People are overlooking something. There has been rumbles that Doncic wasn't going to stay with the Mavs and could have opted out next season. And no matter how good he is on offense, when he is on defense he might as well play for the other team (plus his conditioning issues are worse than Zions). With the new luxury tax rules, paying a one dimensional player (no matter how good he is on offense) is a huge gamble. Plus Doncic SUCKS as a team leader.
Good chance the Lakers get exposed in the playoffs. As history shows, teams with good defense win significantly more in the playoffs. The Lakers have virtually no defense without AD