"This Will Be Remembered Forever" When The Athletic published its annual anonymous NBA player survey, few expected the most explosive reactions to revolve around one jaw-dropping move: the shocking trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Luka Doncic is dominating in his postseason debut with the Los Angeles Lakers. But the reasons why the Dallas Mavericks traded him in the first place remain hard to understand.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams at the February trade deadline after Luka Doncic told Rob Pelinka the type of big man he likes to play with. However, the Lakers-Hornets trade was rescinded after Williams failed his physical with Los Angeles.