The teams now forever intertwined by last season’s shocking trade are set to match up four times next season, beginning with an NBA Cup matchup in Los Angeles on Nov. 28. However, Dallas fans will have to wait until Jan. 24 to again welcome Doncic back to Texas when the teams face off for the second time.

While simply moving off of Doncic was shocking, the Mavericks’ run to the NBA Finals only a few months earlier made it even more difficult to believe. Dallas lost that NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics, and one of the key themes in that matchup was Kristaps Porzingis’ opportunity to face his former team.

Dallas Mavericks fans still have not gotten over February's trade, where Luka Doncic was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Mavs fans believed they'd have 35-40 years of the Dirk Nowitzki era rolling right into Doncic, but Nico Harrison had other ideas.

Learn how Luka Doncic's body changes this offseason reflects the Dallas Mavericks' past conditioning concerns.

Kamenetzky brothers shared the Mavericks' unprofessional treatment of Luka Doncic, which might be the reason for his trade to the Lakers.

Nico Harrison and the Dallas Mavericks have been the butt of jokes ever since they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. It was a wild move, one that still receives criticism today. The latest to jump in on the jokes is Hank Hill, the main character of the popular animated sitcom King of the HIll.