{"id":121510,"date":"2025-02-02T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=121510"},"modified":"2025-02-02T15:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T20:42:36","slug":"luka-trade-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/02\/luka-trade-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Celtics Influenced the Luka Doncic Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA world was shocked when the Dallas Mavericks traded<\/a> superstar guard Luka Doncic<\/a> to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for superstar big man Anthony Davis<\/a>. The full trade includes Maxi Kleber<\/a> and Markieff Morris<\/a> going to the Lakers, while the Mavs also got\u00a0Max Christie<\/a> and a 2029 first-round pick; the Utah Jazz helped complete this trade, they got\u00a0Jalen Hood-Schifino<\/a> and two second-round picks. <\/span><\/p>\n

After this blockbuster trade, the instant reaction was critical of the Mavericks, and the logic makes sense. Why would Dallas trade a 25-year-old superstar who led them to the NBA Finals for a 31-year-old and just one first-round pick? Trading Luka is one of the most shocking decisions in NBA history. Doncic has also made five consecutive All-NBA first teams and is a top-three-level player. <\/span>Additionally, the Mavericks reportedly<\/a> only called the Lakers with their eyes set on AD, which is puzzling as they could have likely gotten more for Luka. <\/span><\/p>\n

While it’s easy to mock the Mavs<\/a> for this trade, it’s important to see this move from all sides.\u00a0<\/span>With trades like this, there has to be some sort of reasoning and certainly a great deal of thought that went into the move. Let\u2019s explore some of the Mavericks’ reasoning<\/a> and explain how the Boston Celtics could be connected to this trade.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes, this is real. Sources tell ESPN: Full trade:<\/p>\n

– Lakers: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris<\/p>\n

– Mavericks: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 LAL 1st<\/p>\n

– Jazz: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2025 Mavericks 2nd https:\/\/t.co\/bltojdTaQj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n