LOS ANGELES — Slovenian star Luka Doncic said Sunday (Monday in Manila) he thought he'd spend his entire NBA career in Dallas, thanking fans in Texas for making it feel like home a day after the Mavericks abruptly traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
'Seven years ago, I came here as a teenager to pursue my dream of playing basketball at the highest level,' Doncic wrote in a message to fans posted on X. 'I thought I'd spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship.