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Even with plenty of time to digest the news \u2014 and to make sure the stunning Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade had actually occurred and wasn\u2019t the result of someone hacking a popular reporter\u2019s account \u2014 Mavericks players still had a hard time coming to terms with the reality of the blockbuster trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cStunned is a good word,\u201d Lesley McCaslin of Bally Sports Southwest reported Sunday. \u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say there\u2019s still a little bit of shock in the locker room. One of the players told me it just doesn\u2019t feel real. P.J. Washington said, \u2018Look, we love Luca. When you come to battle with a guy, he\u2019s your teammate and brother and obviously we wish him the best,\u2019 but they understand that it\u2019s also a business and they had a team meeting this morning where they could discuss everything. <\/p>\n
\u201cNaji Marshall said, \u2018Of course, everything was business as usual.\u2019 He said, \u2018We love Luca. But we are all professionals and they are looking forward to getting to meet (Davis) and Max Christie and look forward to winning games.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tHow the Mavs players feel about Luka trade \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/Op5tF6UjuU\u2014 House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) February 2, 2025 <\/p>\n
Hopefully, the meeting and greeting of the new teammates goes better than the attempt to win games, with the Mavericks opening the post-Doncic era with a blowout 144-101 loss on Sunday night to Cleveland.<\/p>\n
Dallas allowed 50 points in its first 12 minutes since it opted to move on from Doncic in exchange for Davis, Christie and a 2029 first-round pick. The team also trailed by 45 points at halftime.<\/p>\n
Dallas, however, did not have Kyrie Irving, Washington, Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II or Dwight Powell for the matchup against the Eastern Conference\u2019s top team.<\/p>\n
That being said, it\u2019s understandable that the Mavericks would provide an uninspiring effort after the front office made one of the most shocking trades in NBA history.<\/p>\n
Dallas traded one of the NBA\u2019s best scorers for a 31-year-old who is injury-prone and just one first-round pick at a time when lesser players like the Knicks\u2019 Mikal Bridges can fetch five first-rounders.<\/p>\n
Making it all the more shocking is how Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison noted how he only talked to the Lakers, instead of searching league-wide for the best available deal.<\/p>\n
Even the Mavericks\u2019 play-by-play television announcer, Mark Followill, acknowledged how this trade stunned him prior to Sunday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry if I look a little haggard today,\u201d Followill said. \u201cLike a lot of you, I didn\u2019t sleep very well last night. We\u2019re stunned, we\u2019re shocked, we\u2019re going through it. You all know what I\u2019m talking about. The end of one era, the beginning of another. The news came down last night in reports, officially this morning at 10:05 Eastern, 9:05 Central Time. Luka Doncic traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also tweeted: \u201cBut I\u2019m as stunned and shocked as everyone else and I\u2019m very empathetic to all of the emotions people are feeling right now. I appreciate everyone who has reached out and an MFFL hug to all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tLongtime Mavericks play-by-play announcer @MFollowill did not mince words as he signed on for today’s broadcast. pic.twitter.com\/ai1bUX0Xl7\u2014 J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) February 2, 2025 <\/p>\n
The Mavericks are back in action Tuesday in Philadelphia against the 76ers and it\u2019s reasonable to expect Davis could suit up for that game.<\/p>\n
Dallas (26-24) is tied for eighth in the Western Conference and just one game clear of being on the outside looking in and will need Davis to carry the team the way Doncic had for seven seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand why [everyone] would be shocked, initially, but I do believe that we positioned ourselves to win now and also win in the future,\u201d Harrison said prior to Sunday\u2019s loss. \u201cAnd that\u2019s ultimately the goal and why we\u2019re here. It\u2019s one of those things where it\u2019s my job to make the tough decisions that put our goals first and foremost.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I understand the magnitude of it, but the easiest thing for me to do is do nothing and everyone would praise me for doing nothing. But we really believe in it and time will tell if I\u2019m right.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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