This trade really has so many layers. So much depth.
Enormous figures involved: Luka Dončić, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson. A back-room deal under the cover of darkness, one like we haven’t seen since the Baltimore Colts skipped town.
The Lakers and Hollywood. Slovenia and Texas. Alcohol and weight loss. A Las Vegas billionaire and a pending $350 million bill. A legend in the making with a reigning king.
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Basketball fans will feast on this trade for years.
People will remember where they were when ESPN’s Shams Charania delivered the news, at 9:12 p.m. on the West Coast. Kevin Durant was on the bench. Stephen Curry was at a charity
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