It's a pretty nifty narrative. Lakers star Luka Doncic was traded by the team that drafted him, the Mavericks, back in February, and soon after, word leaks out as to why Dallas decided to send away Doncic,

Johnson played nine years in the NBA, primarily with the Clippers and Lakers. He was the fourth-overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, as he was named First Team All-American with the Syracuse Orange in his final collegiate season.

Ice Cube thought the Los Angeles Lakers' acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks was business as usual.

It can be a delicate dance, when it comes to NBA teams employing international players, because most of those players feel a strong loyalty to their national teams and an obligation to don their jerseys whenever asked.

Luka Doncic was shockingly traded to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year. The five-time NBA All-Star recently signed a contract extension with the franchise that will keep him from being a free agent next summer.

It’s been quite the offseason for Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic — and for all the right reasons. Doncic’s drastic physical transformation has become one of the biggest storylines in the basketball world.

“I Think I Was a Good Player Before Too”: Lakers' Luka Doncic Makes Honest Admission On Offseason Body Transformation originally appeared on Athlon Sports.