The Lakers and the Mavericks have rocked the world with one the wildest trades in NBA history that absolutely no one saw coming.
Shams dropped the absolute bombshell that the Lakers traded away Anthony Davis to the Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic.
Full trade:
– Lakers: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris
– Mavericks: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 LAL 1st
– Jazz: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2025 Mavericks 2nd
Many on the internet thought that Shams may have been hacked so he had to confirm it by saying, “Yes, this is real.”
Shams also said:
“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.”
Another ESPN journalist Tim McMahon explained Dallas’ reasoning behind trading Luka.
“The Mavs had major concerns about moving forward with Luka Doncic due to his constant conditioning issues and the looming commitment of another supermax contract extension this summer, sources told ESPN.”
Marc Stein confirmed that Luka did not request a trade.
The NBA world is seriously freaking out, especially since Mavs owner Mark Cuban has said in the past he would sooner divorce his wife than trade Luka Doncic.
Some of the best reactions are below:
You a fkn lie!!! 🤥🤡 https://t.co/EYNRUbUFmj
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 2, 2025
😳
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) February 2, 2025
♟️!!
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) February 2, 2025
wtf ?????
— Tyler Herro (@raf_tyler) February 2, 2025
“I believe that defense wins championships,” Mavs GM Nico Harrison told ESPN regarding his motivation to trade Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis. “I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We’re built to… https://t.co/iPfQvA4str
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 2, 2025
Dirk Notwitzki no longer having to worry about Luka surpassing him as the greatest Maverick ever pic.twitter.com/tPCjLsEMtv
— KlawedUP🦇 (@KlawedUP) February 2, 2025
🥶🌎
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) February 2, 2025
Gotta pack them bags just in case now a days . If the Don got traded only lord knows
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) February 2, 2025
Hell naw😂😂😂
— Malik Monk (@AhmadMonk) February 2, 2025
I’m stunned
— Kevin Huerter (@KevinHuerter) February 2, 2025
April fools right?
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) February 2, 2025
Shams got hacked?
— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) February 2, 2025
WOWWWWW NO F WAY
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 2, 2025
Live footage of LeBron and the Lakers front office after trading for Luka Doncic pic.twitter.com/pOL9OqKmbK
— CadeWrld 🇦🇺 (@WrldCade) February 2, 2025
I’d reset my entire MyCareer if they made that trade in 2K and I was on the Mavericks
— Shahbaz Khan (@ShahbazMKhan) February 2, 2025
The Mavs had major concerns about moving forward with Luka Doncic due to his constant conditioning issues and the looming commitment of another supermax contract extension this summer, sources told ESPN.
“He’s just getting fatter and we have to give him more money? Trade him for the older guy who’s always injured!” https://t.co/XWX0JGZxrB
— myles brown (@mdotbrown) February 2, 2025
Trae Young cracking a smile somewhere out there rn.
— sneaker.st (@SneakerSt) February 2, 2025
the trade that saved twitter.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 2, 2025
All I know is Rob better have a plan to get a center, cause we about to have the lane wide open 😭
— LAKERFANATICS (@LAKERFANATICS) February 2, 2025
L.A. right now after Luka Doncic got traded to the Lakers pic.twitter.com/LmfHcFdovp
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 2, 2025
L.A. right now after Luka Doncic got traded to the Lakers pic.twitter.com/LmfHcFdovp
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 2, 2025
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