While they’ve had a past checkered with memorable games, future Lakers-Mavericks games are going to have a whole lot more intrigue moving forward.

Luka Dončić needs little motivation to unleash hell upon a team and every matchup against the Mavs will serve as plenty of fuel for his fire. Given how great of a player he is, that means just about every meeting against Dallas will have the potential for a huge Luka performance.

Next season, Lakers fans won’t have to wait long to see the first meeting. After being drawn in the same group of the NBA Cup, Dallas and Los Angeles are set for their first game next season to take place in late November, according to Marc Stein.

It’s still a little surprising that the NBA didn’t put a Mavs-Lakers game in any marquee slot. The Luka storyline alone w

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