Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd shared his reaction to the Luka Doncic and Babe Ruth surprising trade comparison.

Jason Kidd knows Luka Doncic’s strengths and weaknesses better than any other coach in the NBA. That keen awareness of those tendencies will be imperative on Wednesday when Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers visit American Airlines Center for the first time since the Mavericks abruptly traded the face of their franchise over two months ago.

Jason Kidd might have his teams mixed up in the famed Yankees-Red Sox sale of Babe Ruth back in 1919. Before the Mavericks hosted the Lakers — and Luka Dončić — on Wednesday in Dallas for the first time since the seismic deal in early February,