Indeed, that had been a complaint for much of Doncic's career in Dallas, even as he earned five All-Star spots, a Rookie of the Year award and a Western Conference finals MVP, thanks to his performance leading the Mavs to last year's NBA Finals.

The Los Angeles Lakers may be starting to get back into the swing of things after suffering four losses in a row. They defeated the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, and their defense seems to be returning to form after two ugly performances late last week.

Mavericks great Dirk Nowitzki recalls what he was doing when former teammate Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers