One NBA executive quipped Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison basically played four-dimensional chess when he traded franchise cornerstone Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite long odds,

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Luka Doncic riled up the entire NBA realm back in early 2025. With the trade window about to close, the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a stunner. Doncic was traded from the Mavericks to the Lakers in an exchange that nobody expected.