In a conversation with Bill Gates at the Eisemann Center in Richardson on Friday night, Cuban was blunt in his first public response about the trade that sent the international superstar he drafted to Los Angeles. "I've had a rough week," Cuban told Gates to begin the event per Sarah Hepola of The Dallas Morning News.

Anthony Davis and Max Christie went to Dallas and if the way the Mavericks played Thursday against the Celtics without Davis is any indication, the Doncic deal may not be as lopsided as thought.

The Mavericks are back home after a road trip. Luka Doncic has been traded, and former Lakers star Anthony Davis will make his Mavericks debut on Saturday. Davis, who is recovering from an injury, was introduced to the media along with new teammates.

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