One of the most stunning moments in recent NBA history came when Luka Doncic was traded away from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster deal that shocked the basketball world. And Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki has shared his perspective on just how impactful that move was.

The trade that sent Doncic to the Lakers remains one of the league’s most surprising shake-ups, and Nowitzki still vividly recalls the day it happened. In a recent conversation with fellow NBA Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Steve Nash, Nowitzki opened up about the deal and the global reaction it generated.

“I agree. Nobody saw this coming,” Nowitzki said, via RCD Mallorca. “This was not just basketball news; this was world news. I was actually traveling somewhere, and this was all over TV, an

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