Luka Doncic’s poor conditioning was a problem long before he was shockingly traded at the trade deadline in February.

The entire world has endlessly scrutinized the Dallas Mavericks' unprecedented decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. It came out of nowhere and has no other parallel in NBA history,

NBA reporter Marc Stein reported that Doncic revealed "no tangible dismay" from his camp after the deal for Williams fell through. Doncic always understood that acquiring the right center might take until the summer, but he remains impressed with how quickly Los Angeles tried to address this need.