Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis Swap on Sunday morning is widely considered as the most shocking and promoted by the history of sport.
It is so great that it was believed that the Shams Charania de ESPN, who broke the story, was pirate and other reporters approached him to make sure his account X was safe.
But, unfortunately, the Dallas Mavericks decided to change a 25 -year -old MVP candidate only a few months after he led them to an appearance in the NBA finals in an attempt to improve their defense.
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The Phoenix Suns striker Kevin Durant, during the NBA playoff game against the Clippers, on April 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The MAVS were negotiated until the third selection in the 2018 NBA Draft to select Dončić, whose extension of $ 207 million of 2021 will expire this season. Being due to a Super Max agreement for a value of $ 345 million, it is evident that he played a role in Dončić moved five days before the NBA commercial deadline.
Kevin Durant has been changed before: it is slightly different, since he requested to be changed from the Brooklyn Nets to the Phoenix Suns (he also left the Thunder of Oklahoma City by the guerentes of the golden state, and they jumped to Brooklyn). But Durant called the NBA teams for their lack of loyalty to their stars, while players are expected to be loyal to them,
“Players have a different standard of loyalty and commitment to a program, but organizations are not maintained at the same standard of the outside world, media members, fans. We should all have that same standard,” Durant said when he heard the news.
Luka Dončić of the Mavericks handles the ball against Anthony Davis of Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center on February 26, 2023 in Dallas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty images)
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“It is a transactional game. There is a lot Gain a lot of money too.
After this megadeal, Durant says the stove could be hot in the NBA.
“You start seeing things like that, as an organization, you may have a little more courage to do some things. You see that another team exchanges someone like that. This has to be the greatest exchange I have seen since I have been in the league or since I have been seeing the sport.
It is the first time in the history of the NBA, two NBA reigning players were changed in the middle of the season.
The Lakers received Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris, while the Mavericks faced Davis, Max Christie and the first round of 2029 from Los Angeles. To solve everything, the Utah Jazz acquired Jalen Hood-Schifino and two second round selections.
The Slovenian led the NBA with 33.4 points per game last season and will not meet 26 until the end of this month. In his career, he averages 28.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists, putting himself in the MVP conversation every year of his young career.
The Mavericks Guard, Luka Dončić, reacts after a play against the Boston Celtics during the NBA finals, on June 12, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutiérrez)
Davis, a candidate for the defensive player of the year last year, is placing 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds this season, both slightly better than his career averages of 24.2 and 10.7.
