Twelve months after the most sensational and surprising trade in NBA history, the Lakers and Mavs today find themselves in very different positions. And not just them
It’s been almost a year since a tweet from Shams Charania, an ESPN journalist, shocked the NBA: the Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. Kleber and Morris also ended up in Los Angeles, while Christie and a first choice in the 2029 draft arrived at the Mavs. Luka Doncic is 26 years old, he is a unique talent, a generational player. People like Magic Luka are not exchanged: the history of a franchise is built around them. Anthony Davis is a champion, but he is 32 years old and has a long series of injuries behind him. It has been called the most incredible, inexplicable and shocking exchange in NBA history. A judgment formulated almost immediately, without waiting for the verdict of the field. Few appreciated the logic of Nico Harrison, the Mavs’ GM: Luka’s defensive deficiencies, his physical form and his attitude would never have been compatible with a title. One year later, let’s see how things are.
