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In the biggest NBA trade in years, the Dallas Mavericks send to the superstar Luke Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in a successful agreement of three teams.
The Los Angeles and Dallas Mavericks have sent a frenzy to the NBA world, and ESPN reported that the teams had completed an exchange that will send Luka Doncic to Los Angeles and Anthony Davis to Dallas.
While the two stars are in the center of the agreement, the Lakers will also get Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris, while the Mavericks will receive Max Christie and a first round of 2029, according to the report on Sunday morning.
ESPN reported that the Utah Jazz are also involved in commerce and will obtain Jalen Hood-Schifino and a second round draft selection of 2025 through the Los Angeles Clippers of the Lakers. Mavericks is also sending a second round of 2025 to jazz.
“I think the defense wins championships,” said the general manager of the Mavericks, Nico Harrison, to ESPN. “I think that obtaining a defense center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mentality gives us a better opportunity. We are built to win now and in the future. “
The Mavericks offered the Lakers Doncic, and the Lakers, according to the reports, believed that the five times there has what is needed, one day, to be the face of the franchise, according to ESPN. For now, he will play with LeBron James, who is in his 22nd NBA season.
James was not informed that such an agreement was approaching, and Doncic, Davis, the players and several coaches on both sides also remained in the dark, according to ESPN.
Both Doncic and Davis are currently marginalized due to injuries, just like Kleber and Hood-Schifino. Doncic has not played since Christmas day due to a tense veal on the left, while Davis fell on Tuesday with abdominal muscle tension.
There is no established date for Doncic’s return, but when the 25 -year -old arrived for the first time, the Mavericks said it would be reevaluated in approximately one month. Davis will be reasvaluted at some point in next week.
Doncic has averaged 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 22 games (all beginnings) this season. He has played only for Dallas in his seven -year career in the NBA after being selected third in general by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 draft. The Hawks sent their draft rights to the Mavericks in exchange for the draft rights to bring Young
Davis, 31, has presented averages of 25.7 points, 11.9 boards, 3.4 assists and 2.1 blockages in 42 games (all beginnings) during the 2024-25 campaign. It is 10 times all-Star (including this season), the five-time All-NBA selection and the five-time team selection of every defensive team.
Kleber, who turned 33 on Wednesday, averages 3.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists this season. It has appeared in 34 games (four openings).
Morris, 35, has left the bank in seven games and is publishing 1.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest.
In just two games, Hood-Schifino, 21, has averaged 2.0 points.
At the end of the game on Saturday, the Lakers sat fifth at the West Conference in 28-19. The Mavericks were three points below them in eighth (26-23).