The Feb. 25 matchup between Dončić's former team and his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, ended with a victory for the Lakers and a triple-double for the 26-year-old. Now his game-worn jersey from that night has sold at auction for more than $60,000.

The Mavs handing Luka Doncic to L.A. has energized a team that was on a path towards the middle of the NBA standings. It has given new life to a franchise that had handcuffed itself to a 40-year-old superstar, and was going to feel the consequences of that decision sooner rather than later.

Anthony Davis expresses his anticipation for Luka Doncic's return to the Dallas Mavericks, set to face his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers on April 9. With the Mavericks struggling, Davis believes Doncic's return will be emotional for Dallas fans,