Everyone on the outside of this situation is still confused about this trade, including the former majority owner of the Mavericks. Mark Cuban (now a Dallas minority owner) spoke about the trade on the "Your Mom's House" podcast in which he basically said the trade would've never happened had he still been the one making the decisions.

Dončić tallied his first double in the purple and gold, recording 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, two steals, and two rebounds on 6-for-17 shooting from the field in 35 minutes of action. In the process, he joined LeBron James and Russell Westbrook as the only players to put up a triple-double against all 30 teams.