According to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Los Angeles Lakers have hired Jeremy Holsopple as their head strength and conditioning coach, this coming after an over-decade tenure with the Mavericks, including when Doncic was on the 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.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) looks back at Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) after driving the baseline with an off-balanced score in the fourth quarter at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, April 9, 2025.

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.

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