Irving had to deal with the after-effects of the Luka Doncic trade, doing his part to keep the Mavericks on the right path before going down with a season-ending ACL injury in March. A year after leading Dallas to the finals, Irving was forced to watch from the sidelines as his team was eliminated in the NBA play-in.

Lakers, Mavericks Personnel Joining Luka Doncic on Slovenian Team originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Five-time All-NBA first team Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic will be joined by two new familiar faces on the Slovenian national team.

Donnie Nelson is reuniting with Luka Doncic. The former Dallas Mavericks general manager is joining the Slovenian men’s national team as a senior advisor, the federation announced Friday in Ljubljana, teaming Nelson up once again with the current Lakers star.