The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are looking at staging a preseason game in Las Vegas, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Assuming they both played, this would pit the Lakers' Luka Dončić and Mavericks' Anthony Davis against their old teams.

Dallas' season ended nearly three weeks ago on April 18, when it lost 120-106 to the Minnesota Timberwolves to abruptly end its playoff hopes. Their 39-43 record was the Mavs' second sub-500 finish in the last three years, sandwiched around a trip to the NBA Finals in the 2023-24 season.

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