From shock to Showtime, with fans on his side
That Mavericks-to-Lakers trade stunned everyone—Luka most of all. “I didn’t know how to react,” he told The Wall Street Journal, stressing he didn’t want to upset Mavs or Lakers fans. Dallas still cheered his return, L.A. has welcomed him, and 2025–26 is about titles—so shocking even Hollywood wanted rewrites.
