On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks turned the NBA world on its head, as a trade for the ages sent guard Luka Doncic to the former team and center Anthony Davis to the latter.
The nitty-gritty of the deal was shocking enough, but ESPN's Shams Charania reported a further element to the deal that defied comprehension: neither of its principals, nor uber-connected Lakers forward LeBron James, knew it was coming.
