Following Luka Dončić's 44-point, 12-rebound, six-assist performance in their 117-112 NBA Cup group play victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, Los Angeles' general manager Rob Pelinka may be ready to pull the trigger on a productive trade to support the 26-year-old superstar while he's still healthy.

The Buss family's four-decade run as majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers is ending as the NBA approved the sale of the team to Mark Walter.

Lakers predicted to outlast rival Clippers in NBA Cup group play originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers begin their hopeful run at a second NBA Cup title in three seasons Friday night when they take on Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies.

NEW YORK – The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter. The transaction is expected to close shortly.

The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter on Thursday. The league said the transaction is expected to close shortly. The $10 billion valuation makes it the largest sale in history for a professional sports franchise.

Luka Dončić was upgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers’ road game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 31.

The NBA announced on Thursday that the board of governors unanimously approved Walter's purchase of the Lakers from the Buss family, with Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reporting that Walter closed on the sale of the team after being approved by the league.

There is reportedly a sense around the NBA that the Lakers may not be sold on Deandre Ayton as their long-term solution at the center position.

Luka is living in Wilt space. Luka Doncic returned from a sprained finger and lower-leg contusion and immediately dropped 44 on Memphis — becoming the only player not named Wilt Chamberlain to open a season with three straight 40-plus games.