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LeBron James was at dinner with his family following the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the New York Knicks when he learned of the Anthony Davis trade to the Dallas Mavericks, sources told Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

James was reportedly surprised by the news and had no idea it was being discussed, according to sources.

"The deal materialized in the shadows," according to Shams Charania of ESPN.

"Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, the players, coaches, a lot of people on both sides of the Mavericks and Lakers had no idea. I can assuredly tell you...LeBron James had no idea this was coming. Anthony Davis had no idea this was coming. I'm told Luka Doncic is still stunned about this trade," added Charania.

Via Dave McMenamin/ESPN

LeBron aint taking a backseat to Luka

NBA4Lyfe wrote:LeBron aint taking a backseat to Luka

So does he get traded next?

I hope they veto the trade. This trade shouldn't even be allowed. I really believe the nba did this on there own. They know the lakers are finished and sent Luka over there to continue the run after lebron. Most ludicrous trade of all time

donaldtrump_00 wrote:I hope they veto the trade. This trade shouldn't even be allowed. I really believe the nba did this on there own. They know the lakers are finished and sent Luka over there to continue the run after lebron. Most ludicrous trade of all time

So first off....Luka is a ball-dominant high volume shooter, with his own injuries, and a conditioning issue. So let's not pretend the Lakers were just gifted Jordan, or something. If AD was 25, I'd totally take him over Luka any day, and week. Now I admit AD is not 25, and is in fact nearing the end of his dominance. But he's still a top 10 player, and still a defensive beast. If the League were to actually veto this thing.....except for the fact that now there would be irreparable damage done, and the Lakers would be forced to move Davis now with zero leverage, and would get screwed.....I'd take it back myself.

Plenty of Laker fans (like myself) who think Luka is a ballhog and an embarrassing flopper. He's won squat. We watched Harden play the same game for a decade, and fall short......so no...the B-Ball Gods didn't just gift the Lakers the new Jordan. Obviously Luka is an amazing shooter, and scorer. He's younger. The Lakers, from a business standpoint (and maybe a B-ball standpoint) came out ahead. But this is hardly the most ludicrous trade of all time.

Secondly....what run? The Lakers (and I know cause I'm a fan) have been absolute dog-sh*** for 12 years....except this one magical season, that had a nice month-long break in the middle. Stop with the conspiracies.....the Lakers needed this back in like 2013, or something.....if this even is "salvation"...which I highly doubt. I think we're gonna be stuck with 8 years of "Harden ball" myself.

donaldtrump_00 wrote:I hope they veto the trade. This trade shouldn't even be allowed. I really believe the nba did this on there own. They know the lakers are finished and sent Luka over there to continue the run after lebron. Most ludicrous trade of all time

Veto based on what? The NBA doesn't own the Lakers or the Mavs.