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Everyone knows the Los Angeles Lakers gave up a massive haul of young talent (Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart) when they traded for Anthony Davis.
But the draft capital was even more damaging. They surrendered the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, an unprotected first-round draft pick in 2022, the right to swap first-round draft picks in 2023, and then yet another unprotected first-round draft pick in 2024.