Mavericks Say Goodbye to Luka Doncic With Emotional Video

This will get the tears flowing.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on Dec 25, 2024.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on Dec 25, 2024. / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Now that Luka Dončić has officially touched down in Los Angeles, the bombshell trade involving him and Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis is feeling all the more real—and the Mavericks are officially officially saying goodbye.

After sharing a brief post highlighting Dončić's achievements in Dallas on Sunday, the Mavs then bid the Magician farewell with an emotional highlight reel come Monday morning.

It's a compilation that features a number of electric moments on and off the court, like the moment Doncic was drafted and his mindblowingly clutch corner basket vs. the Portland Trail Blazers in 2018.

It also highlighted some kind words from friend Mavs teammate Kyrie Irving, which were taken from a post-game interview after Dallas beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to advance to the Western Conference Finals in May 2024.

"I enjoy watching him be a father, I enjoy watching him develop as a person first. The basketball stuff will take care of it. We all know how skilled he is, we all know his numbers and stuff like that. ... He's just a good kid," Irving said.

The video ends on a black screen that reads, "Thank you 77."

Take a look at that below:

A tear-jerker of an end to a wild ride. Both Dončić and Davis are probably still reeling from the aftermath, but hopefully they'll find equal highlight reel-worthy success in their new homes.


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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.