In the wake of the blockbuster Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade, more and more reports are coming out about what may have transpired behind closed doors. One report suggest that tensions arose when Anthony Davis made public comments urging the Los Angeles Lakers front office to upgrade the roster. Davis had wanted the team to trade for a center which would allow him to play mainly at the power forward position, the one spot he prefers to operate at on the floor. Sam Amick of the Athletic reported that the Lakers grew frustrated with both Davis and LeBron James expressing demands to make a trade.
“Team sources say the public complaints caused serious frustration all the way to the top of the Lakers franchise. What’s more, there was little confidence that the sort of moves James and Davis wanted were possible on the open market,” Amick noted.
“But when the moves they wanted wouldn’t come, or when the trades that were made wouldn’t lead to the championship-contender status they all wanted so badly, the tension would rise on both sides of the Lakers ledger. And all this time later, with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss clearly growing tired of this disgruntled dance and the chance of a basketball lifetime presented by a Dallas Mavericks team that was quietly desperate to move on from Luka Doncic, this move was made that was as monumental as any we’ve seen in decades,” Amick continued.
