Luka Doncic’s Manager Says All-Star Has Moved On From Mavericks

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has reportedly “moved on” from the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to trade him, according to his manager, Lara Beth Seager.

“He’s only looking forward. And he’s here,” Seager said, per The Athletic’s Dan Woike. “He wants to get the best players here. He wants to win, and he knows it starts with him.

“And I think that’s what he proved this offseason. ‘OK, everyone wants to say or people think that they know me or I’m not a leader or I’m this way, or I’m that way, I don’t care. They can think and say whatever they want. I’m gonna show them who I am.'”

Luka Doncic Signed A Three-Year Contract Extension With Lakers

Dallas sent Doncic to Los Angeles in a three-team trade deal in February.

The Lakers received Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris from the Mavs, while Dallas acquired Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and the Lakers’ 2029 first-round pick.

Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz received Jalen Hood-Schifino, the Los Angeles Clippers’ 2025 second-round pick, and the Mavericks’ 2025 second-round selection.

The Lakers secured their future with Doncic on Saturday when the five-time All-Star signed a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension that will keep him in Los Angeles through at least 2028.

According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the 26-year-old could opt out of his three-year contract in 2028 and sign a new deal for 35% of the salary cap, which projects to five years and $417 million.

In doing so, Doncic would recoup all the money lost when he was traded by the Mavericks, with whom he had been eligible to sign a five-year, $315 million supermax extension this summer.

Mavericks Fans Protested Doncic Trade

It was arguably the most shocking trade in NBA history.

Doncic hadn’t requested a trade, and the five-time All-NBA member was coming off a season in which he led a mediocre Mavs squad to its first NBA Finals appearance since 2011.

So, fan backlash was intense. The Mavericks reportedly offered some fans refunds on their season tickets after the trade. Since Dallas had 16 home games left of the regular season at the time of that report, the refund was valued at roughly $2,000.

That news came as hundreds of fans protested outside the American Airlines Center. Other spectators were ejected from the arena during Mavs games for voicing their disapproval of the team’s management.

After the trade, the Mavericks’ Instagram follower count also dropped from 5.3 million to 4.6 million, while Doncic gained nearly 400,000 new followers just hours later, according to RotoGrinders.

While die-hard fans may never move on, Doncic has managed to put the pieces back together. The trade will serve as motivational fuel for him each time he faces his former team.

In February, Doncic called Dallas a “special place” in his farewell social media post.