The Los Angeles Lakers are considering a three-team trade involving the Mavericks and Hornets. The Lakers aim to acquire Daniel Gafford to strengthen their frontcourt, trading rookie Dalton Knecht. The deal also involves LaMelo Ball moving to Dallas and Kyrie Irving going to Charlotte,

But the Mavericks' season came crashing down when Kyrie Irving tore the ACL of his left knee. The rest of the 2024-25 season is in serious jeopardy, and Dallas won't get their All-Star point guard back for months.

Things have somehow gotten even worse for the Dallas Mavericks since they shockingly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in early February. The Mavericks now seem unlikely to even make the play-in this year with the news of Kyrie Irving’s recent ACL tear,

The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the NBA when they were able to trade for Luka Doncic a couple of weeks before the trade deadline. It was perhaps the most shocking trade in league history. Doncic was sent over to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,