But the Lakers securing the third seed gives Doncic the best positioning he's ever had going into the playoffs. In six years with the Mavericks, his team only held homecourt advantage once in 2022 against the Utah Jazz when the Mavs were the 4th seed, but he was hurt for most of that series.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic discussed the team clinching the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference for the NBA Playoffs.

Here's what Luka Doncic said ahead of his first game back in Dallas on Wednesday since the Mavericks traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in February.