The Lakers happily accepted Luka Doncic from the Mavericks, but there may have been a deeper reason that they traded Anthony Davis.

The unfathomable trade has certainly shaken up the NBA, but Davis, a longtime close friend of LeBron James, acknowledged that he understands the business side of basketball. It was surely an unexpected move, but he made clear he's looking forward to competing with the Mavericks, where he'll team up with Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson.

Following the blockbuster trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, it was only fitting that Davis