The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off arguably the most shocking trade in NBA history when they acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Anthony Davis last month. Though the Mavericks initially approached the Lakers about the trade, the Lakers had their own motivations for going through with the blockbuster deal.

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the trade of the century and certainly the trade of the decade, trading for international superstar Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks. The thought was Dallas viewed Dončić as the face of the franchise,