Is Anthony Davis – Luka Doncic trade real? Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks stun NBA World

The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in return for 5x All-NBA and MVP candidate Luka Doncic.

Is Anthony Davis – Luka Doncic trade real? Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks stun NBA World

Luka Doncic traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis

The basketball world is all set to explode. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Dallas Mavericks are trading away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade that will see Anthony Davis and compensation coming to the Mavericks.

As the details of the trade continue to emerge, the trade is under heavy speculation by fans and players across the league as the decision to trade Doncic, one of the best players currently, remains one of the most head-scratching moves in NBA history. Although the trade is under the scanner, Shams Charania and ESPN confirmed that the Mavericks will indeed be trading Luka Doncic.

While the trade looks like an April Fool’s joke, it’s only February. According to Charania, the Lakers will be receiving Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris while giving up Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 1st round pick of their own. The team will also see the Utah Jazz stepping in as a facilitator, receiving Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 Clippers 2nd round pick and the Mavericks’ 2025 2nd round pick.

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Although Doncic is still in the process of recovering from his injury, he will be joining the Lakers soon to form a formidable pairing with the 40-year-old LeBron James. Anthony Davis, on the other hand, will see himself in a 1-2 combo with Kyrie Irving and the Mavs’ legion of shooters alongside him.

Luka Doncic-LeBron James pairing is the win now trade James was looking for

Through the course of the season, Lakers superstar LeBron James has been vocal about the team’s need to make trades and consolidate the roster. While trading for one of the best superstars in the league certainly must not have been on the ballot of the 40-year-old veteran, the move is one that he will more than welcome.

The combination of Luka Doncic and King James on the court is hard to fathom, given their ball-dominant tendencies, but pairing two of the greatest offensive creators in NBA history is certainly a route for success that the Lakers will look to pounce upon.

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As more details about the trade continue to emerge, it is still unclear why the Dallas Mavericks would choose to trade the star they had built their franchise around over the last half a decade. While they look to consolidate with a win-now move, trading Luka Doncic is still a move that is a headscratcher for fans across the basketball world.