Much has been made about Luka Doncic getting the opportunity to team up with his idol LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. But being traded to the Lakers also reunited Doncic with a good friend and former teammate in Dorian Finney-Smith.
The two spent nearly four seasons together with the Dallas Mavericks with Finney-Smith being the recipient of many Doncic assists in his time there. And now the two are back together in the purple and gold and Doncic is very happy about that.
In an interview with Allie Clifton of Spectrum SportsNet, Doncic said he was excited about being able to play with Finney-Smith once again as he feels the two grew up together in Dallas:
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