In one of the craziest trade in NBA history, the Dallas Mavs will trade Superstar Luka Doncic for L.A. Lakers’ Anthony Davis, the breaking news was made by ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania.
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2025
To pull off this block buster deals, it involves 3 teams; Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.
Los Angeles Lakers get:
- Luka Dončić
- Maxi Kleber
- Markieff Morris
Dallas Mavericks get:
- Anthony Davis
- Max Christie
- 2029 1st round pick
Utah Jazz get:
- Jalen Hood-Schifino
- 2025 2nd round pick
- 2025 2nd round pick (via Clippers)
Shams Charania also added that it was the Mavs who approached the Lakers and offered Luka. @ShamsCharania, “The Mavericks approached the Lakers recently and offered Luka Doncic, sources tell ESPN. Lakers brass met and believed the 25-year-old Doncic has the ability to be the face of their franchise for the next decade while giving Anthony Davis a win-now move in Dallas.”
In the short-term, it a looks like Mavs won the trade, since they will be adding a superstar scorer and defender in Anthony Davis, the Mavs will also be able to let AD play his natural position as a Power Forward, since they already have Centers who can man the paint. But in the long-term, this positioned the Lakers in the post-Lebron era, with a young Super star in Luka and a rising young players in Austin Reaves, Dalton Knecht, Gabe Vincent and Rui Hachimura, all are in their mid 20’s.
