Anthony Davis spoke to the media for the first time since the stunning trade that saw him sent to the Dallas Mavericks, in return for a package that netted the

Luka Doncic was nearly asleep last Saturday night in Dallas when his phone buzzed. Only then did he learn that the Mavericks had just stunned the sports world by trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

But late Saturday night, flabbergasted fans learned Dallas general manager Nico Harrison had agreed to send Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Lakers for All-Star forward Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick in a three-team trade also involving the Jazz.