The Mavericks currently find themselves in a tight battle with the Phoenix Suns for the 10th seed, a spot that would at least give them a shot at making the NBA Playoffs via the Play-In Tournament. The return of Davis to the lineup offers a glimmer of hope, but it doesn't erase the fact that many Mavericks fans have lost faith in the front office.

His new Lakers teammate LeBron James has never been traded himself, but he can definitely empathize with Doncic in this situation. Doncic, who definitely expected to be a Maverick for a long time, had to drop everything and join the Lakers without having any real warning. Dallas was all he'd known.

Wells appeared on the Mavericks’ broadcast during the team’s interconference matchup against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, N.Y. During his segment,