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.

A former NBA champion claims the league was saved by the Los Angeles Lakers when they made a trade with the Dallas Mavericks involving Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic. Barely a month after the deal between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks,

Kendrick Perkins claimed that Luka Doncic's trade is revitalizing the NBA, especially during a time when television ratings had been slipping.