Though Kyrie Irving stayed put at this year's NBA trade deadline, the team around him changed drastically. In one of the biggest trades in NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Anthony Davis.
The deal shined the spotlight on the Mavericks' new starting lineup with Anthony Davis as the team's new star player opposite Kyrie Irving at the point guard position. The Mavericks have begun starting 2021 second round pick (number 44 overall out of Pepperdine University) Kessler Edwards at the power forward position.
In one of the more shocking trades in NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis just days before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Now, just one season removed from a trip to the NBA Finals,
More than three weeks after the trade that shook the NBA, when the Dallas Mavericks shipped their 25-year-old franchise superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for nine-time All-Star Anthony Davis,
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis, center, shakes hands with guard Kyrie Irving (11) before an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles.