LeBron James Says Goodbye To Anthony Davis As Lakers-Mavericks Luka Doncic Trade Becomes Official: ‘Love You My Dog’

NBA icon LeBron James has said goodbye to Anthony Davis, who was traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic

LeBron and Davis have the same agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. The two All-Stars led the Lakers to the 2020 title against the Miami Heat at the Walt Disney World bubble. 

The Mavericks reached out to the Lakers about a Davis-Doncic trade. It is one of the most shocking trades in NBA history. 

Davis appeared in 312 games with the Lakers. He averaged 24.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks and made four All-Star teams. 

The Mavericks acquired Doncic from the Atlanta Hawks on draft night in 2018 for Trae Young. Doncic has career averages of 28.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists. He is third in NBA history in points per game. 

According to NBA insider Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, Davis is “OK” going to the Mavericks to play with Kyrie Irving

Goodwill also reported that Doncic was “shocked” the Mavericks traded him to the Lakers. 

“According to sources, Davis is OK with going to Dallas and teaming with Kyrie Irving — and this is a big show of confidence for Irving,” Goodwill wrote. “Davis can play his desired position of power forward alongside Daniel Gafford and promising big man Dereck Lively II at center.

“This feels more about Dallas and Doncic than even Davis and the Lakers — a shock in and of itself. Doncic is shocked with the move, sources told Yahoo Sports. And that could very well be in response to how serious he took the organization’s concerns about his conditioning and diet.”

Dallas’ best players are now Davis, Irving and Klay Thompson, while Los Angeles is led by Doncic, LeBron and Austin Reaves

The Lakers are in fifth place in the West and the Mavericks are in eighth place. 

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