{"id":121439,"date":"2025-02-02T01:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T06:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=121439"},"modified":"2025-02-02T01:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T06:11:04","slug":"lakers-mavericks-trade-luka-doncic-anthony-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/02\/lakers-mavericks-trade-luka-doncic-anthony-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers, Mavericks Pull Off Star-Studded Blockbuster Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a matter of moments after the clock struck midnight, the Lakers and Mavericks stunned the NBA world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania sent out a tweet that made fans do a double take, but they are not dreaming: <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthony Davis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luka Doncic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have swapped franchises in a league-altering trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, this is real. Sources tell ESPN: Full trade:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lakers: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mavericks: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 LAL 1st<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jazz: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2025 Mavericks 2nd <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bltojdTaQj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/bltojdTaQj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1885920217362051276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Lakers, Mavericks Pull Off Star-Studded Blockbuster Trade<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Why Would the Teams Do This?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though an explanation behind the deal will soon emerge, the one question fans are surely asking is, \u201cWhy now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lakers moved in silence to acquire help around <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LeBron James<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with many wondering what their plans would be in a post-LeBron era. Well, now fans have their answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LA receives a 25-year-old superstar who will undoubtedly make an impact upon his return from a calf injury. He checks all the boxes for the Lakers as a superstar second option next to James. They also acquire a decent big man in <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/klebima01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maxi Kleber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reunite with <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrima02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Markieff Morris<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who played for the Lakers from 2019 to 2021 and played in the team\u2019s title-winning rotation in 2020. In bittersweet fashion, this trade also breaks up an elite one-two punch that brought the Lakers their 17th title and made the playoffs in four of their five seasons together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas makes an equally inexplicable move by trading away a franchise cornerstone who many thought would retire a Maverick. They pair <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompkl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klay Thompson<\/a> with an elite big man in Davis, who joins a conference rival currently climbing out of Play-in territory. The Mavericks also receive a young standout in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chrisma02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Christie<\/a>, who was just getting into his groove as a starter for the purple and gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah is in as a necessary third team that acquires a reserve point guard in <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hoodsja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jalen Hood-Schifino<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and extra draft capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1885925196650963331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MacMahon: Mavs had concerns moving forward with Doncic due to conditioning issues, looming commitment of supermax extension.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderdogNBA\/status\/1885924205142696119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrapping my head around this with everyone else but the biggest thing to know is the Lakers have been led by generational superstars throughout their history and this was an opportunity too good for them to pass up after the Mavericks called. Also worth noting Mavs GM Nico\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2thIofJBst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2thIofJBst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramonashelburne\/status\/1885927526176059803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While fan reaction is running rampant across social media, all sides will answer burning questions soon. For now, one thing is certain: the Lakers and Mavericks have shaken the landscape of the league for the rest of this season and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a matter of moments after the clock struck midnight, the Lakers and Mavericks stunned the NBA world. ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania sent out a tweet that made fans do a double take, but they are not dreaming: Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic have swapped franchises in a league-altering trade. Yes, this is real. Sources tell [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4265,"featured_media":121442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,30,2,26,62,4721,24],"tags":[240,4907,70,406,38,1133,990,4916,2057],"class_list":["post-121439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-mavericks","category-featured","category-lakers","category-nba","category-trade-rumors","category-jazz","tag-anthony-davis","tag-jalen-hood-schifino","tag-klay-thompson","tag-kyrie-irving","tag-lebron-james","tag-luka-doncic","tag-markieff-morris","tag-max-christie","tag-maxi-kleber"],"modified_by":"Jordan Pagkalinawan","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121453,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121439\/revisions\/121453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}