Twists and turns in trade updates are endlessly fueling rumor mills in the run-up to the upcoming NBA season. The latest name to get embroiled in offseason speculations is Luka Doncic. The 24-year-old guard might leave the Dallas Mavericks lineup. The news coming from an old hand?has only built buzz before the beginning of an action-packed basketball season.

Doncic’s departure was predicted by an NBA analyst having a two-decade-long decorated commentary career. Amid talks of his possible exit from the Mavericks camp, the 24-year-old Slovenian basketball player went for a date.

Luka Doncic spends a romantic evening with his girlfriend

Luka Doncic and his girlfriend Anamaria Goltes were recently spotted together on a beautiful yacht. Goltes who’s a fitness and lifestyle coach shared a picture of the couple cruising along the waves during sunset.

The picture had the caption, “7.7 ” along with 7 hearts. Doncic reshared the story on his profile.

Doncic and Goltes first connected in Croatia as 12 years old. They split up as teenagers. Anamaria went to the University of Ljubljana while Luka played basketball in Real Madrid’s development program.

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Despite a brief breakup in 2018, they reconciled during Luka’s NBA Draft. Anamaia has a sizable social media following and often shares images with her boyfriend and the two dogs that she has with him.

Is Luka Doncic leaving Mavericks?

Stephen A. Smith, a veteran NBA analyst, recently provided an intriguing perspective on the standout guard for the Dallas Mavericks.

Smith feels Doncic may consider asking for a trade if the Mavericks have a bad season in the future year.

Even though this is just Smith’s viewpoint and not inside information, it begs the question of what conditions may cause someone to make such a choice.

Smith said, “I believe that he will ask out if they continue to struggle because the West has gotten stronger. If you and Kyrie are together and for some reason, that doesn?t work, I think he?ll ask out.”

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Smith bases his argument on how fiercely contested the Western Conference has become in recent years. Whatever happens next will only add a new twist in the NBA offseason trending for some unexpected trade updates.