Just a brief reminder: You traded one of the most talented basketball players to ever inhabit this planet smack dab in the middle of his prime. You ripped the soul out of an entire fanbase. You likely cost yourself hundreds of millions over the remainder of Dončić's career, which should've been a two-decade windfall for the organization and city.

Two months after his trade to the Lakers, Dončić is looking like himself again — while earning the adoration of the fan base.