The most charitable possible explanation for the Luka Dončić trade -- and this was already a stretch -- was that it improved the team's short-term prospects. Nico Harrison told us as much when he said,

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss opened up about the Luka Doncic–Anthony Davis NBA trade during an appearance on NPR. Buss implied that Davis “wasn’t happy” in Los Angeles. “We gave up a lot to get Luka Dončić,

All-Star Dallas Mavericks power forward/center Anthony Davis may be done for the season, after surviving just one game with his new team prior to incurring an injury. The former Los Angeles Lakers champ was flipped to Dallas in February as part of a blockbuster deal that landed five-time All-NBA First Team superstar Luka Doncic,