"Loyalty never fades away" is the message printed at the bottom of the base of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside of the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas. It was a message that describes Nowitzki's career perfectly, as he played 21 seasons for the Dallas Mavericks and never even considered leaving, and the same was supposed to happen for Luka Doncic.
Doncic played six and a half seasons for Dallas before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, and a recent story by Dan Woike of The Athletic just made it overwhelmingly clear (subscription required) that he was always going to sign his extension with the Lakers this summer and show them the same loyalty that he showed Dallas.