I hate to say it, but when you trade 25-year-old Luka Dončić for 31-year-old Anthony Davis, you are asking for bad things to happen. And man are bad things happening to the Mavericks, who lost Davis 31 minutes into his first game with the team and have now lost Irving for the remainder of this season and probably at least the first few months of next season.

Luka Dončić faces his old team Tuesday night as his Lakers host the Mavericks. Here are our best NBA player props for Doncic, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

Luka Dončić faces his old team Tuesday night as his Lakers host the Mavericks. Here are our best NBA player props for Doncic, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

Dončić shared a poignant message with his friend and former teammate — and a painful reminder to Mavericks fans of just how bad things have become in the last four weeks.

Dončić shared a poignant message with his friend and former teammate — and a painful reminder to Mavericks fans of just how bad things have become in the last four weeks.

Luka Dončić’s relationship with Kyrie Irving wasn’t affected by the Mavericks’ trade with the Lakers, and seeing a former teammate go down for the season prompted a message from Dončić.  Read More

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