"🚨 The Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, per Shams https://t.co/d54ZE1bxFZ" via Bleacher Report on Twitter

The Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, per Shams

Edit: 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”

Edit: need stern do come back and veto this for “basketball reasons” Mavs GM deserves to get fired for this one

  • TrippyFocusOPMEnglish
    8·
    5 hours ago

    No idea why the Mavs do this, was Luka unhappy?

    • Death__BySnuSnu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      5 hours ago

      This had to have been fixed by the league. There’s absolutely NOTHING in this for the Mavs. Horrible, horrible trade!

      • TrippyFocusOPMEnglish
        8·
        5 hours ago

        Like the nets got 5 firsts for bridges, the jazz got 5 for Gobert, how is this the best you got for Luka? NO ONE KNEW HE WAS EVEN AVAILABLE

        Everything I’m seeing right now is saying he didn’t ask out either, I’m not even a Mavs fan and it feels like a gut punch lol

        • Death__BySnuSnu@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          4 hours ago

          This feels like a league trade for ratings. How else can you explain it? This is such an incredibly lopsided trade. With the league ratings having been down for so long, they had to do something to get their prime markets back. Next up, Giannis to the Knicks for the NY pizza rat and a carton of milk from the nearest bodega.

        • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          4·
          5 hours ago

          I feel so bad for you, my condolences.

          That’s exactly what I was thinking as a Knicks fan, like we gave 5 firsts for Mikal and it only takes ONE for fucking Doncic??? He’s a 25 year old walking triple double, perennial MVP candidate.

          And of course it had to be the Lakers who get another franchise player for the next decade basically for free. Fuck sake.

    • David_Eight@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 hours ago

      I mean, there is no other possible explanation right? I’m a life long Lakers fan and this makes no sense.

        • David_Eight@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          5 hours ago

          I think if they were the same age you could argue defense blah blah blah. But they’re not lol.

          Christie and what will probably be a late first round pick? Like you guys don’t want nothing else? Is this a prank lol? Ok

          • RandAlThor@lemmy.caMEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            But he’s a free agent after next season. If they wait until next season to trade him on an expiring, they will get nothing back like Raptors got nothing for Siakam.

            • David_Eight@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              4 hours ago

              No dude, just no.

              Luca is a 25y perennial MVP candidate and hasn’t even peaked probably. I’m pretty sure every team in the league would be in a bidding war if they knew he was available, even next year.