The nitty-gritty of the deal was shocking enough, but ESPN's Shams Charania reported a further element to the deal that defied comprehension: neither of its principals, nor uber-connected Lakers forward LeBron James, knew it was coming.

The NBA world was left in shock when ESPN's Shams Charania broke the news late Saturday night that the Los Angeles Lakers were sending Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luk

The Dallas Mavericks traded homegrown star player Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. More pieces were involved, along with the Utah Jazz. All in all, the trade looked like this: Lakers get: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris