The 2024-25 campaign is over for both the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. Dallas was humiliated in the Play-In Tournament against the Memphis Grizzlies, while the Lakers lost in five games to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Luka Doncic will reportedly go up against his former team again this October during the Lakers' 2025-26 preseason schedule.

The Mavericks and Lakers played each other twice after the stunning trade of Doncic in February, once in Dallas and once in LA. The Lakers won both matchups, with Doncic posting a triple-double in the first game and scoring 45 points in the second, tying a season-high.