Anthony Davis not buying Lakers’ front office spin on blockbuster Luka Doncic trade

Anthony Davis said he doesn’t believe that “nobody knew” in the Lakers’ organization about the blockbuster trade with Dallas for Luka Doncic before it rocked the NBA earlier this month.

During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Davis recalled reaching out to LeBron James — his longest-tenured Lakers’ teammate — via FaceTime to get some insight into the trade because he wasn’t sold that everyone was in the dark about it.

“The front office has to do what it has to do and obviously they’re going to do what’s best for the organization. So I don’t know if I ever got the ‘real’ about any of it,” the Mavericks’ big man said. “I don’t know what’s true or what’s not, coming from upstairs. So, my thing is I’m gonna go to my counterpart [James] who I’ve been running with and see what’s going on, get his reaction and that’s all it was. We had a conversation. That was it.

Anthony Davis #3 of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 25, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Anthony Davis #3 of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 25, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

“Everybody’s saying nobody knew and all this other s–t. I just don’t believe it. But, hey man, I’m past that. I’m ready to move forward with Dallas, try to get a championship there with these guys. First off, getting back on the floor and get ready to compete. All the emotions, that’s — lasted that night when it was just a shock.”

Davis added that he understood it was “the nature of the business” and he is focused on getting healthy after suffering an adductor strain — as well as making sure his wife and kids get settled in Dallas.

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