On Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick, effectively. As the world’s biggest hater of the Mookie Betts trade, my suspicion is that this one is worse, but I’m gonna talk it through.
My kneejerk reaction is that a true NBA superstar improves a team far more than their MLB counterpart, Barry Bonds 2001-2004 excepted; there are far fewer of them and fewer players in the NBA overall, which makes them the most valuable commodity in sports outside of—and maybe including—a franchise quarterback.