The Lakers sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks as part of the deal. Davis helped lead the Lakers to the NBA championship back in 2020 but is now trying to adjust to a major move to Dallas. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss recently spoke about the deal the team made to land Doncic. During the conversation, Buss did not hold back her feelings on Davis.

As earth-shattering as the Luka Dončić trade was from the Dallas Mavericks’ perspective, the Los Angeles Lakers also gave up a legitimate DPOY candidate in Anthony Davis to get the deal over the line.

The Los Angeles Lakers trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic has been one of the biggest sports stories of the year so far. The