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The NBA’s next big insider may be an outsider

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Jake Fischer was at a friend’s birthday party when a push notification lit up his phone just after midnight on February 2. His first thought: “That can’t be real.” The incoming tweet from ESPN’s senior NBA insider Shams Charania revealed that the Dallas Mavericks had unexpectedly traded their young superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dončić trade shocked the basketball world. Why would the Mavericks give away their best player, …

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Ex-Mavericks player has wild take on Luka Doncic trade to Lakers

Dallas wasn't the only team to make a major move at the NBA Trade Deadline.

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The NBA’s next big insider may be an outsider

Jake Fischer was at a friend’s birthday party when a push notification lit up his phone just after midnight on February 2. His first thought: “That can’t be real.” The incoming tweet from ESPN’s senior NBA insider Shams Charania revealed that the Dallas Mavericks had unexpectedly traded their young superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dončić trade shocked the basketball world. Why would the Mavericks give away their best player, …

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'You might have just won another championship'... Luka Doncic trade has hidden brilliance, claims star's brother

The trade between the LA Lakers and Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves through the league. And nobody was more surprised than the players themselves. Luka Doncic was caught off guard by the Dallas Mavericks‘ decision, while one of the players sent in the opposite direction, Max Christie admitted being literally floored by the move, that briefly left him ‘in denial’. One of the two players sent to the Lakers as part of the move was Markieff Morris.…

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Theo Pinson believes Pat Riley trading Jimmy Butler was worse than Nico Harrison trading Luka Doncic

At the NBA trade deadline, the Heat and Maverick parted were their best players. Miami sent Jimmy Butler to Golden State and Dallas sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers.  Both trades received a ton of criticism around the league. Recently, former NBA player Theo Pinson was talking with his co-hosts on the To The Baha […] The post Theo Pinson believes Pat Riley trading Jimmy Butler was worse than Nico Harrison trading Luka Doncic appeared first on Bask…

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basketballinsiders.org broke the news in on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
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