Anthony Davis was one of many unknowing participants in a trade that Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelink described as "seismic." Davis was the big return, along with a first-round pick, to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic.
Davis had a $6 million trade kicker written into his contract with the Lakers, which essentially entitles the player to that amount of money if they are traded. It's a cousin to a no-trade clause (full no-trade clauses are rare in the NBA, only two active players have one), giving the player some level of compensation if their team opts to trade them.
