The Dallas Mavericks will face Luka Dončić for the first time Tuesday night since they shockingly traded him away at the beginning of the month. It's a highly anticipated matchup after the deal sent Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers,

Dončić is averaging 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game in his four games as a Laker.

Though not much has been revealed about Dallas' motive behind trading their star, reports have indicated that the Mavericks were unhappy with Doncic's work ethic and conditioning. Recently, a former Mavericks coach spoke about Doncic and shed some light on these reports.