Luka Dončić
Slovenian basketball player
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| 2025 | Traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a controversial blockbuster trade considered one of the most shocking in American sports history. |
| February 10 2025 | Made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Utah Jazz, scoring 14 points in 24 minutes in a 132-113 Lakers victory. This came after recovering from a calf strain that had sidelined him since Christmas Day. |
| February 2 2025 | Luka Dončić was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade involving multiple players and picks. The trade was considered unprecedented, marking the first time two reigning All-NBA players were exchanged midseason. Dončić was reportedly blindsided by the transaction and was not informed until after the deal was finalized, leading to a severance of his relationship with the Mavericks organization. |
| February 2 2025 | Luka Dončić was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster midseason trade, which was considered one of the most significant and unexpected trades in NBA history. The trade involved Dončić, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris being exchanged for Max Christie, Anthony Davis, and a 2029 first-round pick. |
| 2024 | Finished the regular season as the first European to lead the NBA in scoring, selected to his fifth All-NBA First Team, and finished third in MVP voting. |
| 2024 | Luka Dončić and the Slovenian national basketball team failed to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, losing to the Greek national team 96-68 in the final qualifying game. |
| 2024 | Traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a surprising mid-season blockbuster move. |
| 2024 | Led the Mavericks to their third NBA Finals appearance. |
| December 29 2024 | Dončić's house was burglarized. |
| December 29 2024 | His house was burglarized. |
| December 29 2024 | His house in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas was burglarized. |
| December 25 2024 | Suffered a strained calf injury during a game against Minnesota, which was expected to sideline him for at least a month. |
| December 16 2024 | Posted his 80th career triple-double with a season-high 45 points (28 points in the first half), 11 rebounds, and 13 assists in a 145-133 win over the Golden State Warriors. |
| December 7 2024 | Dončić achieved a triple-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 125-118 win over the Toronto Raptors, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden to become seventh on the all-time career triple-double list. |
| June 2024 | Finished the NBA playoffs as the leader in total points (635), rebounds (208), and assists (178), becoming the second player in NBA history to lead in all three categories in a single postseason. |
| May 24 2024 | Led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals and won the Western Conference Finals MVP, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to lead his team in points, rebounds, and assists while reaching the NBA Finals. |
| May 24 2024 | Hit a game-winning three-pointer with three seconds remaining in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. |
| April 2 2024 | Awarded the Western Conference Player of the Month for March, his fifth career honor and the first time a Mavericks player has received the award in consecutive months. |
| March 4 2024 | Awarded the Western Conference Player of the Month for February, his fourth such honor. |
| January 2024 | Jason Kidd, former basketball player and current Dallas Mavericks head coach, stated that Dončić is 'better than Dirk [Nowitzki]' and compared him to basketball legends Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. |
| January 26 2024 | Scored a career-high 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks, becoming the fourth player in league history to score 72+ points in a game and the first to score 70+ points while shooting over 75% from the field. |
| 2023 | Became the first European to lead the NBA in scoring, leading the Mavericks to their third NBA Finals appearance. |
| 2023 | Dončić joined the exclusive 200-point club at the FIBA Basketball World Cup, becoming one of only 11 players to achieve this in a single tournament. He led all scorers with 27.0 points per game, averaging 7.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 2.5 steals. Slovenia finished seventh, defeating Italy 89-85, with Dončić leading both teams in points, rebounds, and assists. |
| 2023 | Inked a 6-year deal with Jordan, continuing his Jordan Luka shoe line. |
| 2023 | Led the NBA in scoring, becoming the first European to lead the NBA in scoring and the second international player to achieve this feat. |
| December 25 2023 | Reached 10,000 career points, becoming the sixth player to do so before turning 25, and tied Bob McAdoo for reaching this milestone in the seventh-fewest games in NBA history. |
| December 25 2023 | Reached 10,000 career points, becoming the sixth player to do so before turning 25, and tied for the third-most points in Christmas Day games. |
| December 11 2023 | Became the second-fastest and youngest player in NBA history to achieve 1,000 career three-pointers, doing so in 351 games at 24 years and 287 days old. |
| December 2 2023 | Recorded his 59th career regular-season triple-double with 36 points, 15 rebounds, and 18 assists, tying Larry Bird for ninth on the all-time career triple-double list. |
| December 1 2023 | Dončić's daughter Gabriela was born. |
| December 1 2023 | Daughter Gabriela was born. |
| October 25 2023 | Dončić achieved a triple-double with 33 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in a win over the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the first Mavericks player to put up a 30-point triple-double in a season-opening game. |
| July 2023 | Luka Dončić got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Anamaria Goltes. |
| July 2023 | Signed a 6-year deal with Jordan, continuing his Jordan Luka signature shoe line. |
| July 2023 | Got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Anamaria Goltes. |
| May 10 2023 | Selected to his fourth consecutive All-NBA First Team. |
| March 2023 | Reached 'Grandmaster' tier in competitive Overwatch and later became a top 500 player in the tank role. |
| March 2023 | Reached 'Grandmaster' tier in competitive Overwatch play. |
| January 30 2023 | Scored 53 points, tying LeBron James for the second-most 50-point games in a player's first five NBA seasons with five. |
| January 26 2023 | Named a Western Conference starter for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, marking his fourth consecutive selection. |
| January 3 2023 | Awarded the Western Conference Player of the Month for December, his third such recognition. |
| December 27 2022 | Set a career high with 60 points and 21 rebounds, becoming the first player in NBA history to record a 60-point, 20-rebound triple-double and surpassing Dirk Nowitzki's Mavericks scoring record. |
| December 23 2022 | Joined Dirk Nowitzki as the only player to record multiple 50-point games in Mavericks history by scoring 50 points against the Houston Rockets. |
| November 18 2022 | Recorded his 50th career triple-double, becoming the second-fastest player to achieve this milestone, needing 278 games. |
| October 27 2022 | Recorded a triple-double with 41 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists, passing Wilt Chamberlain for fifth most 30-point triple-doubles in NBA history. |
| October 22 2022 | Became the fourth player since NBA merger to record 7,000 career points in less than 270 games, joining Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and LeBron James. |
| September 2022 | During EuroBasket 2022 group stage, Dončić scored 47 points in a victory over France, achieving the second-highest scoring total in EuroBasket history and the most points scored by any player in the tournament in the last 65 years. |
| September 2022 | Slovenia was eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing to Poland 90-87 after Dončić's remarkable tournament performance. |
| September 10 2022 | Scored 35 points in an 88-72 victory over Belgium, advancing to the quarterfinals. This marked his third consecutive game scoring over 30 points, becoming the first player in 30 years to achieve this in the tournament. |
| May 24 2022 | Selected to his third All-NBA First Team, becoming the third player since the merger to achieve this in their first four years, joining Tim Duncan and Larry Bird. |
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