Published 17:43 IST, February 5th 2025
'Excited For This New Journey': NBA Star Luka Doncic Opens Up After Being Traded To LA Lakers From Dallas Mavericks
NBA star Luka Doncic opened up on his future with the LA Lakers after he was traded by the Dallas Mavericks.

The NBA world was left in shock a few days ago when in a surprise trade, the Dallas Mavericks traded their star player Luka Donicic to the Los Angeles Lakers. In turn, the Mavericks received Anthony Davis. The news of the trade was a shock to many with a huge backlash from the Mavericks fans towards the Dallas Mavericks management. Now that Luka Doncic has joined the Lakers, he expressed how he was excited to join the Lakers following his shocking trade.
Luka Doncic Opens Up On Future With Los Angeles Lakers
Luka Doncic was nearly asleep last Saturday night in Dallas when his phone buzzed. Only then did he learn that the Mavericks had just stunned the sports world by trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
“You can imagine how surprised I was,” Doncic said. “I had to check if it was April 1. I didn’t really believe it.”
The superstar has begun to recover after his first two days in LA, and he’s growing increasingly excited about a new chapter with LeBron James and his famed new team on the sunny West Coast.
And while his past and future teammates say Doncic has never lacked motivation to be great, he has all the fuel he’ll ever need after the Mavericks inherently questioned his talent and determination by making this seismic trade.
“It was a big shock,” Doncic said. “(Dallas) was home, so it was really hard moments for me. … (But now) I get to play in the greatest club in the world, and I’m excited for this new journey.”
The Lakers formally welcomed Doncic on Tuesday, less than three days after they traded Anthony Davis and Max Christie in a three-team deal for the Slovenian scorer who won his first scoring title last season before leading the Mavs to the NBA Finals. Doncic is a five-time All-NBA selection and a five-time All-Star.
(With AP Inputs)
Updated 17:43 IST, February 5th 2025