NBA Blockbuster - 🏀 Uhhhhh Luka!? What. Just. Happened.

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What to know: This may be the biggest NBA trade deadline BOMB of all time. That is not an overreaction. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, had this one coming. For those of you who aren’t sickos and weren’t pacing while reading this on their phones, at a little past midnight east coast time, Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs got back Anthony Davis in return.

Sure, people were saying the Lakers needed to make a move. But nobody had this one coming. I mean, this may be the biggest trade of all time. When was the last time that arguably the best player in the sport got traded out of nowhere?? I don’t think it ever has. A top player getting traded in the offseason, or signing somewhere else, sure. But this?? This is blindsiding, bananas, nutso factory, ludacris, insanity, any synonym you can think of.

Luka is a generational player. Generational! Like, once in a generation! He’s young, likeable, passionate, has leadership skills, uber talented, ice in his veins, he has everything you could want. Heck, the Mavs were in the NBA finals with this guy last year!

I don’t really know what Dallas is thinking... I can’t wrap my head around it. They get an aging, injury-prone Anthony Davis, a first round pick, and some other stuff. Great! But for Luka?? Even if you hit on your first round pick, the odds of him being anything close to what Luka brings is very slim, probably close to zero.

For the Lakers, I can’t help but think this is a slam dunk. Yes, Luka is coming back from an injury and his timetable is still up in the air, but a healthy Luka is coming, and when he’s on the court, he’s inevitable. To be perfectly honest, this may extend LeBron’s career. He doesn’t need to be the guy anymore, not all the time anyways. Luka is ice cold, and LeBron can play off of him. I may go out on a limb and say Luka may be the most talented player LeBron has ever played with. No matter what, this sets the Lakers up for success for not just this year and next, it sets them up for a decade.

I could talk about this for HOURS, but I will digress. I think this will be a topic of conversation for WEEKS!

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