Last February, the Mavericks sent Luka Dončić to the Lakers in the most stunning NBA trade in league history. One year later, they’re shipping out the centerpiece of the deal on their end.
On Wednesday, with 24 hours to go before this year’s trade deadline, Dallas traded Anthony Davis to the Wizards in exchange for a handful of rotation players and a few draft picks. It was not a surprise to see Davis moved; the writing was on the wall for him the moment Nico Harrison was dismissed as the team’s GM. It is, however, a shock that Washington was the destination.
