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Luka Doncic acknowledged that concerns about his conditioning during his time with the Dallas Mavericks serve as a “big motive” for him as he begins his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. Speaking during his introductory press conference on Tuesday, the 25-year-old addressed past criticisms and emphasized his commitment to improving his physical fitness. According […]

Since the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks made the trade that flipped the NBA upside down, predictably, the majority of the attention has been on Luka Doncic, the 25-year-old with megastar potential who is suddenly joining one of the most storied franchises and iconic brands in all of professional sports. But don’t forget that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers introduced Luka Doncic as their new franchise player on Tuesday at the UCLA Training Center in El Segundo. Before reporters had the chance to ask the point guard questions about the shocking trade that sent him from the Dallas Mavericks to the Purple and Gold, Rob Pelinka thanked Nico Harrison for […]

In the early hours of Sunday morning, the most shocking trade in NBA history went down when the Dallas Mavericks traded superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a package centered around Anthony Davis. The move completely rattled the NBA landscape and gave the Lakers yet another in their long history […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers reportedly agreed to a trade on Tuesday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. The Mavs are reportedly acquiring Caleb Martin in return for Quentin Grimes and the 76ers’ second-round pick. Dallas is sending the pick back to Philadelphia as part of the deal. It has been a busy trade […]

After the initial shock of being traded to the Dallas Mavericks wore off, Anthony Davis could not help but feel excited about his new situation. While he and LeBron James formed an elite one-two punch with the Los Angeles Lakers, Davis is thrilled to begin working with Kyrie Irving. Davis briefly spoke to the media after […]

Luka Doncic had his Los Angeles Lakers introductory press conference on Tuesday following the Dallas Mavericks’ shocking decision to trade him away before the deadline. Doncic got painfully honest while speaking to reporters about the deal. “Honestly it was hard, that first day was really hard,” Doncic said of the trade. “I felt like these […]

The Dallas Mavericks will look to snap their losing skid this Tuesday evening when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers in the City of Brotherly Love. However, the Mavs will take on the Sixers without one of their key players, with PJ Washington listed out due to personal reasons, per Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints. “PJ Washington […]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka received praise from former Laker guard Josh Hart for what he described as “highway robbery” in the team’s blockbuster trade for Luka Doncic. Hart shared his thoughts on the deal after the New York Knicks’ 124-118 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Hart, who finished the […]

Dallas Mavericks fans are still picking up the pieces following the abrupt departure of now ex-Mavs franchise face Luka Doncic via a trade. In one of the most shocking trades in sports history, Doncic was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Mavs over the weekend through a three-team deal that also involved the […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is just like the rest of us when it comes to the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade. Porter is one of the latest NBA players to speak out about the blockbuster deal that shocked the world, expressing how “confused” he was when he saw what went down. “I was pretty […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers will go head-to-head on Tuesday night. Dallas, of course, recently acquired Anthony Davis and Max Christie in a trade that included Luka Doncic heading to the Los Angeles Lakers. So are Davis and Christie playing tonight vs. the 76ers? Christie is listed as available, according to the NBA injury […]

The Mavericks just made a giant trade that changed their roster, and they did not look good in their first game since. The 76ers have been playing much better recently and get a great matchup in this game at home. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-76ers prediction and pick. The Mavericks […]

The Dallas Mavericks are trying their best to spin their decision to trade away (former) franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers by weaving this story of Doncic being overweight. General manager Nico Harrison even pointed out that they traded Doncic away because they believed that defense wins championships even though the Mavericks […]

The Dallas Mavericks made a baffling midseason move by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. This blockbuster deal sends Doncic to the West Coast, where he will team up with LeBron James, while Anthony Davis joins forces with Kyrie Irving in Dallas. Less than a day after his trade to Dallas, Davis shared […]

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards did not hold back about the blockbuster trade when the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. NBA fans were astonished by the breaking news that occurred late Saturday into Sunday morning. Trevor Noah hosted this year’s Grammys — as he’s had for the […]

The Dallas Mavericks recently acquired Anthony Davis in a shocking trade with the Los Angeles Lakers that saw Luka Doncic end up in LA. The primary talking point from the trade has been Dallas’ decision to trade the 25-year-old face of the franchise. It goes without saying, but dealing Doncic away was shocking without question. […]

The shock of the trade that went down last Saturday involving the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers has yet to wear off. It’s going to linger for a very long time, with former Dallas franchise player Luka Doncic now with the Lakers, who sent Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a future pick to […]

Anthony Davis won’t forget the memories he made throughout his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, even as he prepares for a new life with the Dallas Mavericks. Since joining them in 2019 after the Lakers acquired him from the New Orleans Pelicans, Davis was successful throughout his tenure. He was named an NBA All-Star […]

NBA analyst and former player Austin Rivers went on a four-minute rant about the Dallas Mavericks trading superstar Luka Doncic for Los Angeles All-Star Anthony Davis. After one of the most shocking trades in recent NBA history, Rivers sided with upset Mavs fans over losing Doncic in an animated video on social media. Rivers posted […]

Luka Doncic is officially a Los Angeles Laker after the Dallas Mavericks traded him there on Saturday night. However, another team could have been in the mix for his services, according to former NBA player Austin Rivers. Rivers uploaded an episode of his Off Guard with Austin Rivers podcast on Monday, reacting to the trade […]

Although undermanned against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Dallas Mavericks were shocked. Besides general manager Nico Harrison, no one on the Mavericks knew that Dallas would rock the NBA by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. It’s why Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd became a meme after his real-time reaction to […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a shocking trade on Saturday, sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for big man Anthony Davis. The veteran will now become the team’s new franchise star and could potentially make his debut as soon as Tuesday. The Mavericks have listed AD and Max Christie as questionable to play […]

Hall of Fame guard Dwyane Wade gave his take on the NBA’s blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks centered on superstar Luka Doncic and All-Star Anthony Davis. The shockwaves around the association continue. After footage of Doncic arriving in Los Angeles went viral, current players, coaches, and former stars of the […]

When news broke that the Dallas Mavericks were trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal that netted them Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a first-round pick, it quite literally took the NBA by storm. Suddenly, one of the association’s top stars was on the move, […]

While Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers were out of town on their four-game road trip, their crosstown rivals in the Los Angeles Lakers facilitated the most shocking trade in NBA history. The Lakers traded Anthony Davis, and Max Christie the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris. The […]

The NBA world spent about 20 minutes Sunday morning debating whether the Dallas Mavericks’ trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers was real. Seconds after ESPN’s Shams Charania announced the deal — which sent Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick — the app exploded with questions […]

Klay Thompson’s net worth in 2025 is $70 million. The shooting guard is one of the most accomplished players in the NBA. While Thompson won four rings with the Golden State Warriors, he moved on and landed in Dallas in a sign-and-trade deal with the Mavericks that is for three years and $50 million. Here […]

February 1 will be remembered forever in the basketball world as one of the wildest days in NBA history. The Dallas Mavericks shockingly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, which caught everyone by surprise. Reports have surfaced on just why the Mavs let go of their franchise cornerstone and it […]

The Utah Jazz were unaware that Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis were involved in the blockbuster Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks trade until about an hour before it was finalized, according to a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Tim MacMahon. League sources revealed that while the Jazz organization learned of the full scope roughly an […]

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the sports world when they traded five-time All-NBA star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package led by superstar forward Anthony Davis. A wave of shock and disbelief swept across social media on Sunday morning as fans, media, executives, and players all grappled with the stunning news of […]

Luka Doncic envisioned spending his entire career with the Dallas Mavericks, much like franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki, according to a report by The Athletic’s Fred Katz, Joe Vardon, and Sam Amick. A league source close to Doncic stated that the star guard hoped to follow in Nowitzki’s footsteps as a lifelong Maverick. “He wanted to […]

People are still stunned by Luka Doncic getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, even people within the league. Doncic was the obvious franchise player for the Dallas Mavericks, and there was a chance that he could be with them for the rest of his career. Nonetheless, general manager Nico Harrison had […]

Like many on the Dallas Mavericks, current announcer Devin Harris was among those shocked to find out that Luka Doncic was traded. When the news broke, no one thought it was real. Interestingly enough, NBA players across the league lost it over the Mavericks trading Doncic. While Harris didn’t lose it, he was in shock, […]

Hours after earning their most impressive road victory of the season, a 128-112 triumph versus the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers finalized an unprecedented trade that centered around Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis. Their championship ambitions seem less secure after dealing their most complete star to the Dallas Mavericks, but the organization secured […]

Confusion is throughout the NBA about the Dallas Mavericks trading away Luka Doncic. Now, former Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons, and former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban were equally stunned. On the Run It Back Show on FanDuel TV, Parsons explained the text exchange between him and Cuban “I texted [Mark Cuban] and I said, ‘I’m so […]

The Dallas Mavericks claim that Luka Doncic’s conditioning issues and Anthony Davis’ elite defense were the main reasons behind the trade that shocked the world, but many fans aren’t buying it. That’s why Bill Simmons had some fun with conspiracy theories on his podcast this past Sunday. The famed journalist brought up the popular idea […]

When that notification first came in saying that Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, who else thought it was fake? This is one of those scenarios where you see it and immediately discredit it because there’s no way something like this could ever happen, right? Well, Doncic is now […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves through the NBA late Saturday night into early Sunday morning when ESPN’s Shams Charania reported a blockbuster trade involving Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis. The trade, one of the most significant midseason deals in league history, instantly became a viral moment. HoopsHype noted that Charania’s tweet […]