"9 billion? Give up in a cool way!" AD was also sarcastic at Lakers
"9 billion? Give up in a cool way!" AD was also sarcastic at Lakers
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Doncic doesn't care, but Davis also felt betrayed by the Lakers.
Shams Karania, a U.S.-based journalist, reported the most shocking news ever on Sunday (Korea time). It was the news of the trade between Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis.
The trade point is that Luca Doncic, Max Cleaver and Markieff Morris will be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Anthony Davis and Max Christie will be traded to the Dallas Mavericks, with one future draft first-round pick.
On top of that, Utah Jazz will join the third team and receive two future draft picks with Jaren Hood Shiffino.
It is truly the best trade in NBA history. It is hard to find a superstar of this size who traded teams in the middle of the season in NBA history.
The biggest controversy was Doncic. He was criticized for not being able to let Doncic go like this, and it seems that Doncic was hurt.
Davis, however, seems to have felt tremendously betrayed by his former team, the Lakers. Just like Dallas, which did not inform Doncic of his trade, the Lakers reportedly did not inform Davis of his trade until his trade was finalized.
It was after the trade was finalized that Lakers general manager Rab Pelinka called Davis. In other words, he notified Davis of the trade.
Davis would be puzzled. Davis even sent a congratulatory text message to his Lakers teammates after the game against the New York Knicks on Tuesday (Korea time). Against this backdrop, Davis suddenly received a trade notification.
Davis even won the NBA Finals in the 2019-2020 season wearing the Lakers uniform. Davis' performance at that time was remarkable enough to be considered MVP level.
Davis also showed his affection for the Lakers. In the summer of 2023, he signed a three-year, 186 million-dollar contract with the Lakers, and remained with the team. He sent Davis with such loyalty in a trade without even saying anything. Davis also expressed considerable dissatisfaction.
Davis had a trade kicker in the terms of his contract. Trade kicker is a rule that increases the percentage of players' existing salaries by 15% if they are traded. Davis also had this clause, and if traded to Dallas, he could increase his salary by an additional $6 million (Korean currency about 9 billion), 15% of his current salary of $43 million.
However, Davis waived this provision because of Dallas' salary cap situation. If Davis uses the trade kicker clause, Dallas' salary cap exceeds the luxury tax. Dallas didn't want to pay the luxury tax in any way, and Davis respected it.
In other words, Davis gave up his financial gains for Dallas, who never played in a uniform.
Davis also reportedly expressed satisfaction after moving to Dallas. Throughout his NBA career, Davis wanted to play in a power forward position rather than at the center, and Dallas has strong centers including Derek Lively II and Daniel Gafford.
How will Davis perform in Dallas, who is angry at the Lakers' betrayal. 스포츠토토