This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks/onsi as Mavericks' Luka Doncic trade looks even worse after another Anthony Davis injury. The Dallas Mavericks ' injury woes went from bad to worse on Christmas Day after Anthony Davis left the game with a sore groin.

Flagg became the third teenager in NBA history with three consecutive games of at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The first two were LeBron James and Luka Doncic, according to ESPN. Facing the Sacramento Kings, Flagg put up 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The former (gosh, that still hurts to say) Dallas Mavericks star gave fans one of his greatest single-game performances of his career: a 60-point, 20-rebound triple-double, the first of its kind in NBA history. And a new Luka meme was unlocked, too, after he hit the unlikely game-tying basket with one second left.

Losing Luka Doncic still stings for Dallas Mavericks fans, but Cooper Flagg is helping them move on from the shocking February trade that sent the

Cooper Flagg continues to star for the Dallas Mavericks, and his most recent performance harkens back to that of Luka Doncic.

Luka Doncic would've been able to do this had he been given the choice instead of being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Fast forward to this season, and now he’s on top of it.

Los Angeles Lakers talisman Luka Doncic has taken his game to the next level this season, continuing to be the scoring leader for the 2025-26 season. However, he is not only making all the noise on the hardwood.