When ESPN’s Shams Charania reported in early February that the Dallas Mavericks were trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, few took it seriously. The idea of the Mavs parting with a Top-5 player in exchange for the oft-injured and aging Anthony Davis seemed entirely illogical.

Shams Charania has finally opened up about his reporting on the Luka Doncic trade, and the story behind it is almost as crazy as the deal itself. During an appearance on The Young Man And The Three podcast,

When Shams Charania of ESPN broke the news that the Dallas Mavericks were trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers early in February, no one initially believed him. After all, it made no sense for the Mavs to trade a Top-5 player for an oft-injured and aging big man in Anthony Davis.