The NBA world was shaken last February when the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. Just a season prior, Doncic had carried Dallas to the NBA Finals, which made the move one of the most shocking trades in recent memory.

Even Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was blindsided. He admitted he had no clue until the news broke publicly. Speaking in a conversation with Steve Nash, Nowitzki described the trade as something beyond basketball headlines.

“Nobody saw this coming, and this was not just basketball news; this was world news. I was actually traveling somewhere, and this was all over TV. And so I was surprised how big the news was. Yeah, it was a tough, tough decision. I think the club had to make it. And, you know, it’s just happened

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