“The first conversation between Nico Harrison and Rob Pelinka on the broad concept of a potential Luka Dončić/Anthony Davis trade was in person Jan. 7 when the Lakers were in Dallas to play the Mavericks,” Marc Stein reported in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

In a deal so shocking that many assumed it was fake, the Lakers acquired Luka Dončić from the Mavericks in a trade that sends Anthony Davis to Dallas.