Luka Doncic's Exchange With Hawks Fans Shown in Trending Video After Lakers' Win

Nearly a decade on, trading Luka Dončić's draft rights continues to haunt the Atlanta Hawks.

During the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-114 win over the Hawks on Monday, Dončić exchanged trash talk with a group of fans along the sideline. He taunted that "you all wish you would have had me."

Atlanta famously picked Dončić with the No. 3 pick in the 2018 NBA draft but rerouted him to the Dallas Mavericks in a deal that included Trae Young.

The trade wasn't a complete disaster. Young was a four-time All-Star with the Hawks and helped get them to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021.

But Dončić has proven to be the far bigger star, and Atlanta's future might've been very different if it had simply built around him.