Is this for real? Is this really happening? These are the questions that the NBA community has now taken to asking as a recent update by Shams Charania has sent everyone into a spiral. ESPN is now reporting that the Dallas Mavericks are now trading Luka Doncic. Yes, LUKA DONCIC, along with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris for Anthony Davis! If the report is true, then this will not only be the most significant trade prior to the upcoming trade deadline, but also amongst the most shocking of the last few years. This is why not only analysts, but several NBA stars are questioning its validity.
Amongst the first people to immediately take to X to share his disbelief was Tyrese Haliburton. The Indiana Pacers star wrote “Shams got hacked?” After all, that would be the most logical explanation. 2 minutes later, Jalen Brunson went ahead and wrote “April fools right?” People were complaining about January going too slow, but skipping a few months is just too drastic. Meanwhile, CJ McCollum was not waiting around to confirm whether the news was correct or not. He instead highlighted the plight that a sudden trade deal can bring by writing “Gotta pack them bags just in case now a days . If the Don got traded only lord knows”.
“Huh?????” and “HUHH!!!!” was vs vocal as Josh Hart and Tyrese Maxey could go in their reaction. Meanwhile, even Joel Embiid was brought out of his recent break from posting to X to write “WOWWWWW NO F WAY”. Bam Adebayo said “Did somebody steal shams phone??”
All of these are scenarios that the players may be hoping would be the reality. After all, for the Dallas Mavericks to trade their star player, and for the Lakers to cut ties with LeBron James’ right-hand man without any prior warning, would change the dimensions of the modern NBA. Klay Thompson’s shift from the Golden State Warriors to the Dallas Mavericks would be peanuts in comparison to this. Unfortunately, it seems that the trade news is official. Even Shams Charania’s ESPN colleagues have now voiced their opinion on the trade. Renowned sportscaster Stephen A. Smith wasn’t in the studio when the news was broken, but he did call in as a segment of SportsCenter was running live. Without wasting a moment, Smith said “I’m shocked. I’m shocked like most, if not the entire basketball world world appears to be. It’s not something that you would have ever anticipated. Primarily from the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic is a global star”.
Well, that global star belief is what may have convinced the Lakers to give a good enough deal to the Mavericks to part ways with their star player. As the story continues to progress, the reactions from some of the central people who would be most affected by this trade are starting to come in.
This is a developing story.
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