Major news in the NBA came from the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers with an unexpected trade. The news that shocked the basketball world was a three-team trade involving the Utah Jazz, the Lakers and the Mavericks.
The trade involved Luka Doncic going to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis going to the Dallas Mavericks. There were also other minor elements of the trade, like the Mavericks receiving a 2029 first-round pick.
This trade has led many fans to think this could be one of the worst trades in NBA history. Doncic was a huge part of the Mavericks, and some may say he was the Maverick’s entire franchise and future. People saw Doncic as an untouchable player who would have cost a fortune to trade for.
The same goes for Anthony Davis on the Lakers. Many fans believed he would retire as a Laker because he was their main big man. Davis was also a huge contributor to the Lakers’ most recent NBA Championship in 2020.
After the trade news came out, many people were surprised and thought the Twitter account that leaked the trade was fake or hacked. As time went on, Mavericks fans started to lose hope that the trade was fake. Laker fans began to get excited but also sad due to losing Davis.
When the trade was confirmed through ESPN and other sources on Twitter, the NBA community blew up with reactions. Some of the most notable reactions were from big names in the basketball community like Kevin Durant, who found out on the sideline of a basketball game, and Flight Reacts, who said, “Luka Doncic has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for a bag of lays potato chips, a half-eaten McDonald’s double cheeseburger… How did this go through?”
People are still questioning how this trade went through and the thought process for giving away young star Doncic for seasoned veteran Davis. Many dug for information about the trade and found that it was met with hesitation from the Mavericks’ general manager, who just laughed at the idea, and the Mavericks’ head coach, who did not hear about the trade until it was posted on Twitter.
I think the trade is completely crazy to see and hear. When I heard about the trade, I was one of the people who thought it was fake or the account got hacked. I find it very interesting to see a huge star like Doncic get traded in, essentially a one-for-one deal, for someone who will likely retire in the next five to ten years and is also very injury-prone.
The Mavericks must be thinking short-term with this trade, which is not a bad thing. Seeing Davis and Kyrie Irving play on the same team will be very fun to watch. The two of them will work well together to create space and opportunities for each other.
Doncic and Lebron will also work well together by creating opportunities for each other. The downside for the Lakers is they do not have a good big man to get rebounds. Still, Doncic could be better for the Lakers and bring them another championship.