Less than one hour after the college basketball world was stunned by John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks marching into Rupp Arena to beat No. 12 Kentucky, the professional basketball world was rocked even harder by a deal involving one of Cal’s former players.
As first reported by ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks reached perhaps one of the most significant and shocking trade deals in NBA history.
The deal, which also included the Utah Jazz, sent Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 Lakers first-round NBA draft pick to Dallas in return for five-time NBA All-Star Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris.