LA Clippers. That's a big difference from the Mavericks, who are fighting for position in the play-in region.
Dallas Mavericks forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper was ruled out for Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, which seemed a little out of the blue, considering he played 25 minutes against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
The LA Lakers will host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in what is arguably the most highly anticipated game of the ongoing NBA regular season.
Luka Doncic will face the Mavericks for the first time since being traded to the Lakers, but Anthony Davis will not be available for Dallas.