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No matter how you look at it, the Mavs' process in dealing Luka Dončić makes little sense

As everyone with a smartphone and just a modest interest in the NBA knows, Luka Donu010diu0107 is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Anthony Davis will run the floor alongside Kyrie Irving with the Dallas Mavericks after a blockbuster Saturday night trade.

The trade has drawn worldwide headlines, and fans are flabbergasted at the modest return Dallas got for the 25-year-old Donu010diu0107, who is just entering the prime of his career.

Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick is all Dallas received in the deal, which has left fans — and pundits — scratching their heads at exactly how that came to be.