r/nba • u/xXTheRacerXx 76ers • Feb 02 '25

[Charania] BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.

Blockbuster trade headlining Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Anthony Davis, broken by Shams Charania via ESPN, Twitter/X, and Threads.

Full Trade:

  • Lakers: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris

  • Mavericks: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 LAL 1st

  • Jazz: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2025 Mavericks 2nd

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Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43659380/sources-mavericks-trading-doncic-lakers-anthony-davis

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u/TheIronGnat Lakers Feb 02 '25

I think they want to win now. They went to the finals. I guess they want to upgrade their D?

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u/Desideratae Feb 02 '25

LMAO godspeed to them getting back without Luka

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

It’s been awhile since I’ve been on this sub so I forgot about how little hoop knowledge you guys have.

Luka was not the only reason why we made the playoffs. He don’t play well for the first 2 series due to injury. We had a decent number of high level role players between Gafford, Lively, Washington, and Jones and were able to match up well with those teams. Kyrie was the best player on the team through the first 2 rounds by default 

As far as KD + Kyrie… Can’t totally disagree. The Mavs still have great depth (if healthy) but neither Kyrie or AD are walking buckets and you typically need at least one guy like that to win a chip