The Los Angeles Lakers made a shocking trade, acquiring star player Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Anthony Davis, a first-round draft pick, and Max Christie. The deal took place unexpectedly, leaving LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and even Doncic himself surprised. The move signifies a shift in the Lakers' strategy towards building a future contender around Doncic.
This is the kind of insane deal nobody was expecting L.A. general manager Rob Pelinka to make because, well, nobody expected Luka Doncic to be even made available the year after he led his Dallas Mavericks to their second Western Conference Finals appearance in two years and their first NBA Finals berth since 2011.
The Mavericks offloaded Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for the Lakers' unprotected 2029 first round draft pick, promising young 3-and-D wing Max Christie, and 10-time All-Star center/power forward Anthony Davis.Apparently, the list of people who didn't expect this to happen extends to Lakers All-Star power forward LeBron James, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
LeBron James learned of the Davis-Doncic trade after the Knicks game when it broke while he was out to dinner with his family, sources close to James told ESPN. James was surprised by the news, is processing it and had no idea it was in the works, sources said.“This deal materialized in the shadows … LeBron James had no idea this was coming. Anthony Davis had no idea this was coming. I’m told Luka Doncic is still stunned about this trade.
NBA insider Chris Haynes Davis is declining his trade kicker to help the Mavericks complete the deal, so apparently he is at least on board.This move was clearly an acknowledgement by team vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka that the 27-19 Lakers were clearly not title contenders with their core of Davis and a 40-year-old James this season.
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