The Lakers’ front office has been moving in silence, and the latest reports allude that their phone lines were abuzz way before Feb’s blockbuster chaos. The league is still talking about the Luka Dončić trade, but it turns out Los Angeles had already been exploring escape routes with Anthony Davis months earlier.

And their first calls weren’t to Dallas. They were to an Eastern Conference threat. Plus, recent reports suggest Nico Harrison gave AD special privileges in Dallas that Doncic never received.

Stuff gets even crazier when you rewind the calendar. Back in November 2024, right as Miami’s contract-extension talks with Jimmy Butler stalled, the Lakers made a quiet push. Per November 14 reports from insider Brett Siegel, both Boston and Miami were contacted as L.A. gauged potential la

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