From shock trade to MVP talk
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver praised Luka Doncic for his honest reaction to being traded from Dallas to the Lakers in February 2025. Silver admired how Doncic didn’t hide his disappointment but turned it into motivation.
Doncic trained hard, led Slovenia to a EuroBasket quarterfinal, and signed a Lakers extension. Now he’s an MVP favourite — which proves he upgrades life’s setbacks the way others upgrade their phone plans: unexpectedly fast and slightly expensive.
