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Sports fans who went to be at a reasonable hour on Saturday night woke up to a mind-blowing report on Sunday morning. And for local fans of the Dallas Cowboys, or anyone who has assumed an allegiance to Dallas area sports, a blockbuster NBA trade just as the Cowboys’ head coaching and staff search is settling in their souls is not what they were looking for.
On Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks jettisoned their central figure Luka Doncic, sending him to the organization most of the fans despise more than any other, the Los Angeles Lakers. In return, they received 31-year old superstar Anthony Davis, along with Max Christie and a future first-round draft pick.
Neither the 25-year old Doncic nor Davis (nor Lebron James for that matter) were informed of the trade talks before things were announced. So fans of both orgs and all participants are in stunned disbelief right now. In citing his reasons for trading Doncic (defense), Mavs general manager Nica Harrison may have catapulted himself in Jerry Jones territory, at least temporarily. The hold Doncic had on much of the local Dallas fanbase is surreal; some might say he’s a more well-liked star than Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.
Fandom will be reshaped by this, and while the on-floor results will ultimately dictate whether this is a good trade or not. The Mavs are 26-23 and in eighth place in the West, after making the NBA finals last year, falling to the Boston Celtics four games to one.
But for now, where does this rank among stunning trades in this generation of Dallas sports? Our Top 10 follows.