The Dallas Mavericks "had major concerns about moving forward" with star guard Luka Dončić that ultimately led to his trade to the Los Angeles

Luka Doncic's time with the Dallas Mavericks came to an end late Saturday night when he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade that left the sports world in disbelief. The 25-year-old guard who led the team to the NBA Finals just last season will now team up with LeBron James and will look to make the Lakers contenders once again.

Now for the fun part. The construction of this trade is pretty technical because both teams were in the luxury tax at the time of the deal. The Mavericks set it up to get out of the tax, but the Lakers were constrained by being over the collective bargaining agreement’s first apron and capped at the second apron.