Two months after his trade to the Lakers, Dončić is looking like himself again — while earning the adoration of the fan base.

Luka Dončić waltzed into Dallas on Wednesday and hung 45 points on the Mavericks in a take-that performance that had to have general manager Nico Harrison -- and anybody else who had anything to do with quite possibly the dumbest trade in sports history -- absolutely dying inside and wondering,

In Luka Dončić’s return to Dallas last night, he put up the third most points in NBA history in a players return game to their previous team – 45. But, that was not the only history he made in the game.