Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was among those greatly affected by the Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Like the rest of the NBA, Nowitzki was shocked and his phone was blowing up when he found out that Doncic had been traded.

Mavericks great Dirk Nowitzki recalls what he was doing when former teammate Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers

Dirk Nowitzki, the greatest player in Dallas Mavericks history, recently opened up about the shocking Luka Doncic trade while appearing on The 41 Game Changer podcast (translated by HoopsHype).

Doncic has averaged 26.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.1 assists in 15 games since joining the Lakers, and LA has gone 10-5 in those games. LA's next contest will come against the De