Every main piece of their frontcourt has been dealing with injuries, as Anthony Davis suffered an adductor strain in his Mavericks debut on February 8th, Dereck Lively II suffered a stress fracture in his right ankle on January 14th,

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times' Broderick Turner, Anthony Davis reiterated that he had no idea he was going to be traded when the Los Angeles Lakers sent him to the Dallas Mavericks. "When it happened, I honestly didn't know shit," Davis told the Times.

On February 1, a blockbuster trade stunned the entire NBA world. From out of nowhere, ESPN insider Shams Charania tweeted out that the Dallas Mavericks had traded Luka Doncic (along with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris) to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,