TRADE: Luka Doncic to Lakers, Anthony Davis to Mavericks

[Im Still Ballin]

WTF

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.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1885919297832169918

https://www.threads.net/@shamsnba/po...Zma3aWmRQ2m9jw

[1987_Lakers]

Holy shit, why would the Mavs do this????

Obviously Luka & LeBron is a weird fit, but he's about to retire. Luka is top 5 player in the league and entering his peak

[Im Still Ballin]

LA just needs a quality center like Poeltl or Kessler and they're looking nice.

[Indian guy]

Being reported by ESPN too now.

WTF?? Why would Dallas do this???

[jlip]

I'm seeing this too. If true, this is coming out of nowhere and seems strange. Luka and LeBron on the same team is arguably the most redundant situation in NBA history.

[Hey Yo]

Holy shit!!!

[warriorfan]

I think this is fake news. Someone bit on a bad source.

Makes no sense for Dallas to do this.

[Wally450]

Wowzers

[Im Still Ballin]

The fit might work like Harden and CP3. People thought that wouldn't work but it did. Luka and LeBron are both good shooters and can attack closeouts, get to the rim, and pass/make plays.

LeBron can also work well playing like Draymond as a screener/in secondary action in the short roll and hand-off game. He's also a great cutter when LA has competent creation outside of him - good example was post-trade in 2023.

[bison]

A part of my brain still thinks shams got hacked, but if this real

Holleeeee sh1t!!! Much to process man

[Axe]

Saw it on fb a while ago. I thought it was fake jajaja.

[bison]

Lakers aren’t gonna let the deadline pass without having a center. Another move has to be coming. But god damn the balls on rob. Lebron AD era is over!! With lebrons career winding down, clearly we are jumping to Luka for the future. Wow.

[Mask the Embiid]

They just said **** defense...... lol wow. if this works out and they win a ring, it will change the way the game is played forever.

wow.....LeBron put his nuts on the table and said im all in for this last year. Make the trade

[jlip]

Shams is basically the new Woj, but I need to see another source to confirm this.

[Im Still Ballin]

Lakers aren’t gonna let the deadline pass without having a center. Another move has to be coming. But god damn the balls on rob. Lebron AD era is over!! With lebrons career winding down, clearly we are jumping to Luka for the future. Wow.

Poeltl would be perfect. Kessler is most likely a pipedream. Jonas Val might be the realistic option.