On February 1, a blockbuster trade stunned the entire NBA world. From out of nowhere, ESPN insider Shams Charania tweeted out that the Dallas Mavericks had traded Luka Doncic (along with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris) to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,

The Dallas Mavericks traded their star guard, Luka Doncic, to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a three-team deal. The Lakers received Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks in this trade.

JJ Redick has the Lakers surging recently, winning 17 of their last 21 games. They could overtake the second seed in the West on Sunday night if they beat the LA Clippers. That's a big difference from the Mavericks, who are fighting for position in the play-in region.

The Los Angeles Lakers are showing 'optimism' regarding the veteran's potential return from injury ahead of the postseason

Los Angeles Lakers' Rui Hachimura is out while Jordan Goodwin is available and Jaxson Hayes is questionable against the Boston Celtics.

“The Los Angeles Lakers are already terrifying the NBA as the No. 2 seed in the West, with LeBron James and Luka Doncic forming a duo that’s torching defenses nightly,” Fadeaway World’s Eddie Bitar wrote Saturday.