Former Mavs Player Claims Luka Doncic Cried When He Found Out About Trade to Lakers

This continues to look bad for Dallas.

Doncic was traded to the Lakers in a shocker on Saturday night. / Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The shockwaves of Saturday night's blockbuster trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers are continuing throughout Monday afternoon, with plenty more details of the move coming to light.

The latest news comes from former Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons who—during Monday's episode of his Run It Back show on FanDuel TV—shared his frustrations on how Dallas handled the transaction, and also revealed that Doncic cried upon finding out he had been traded:

"My biggest issue is, professionally, respectfully, how they handled it..." Parsons explained. "Most of those star players have a dynamic and a dialogue with front office, with ownership, on what's gonna happen. I find it extremely disrespectful. I find it horrific bad business for you just to go and do this, and I'm also not buying that [Mavericks head coach Jason] Kidd just didn't know..."

He continued: "I just think this is bad business when you draft this guy—this dude just bought a $15 million house, just closed like last week in Dallas. Apparently he cried when he found out. And this is your everything, who took you to the Conference Finals last year. I just find it extreme BS."

"I'm also not buying that Jason Kidd just didn't know. ... Luka Doncic just bought a $15M house, just closed like last week in Dallas. Apparently he cried when he found out. ... Jimmy Butler's off the hook a little bit based on this move." - @ChandlerParsons pic.twitter.com/dJfBFUEyKJ

— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) February 3, 2025

This continues to look worse and worse for the Mavericks and general manager Nico Harrison.

Parsons also shared that he's been texting with Mark Cuban about the trade, and says the team's now-minority owner is just as confused as everybody else.

Doncic—just 25 years old—has been named to the All-NBA First Team five times and is widely considered to be among the top players in the Association.

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