The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks pulled off perhaps the most shocking trade in NBA history when they swapped Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis late Saturday evening. The two teams parted ways with two franchise cornerstones while welcoming in another perennial All-Star, with neither player aware of the trade beforehand.
More details of the trade have come out in the following days, particularly on the Mavericks' end of the deal. Tim MacMahon and Ramona Shelburne reported Monday that the Mavericks, and especially general manager Nico Harrison, had growing concerns about Doncic's conditioning, which was a key reason in Dallas shockingly trading the face of their organization away for marginal return. As of Sunday, Doncic had not returned Harrison's call, and Doncic's father left some harsh words at the Mavericks for their treatment of his son.
