Jeanie Buss: “You know, in my position, there are certain players in the league that you think, ‘There’s no way I’ll ever have that player on my team.’ It’s just impossible—unless you draft a star like that, they usually don’t move. When the opportunity came up, we were not looking to move Anthony Davis. He was our rock-solid player, and we had to give up a lot to get Luka. I look back, and I remember the last time I saw Kobe alive—about a month before he passed. He had brought Gigi to a Lakers game to see Luka play because Luka was Gigi’s favorite player. The idea that Luka is now a Laker—I know how happy that would have made Kobe and Gigi.”
Source: YouTube
Source: YouTube
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
I’m LIVE on the @SportingTrib’s X from Crypto talking about the Lakers beating the Dallas Mavericks in for the first time since the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to Dallas. We talk about what the win means for the Lakers. x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 1:23 AM
I’m LIVE on the @SportingTrib’s X from Crypto talking about the Lakers beating the Dallas Mavericks in for the first time since the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to Dallas. We talk about what the win means for the Lakers. x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 1:23 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
LeBron outscored the Mavericks 10-6 in the paint by himself in the fourth quarter
Yeah, the Mavericks needed Anthony Davis and their centers tonight pic.x.com/TZxsTUHJIJ – 12:50 AM
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LeBron outscored the Mavericks 10-6 in the paint by himself in the fourth quarter
Yeah, the Mavericks needed Anthony Davis and their centers tonight pic.x.com/TZxsTUHJIJ – 12:50 AM
Tim Cato @tim_cato
this Dallas squad’s awesome. they’ve been very, very good all season and they’ve battled through a cursed stretch of injuries. that said, plus Christie, this is the same roster they’ve had all season. add AD, and i do think they’re contenders. it’s just the same was true of Luka. – 12:24 AM
this Dallas squad’s awesome. they’ve been very, very good all season and they’ve battled through a cursed stretch of injuries. that said, plus Christie, this is the same roster they’ve had all season. add AD, and i do think they’re contenders. it’s just the same was true of Luka. – 12:24 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New Jordan Brand ad for Luka dropped for his first game vs. Dallas. Set to the tune: “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” pic.x.com/VIMV97mSeI – 5:23 PM
New Jordan Brand ad for Luka dropped for his first game vs. Dallas. Set to the tune: “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” pic.x.com/VIMV97mSeI – 5:23 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
“Just a lot of emotions.”
Max Christie, who spent the first 2 1/2 seasons of his NBA career with the Lakers, on the night he and Anthony Davis were traded to Dallas and the immediate personal aftermath of the deal: pic.x.com/jfEZ3D0ZG3 – 3:18 PM
“Just a lot of emotions.”
Max Christie, who spent the first 2 1/2 seasons of his NBA career with the Lakers, on the night he and Anthony Davis were traded to Dallas and the immediate personal aftermath of the deal: pic.x.com/jfEZ3D0ZG3 – 3:18 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Latest injury update: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Caleb Martin all out. Dwight Powell, doubtful. P.J. Washington, questionable.
For Lakers: LeBron James probable (left foot) and Maxi Kleber out (right foot surgery recovery). – 2:46 PM
Latest injury update: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Caleb Martin all out. Dwight Powell, doubtful. P.J. Washington, questionable.
For Lakers: LeBron James probable (left foot) and Maxi Kleber out (right foot surgery recovery). – 2:46 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis got in some work after shootaround. pic.x.com/80rJOEXeuF – 2:21 PM
Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis got in some work after shootaround. pic.x.com/80rJOEXeuF – 2:21 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Anthony Davis is back in Los Angeles, getting a post shootaround workout in with Mavs assistants Jared Dudley and Cory Jefferson. pic.x.com/Z68600vOpE – 2:20 PM
Anthony Davis is back in Los Angeles, getting a post shootaround workout in with Mavs assistants Jared Dudley and Cory Jefferson. pic.x.com/Z68600vOpE – 2:20 PM
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“I’ll start with just the fact that I miss being around him everyday,” Redick said of Davis. “He’s a fantastic human being, wonderful teammate… For a guy who is a superstar, been in the Olympics, won the Finals, been All-NBA, (Davis) probably had a decent amount of skepticism with a coach who has never coached before. Former podcaster if you will. For him to just accept me and be open to a relationship… Was big time. Speaks a lot to who he is as a person… Certainly miss him as a player… He’s just a pleasure to be around.” -via Clutch Points / February 26, 2025
Chris Haynes: Sources: Although Anthony Davis will not play former team tonight in first trip to LA since trade, the Lakers plan to pay homage to AD with an emotional video tribute. #haynesbriefs Brought to you by @MoveInsoles pic.x.com/fK5WeF8Vfq -via Twitter @ChrisBHaynes / February 25, 2025
When the rest of the world was dealing with the repercussions of the seismic trade that sent Luka Dončić from the Mavericks to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, it couldn’t have been less on Wojnarowski’s radar. “I was going to bed and got a couple text messages from a couple people in the NBA. I looked. I saw it. I shut my phone off, and I went to sleep,” Wojnarowski said with a chuckle. “We had a big recruiting visit coming that I was planning … and that was my focus. “There’ll be other big trades and free-agent signings and hirings and firings, and I’ll be focused on my job.” -via Cllct / February 25, 2025