While Pro Bowl Week is generally short on NFL news, things were far from quiet in the sporting world. Late Saturday night, news broke that NBA superstars Anthony Davis and Luka Donu010diu0107 were at the heart of a blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.
To say that the trade was a stunner would be an understatement.
"An NFL equivalent: the Ravens trading Lamar Jackson+ to the Bengals in exchange for Joe Burrow+—in the middle of the season," ESPN's Adam Schefter posted on X.
While it's hard to envision divisional rivals swapping quarterbacks, it's not too difficult to imagine how high-profile player swaps in the NFL could benefit teams if making them was more feasible—they're easier in the NBA, where contracts are guaranteed, luxury-tax thresholds provide more cap flexibility and draft picks tend to hold less value.