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On the night of February 1–2, 2025, three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams—the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Utah Jazz—concluded a blockbuster sports trade. The deal centered on Mavericks combo guard Luka Dončić and Lakers forward-center Anthony Davis , who were principally exchanged for each other.
Also played in the NBA D-League/G League and abroad [5] August 1: Gordon Hayward: Utah Jazz (2010–2017) Boston Celtics (2017–2020) Charlotte Hornets (2020–2024) Oklahoma City Thunder : 34 NBA All-Star [6] August 7: Kyle Guy: Sacramento Kings (2019–2021) Miami Heat (2021–2022) 26 Also played in the NBA D-League/G League and abroad
On August 10, 2012, in a four-team trade the Lakers traded Andrew Bynum and acquired Dwight Howard. [242] The combination of these players with Bryant and Gasol led media outlets to refer to them as a "superteam" comparable to the 2003-04 Lakers.
This trade formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Westbrook in the Western Conference. [13] [14] In 2022, Claire de Lune of The Guardian described the Westbrook trade as a "'disaster'". [15] In 2023, Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report named the Lakers' acquisition of Westbrook as the worst trade in the NBA over the past five ...
Also played in the NBA G League. Hired as an assistant coach by the Phoenix Suns. [5] August 11: J. R. Smith: New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2004–2006) Denver Nuggets (2006–2011) New York Knicks (2012–2015) Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2019) Los Angeles Lakers : 35 2× NBA champion (2016, 2020) NBA Sixth Man of the Year Also played ...
The August 31 waiver trade deadline was eliminated effective with the 2019 season. [15] The trade deadline was instituted by MLB in response to various attempts by two New York City-based ballclubs, the Giants and Yankees, to use their financial advantages to tilt their respective leagues' competitive balance in their favor from 1917 through 1922.
On February 9, 2023, Vanderbilt was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. [19] He made his Lakers debut two days later, recording 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 109–103 win over the Golden State Warriors .
The trade upset an already fragile team as they closed the season with a poor 6–14 run, but did manage to qualify for the playoffs. The Lakers surprised the basketball world by winning the first two games of the series against the powerful Phoenix Suns on the road, including a 35-point performance by Sedale Threatt in Game 1. However the ...