Luka Doncic was the face of the Dallas Mavericks ever since he was traded for on draft night with Trae Young. The franchise's future championship ambitions were clearly on his shoulders. So it was surprising even for him when the Mavericks traded him to the Lakers in February this season.

Luka Doncic is dominating in his postseason debut with the Los Angeles Lakers. But the reasons why the Dallas Mavericks traded him in the first place remain hard to understand.

A rival NBA owner has taken to publicly mocking the Dallas Mavericks over their trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.